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THOUGHT FACTORY: WHY CINEMA STILL MATTERS
Why Cinema Still Matters reflects on filmmaker Arjunn Dutta’s Deep Fridge, exploring creativity, nostalgia, and audience fatigue. Written by Satyabrata Ghosh, this piece...
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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: A REBEL WHO REWROTE CINEMA
Ritwik Ghatak—Jinxed Maverick or Enfant Terrible Of Indian Cinema? In his centenary year, MONOJIT LAHIRI tries to outline what made this catharsis specialist so uniquely...
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POWERFUL PEOPLE: THAT THING CALLED ACTING
Mita Vasisht, whose career has spanned over four decades of film and web series acting, theatre, documentaries, besides being an educator and activist in the rehabilitation of...
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THOUGHT FACTORY: DEATH OF THE WORKING CLASS HERO
Khalid Mohamed analyses the slow disappearance of the working-class protagonist from Hindi cinema, exploring how shifting audience economics, changing industry priorities, and...
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THOUGHT FACTORY: LEGACY, VISION, ART, AND NATION
This article by filmmaker Sharad Raj celebrates Jawahar Lal Nehru’s 126th birth anniversary by reflecting on Nehru’s impact on India’s cultural imagination, ...
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RETROSCOPE: CELEBRATING THE LEGEND DARA SINGH
On his upcoming 97th birth anniversary, 19th November 2025, Monojit Lahiri revisits the extraordinary life and legacy of Dara Singh — the original Indian Superman whose ...
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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: GHATAK, JUNG, BRECHT & PARTITION
In this profound essay, writer and filmmaker Sharad Raj explores how Ritwik Ghatak merged Marxism, Jungian psychology, and Brechtian alienation to depict the anguish of Partit...
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POWERFUL PEOPLE: JUST DO IT
In a conversation, Khalid Mohamed draws out the eventful life and film adventures of writer-actor-director Amole Gupte, exploring his creative roots, artistic influences, and ...
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BUSINESS: ROHIT ARYA & WHEN DREAMS TURN DESPERATE
Rohit Arya & When Dreams Turn Desperate, by Sharad Raj, explores the fragile world of struggling actors in India’s film industry—where illusions of fame collid...
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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: WHEN PHANTOM INDIA WAS GHOSTED
Khalid Mohamed assesses the now accessible 1969 documentary, Phantom India, helmed by the French auteur Malle, which had been banned for depicting the poverty in India from a ...
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