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When Atul Met the Movies
Khalid Mohamed in conversation with India’s prime, contemporary artist, Atul Dodiya, on his unbreakable bond with art and cinema. Quite symbiotically, the film image ev...
Read More“Who says only Bollywood songs are gold?!” – Gulzar
As Bollywood’s undisputed Poet Laureate moves from strength to strength, Monojit Lahiri recalls some amazing conversations with a dear, cherished and hugely respected fr...
Read MoreRevisiting Mani Kaul’s Mini-series Ahmaq
Devdutt Trivedi writes that in Ahmaq, Kaul wanted to underline the symbiotic relationship between Hinduism and Islam. The critics and audience alike, largely rejected Mani Ka...
Read MoreBully Bai and the mainstreaming of hate
Humra Quraishi questions hate politics and the utter disregard for the Constitution of India by the fringe that is being mainstreamed aggressively. It’s horrifyin...
Read MoreMaking films is my coping mechanism: Shabnam Sukhdev
Here’s Vinta Nanda in conversation with documentary filmmaker Shabnam Sukhdev, who just completed her short film titled ‘Unfinished’ while completing her Mas...
Read MoreSeizing the moment: Ravi K. Chandran
Eminent cinematographer, Ravi K. Chandran in conversation with Khalid Mohamed, on the unfettered joys of still photography. Perhaps the most familiar quote about still photog...
Read MoreIf I Am, So God Must Be!
Humra Quraishi discusses the absence of God in the Hindutva narrative of 2021, that threatened minorities and denied to India the goodness Mother Teresa has done to her. Thos...
Read MoreKitu Gidwani: Distinctly Yours!
Aparajita Krishna flashbacks and forward with the life and times of Kitu Gidwani – an actor with, perhaps, the most well etched repertoire of work across so many years. ...
Read MoreThe films of Maya Deren
Between MacGuffin and Transference is the empty signifier that carries her film ‘Meshes of the Afternoon’ forward, writes Devdutt Trivedi The actor embodies the M...
Read MoreJhappi-pappi and all
Farrukh Dhondy recalls the Bhartiya Janta Party’s election victory of 2014, which he watched unfold on television when he was in Dhaka. I remember I was in Dhaka...
Read MoreSEVEN DAYS OF EXTRAORDINARY CINEMA
The Waterfront Indie Film Festival (WIFF) Mumbai returns for its second edition from 30 ...
November 13 2026ACTING, LYING, AND THE TRUTH
Monojit Lahiri examines whether acting is truly a form of lying, tracing the provocative...
November 12 2026MAHARASHTRA’S ENDURING STATE THEATRE COMPETITION
The 65th edition of Maharashtra State Drama Competition by Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe examine...
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