Thought Box
Powerful People

POWERFUL PEOPLE: THE QUESTION UNANSWERED

As India celebrates the birth centenary of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, the Bard of the Brahmaputra, Utpal Datta recalls a poignant conversation that revealed the man behind the legen...

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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: FETED ABROAD, FORGOTTEN AT HOME

When art-house brilliance wins global acclaim but faces neglect in its own country, it forces us to question the moral compass of our cinematic culture and its growing obsessi...

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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: AND THE LEGACY LIVES ON

Khalid Mohamed in conversation with Ramu Aravindan, founder of a Documentation Centre and a socially concerned photographer — son of G. Aravindan — the pioneering ...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: STORIES THAT SHAPE OUR WORLD

From intimate documentaries to visionary fiction, the WIFF 2025 Jury—comprising acclaimed filmmakers, writers, and storytellers—honoured films that challenged conv...

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Retroscope

RETROSCOPE: MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUITAR

Khalid Mohamed replays the life and oeuvre of Van Shipley, who was a formidable name once, but has never been acknowledged in our Nation’s Hall of Music Fame. Play it ag...

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Powerful People

POWERFUL PEOPLE: WHEN OPPORTUNITIES KNOCK

Khalid Mohamed interviews film, theatre and web series actor, Soni Razdan who’s back in the limelight, with a searing performance in Songs of Paradise, a tribute to the ...

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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: GIRL, INTERRUPTED BUT UNCOWED

Varsha Bharath’s Bad Girl is a bold, witty, and layered Tamil coming-of-age film that examines a young woman’s chaotic journey of love, rebellion, heartbreak, and ...

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Retroscope

RETROSCOPE: VILLAIN WITH GOLDEN HEART

Pran Krishan Sikand, the unforgettable screen villain, was in real life a warm and generous neighbour. Monojit Lahiri recalls his childhood encounters with the actor who redef...

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Powerful People

POWERFUL PEOPLE: OF PARADISE REGAINED

Khalid Mohamed interviews Saba Azad, who portrays the Kashmiri singer, Raj Begum, a quiet rebel with a cause, with boundless grace and conviction in the delicately nuanced fil...

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Retroscope

RETROSCOPE: A BITTERSWEET STROKE OF INTERVENTION

A nostalgic journey from childhood Chitrahaar evenings to Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Jurmana, tracing Bachchan’s evolving image, parallel cinema’s rise, and the ...

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RETROSCOPE: FLASHBACKING WITH....CHAUDVIN KA CHAND!!

Monojit Lahiri met up with the still-gorgeous Waheeda Rehman at her sea-front flat in Ba...

December 7 2025

AI & TECH: AI IS REWRITING EVERYTHING

AI is rapidly reshaping advertising, design, media planning, PR, and entertainment world...

December 6 2025

GENDER: WHEN FIDELITY MEETS MODERN DESIRE

Twinkle Khanna’s remark on marriage and infidelity sparked nationwide debate a cou...

December 5 2025