Thought Box

AN ACTOR PREPARES: ASEEM HATTANGADI

A multi-tasker, he is a theatre, film and web series actor. Son of the celebrated actor Rohini Hattangadi and the late theatre director Jayadev Hattangadi, he chose not to go ...

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CANNES 2026 REVIEW: ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG

CANNES 2026 REVIEW: ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG The Elephant in the Room – and Beyond: Saibal Chatterjee reviews Elephants in the Fog, Abinash Bikram Shah’s Cannes-selec...

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COCKROACH GENERATION CHALLENGES SILENCE

A viral digital movement inspired by a controversial judicial remark transformed into a youth-led expression of dissent, questioning power, democracy, media narratives, and th...

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STUDENT CITY PART 5

In Prof Dr Piyush Roy’s Student City Part 5, a volatile night at a Pune B-School disc changes friendships, loyalties and emotional equations forever, as jealousy, attrac...

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VYJAYANTHIMALA: ‘WHO REMEMBERS ME?’

Khalid Mohamed looks back in affection at the tumultuous life and unmatched acting career of Vyjayanthimala Bali, now aged 93, often justly described as ‘India’s f...

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THE SURPLUS ROOM CHRONICLES

Shrishti Shree revisits a disturbing chapter in Mumbai’s newspaper industry, where journalists were isolated, silenced, and psychologically cornered under the guise of e...

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STUDENT CITY PART 4

Written by Prof Dr Piyush Roy, Student City Part 4 revisits the emotional rivalries, campus politics, friendships and romantic tensions of a millennium-era Indian B-School, bu...

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TWO POWERFUL THEATRE REFLECTIONS

Sohaila Kapur reflects on two compelling theatre experiences — the experimental student production Rashk and the timeless classic Love Letters — while sharing insi...

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THE STING BEHIND BOLLYWOOD PAPARAZZI

Khalid Mohamed, without being judgmental, reports on the love-hate relationship of the celebrities and the paparazzi – a belated phenomenon in Bollywood compared to glob...

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DEMOCRACY ON UNEVEN GROUND

Vinta Nanda examines how corporate power, religious majoritarianism, weakened institutions, and narrative control are reshaping Indian democracy, while opposition politics str...

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RAMAYANA NEEDS MORE EMOTIONAL DEPTH

Epic Spectacle, Elusive Soul: Why the New Ramayana Needs More Heart. Piyush Roy examines...

November 10 2026

RAMAYANA PART ONE: EPIC RETELLING

An epic retelling on a canvas of unprecedented ambition by Arnab Banerjee: Nitesh Tiwari...

November 8 2026

THE NEW BUSINESS OF ENTERTAINMENT

When Brands Become The Storytellers: The New Business Of Entertainment: Vinta Nanda expl...

November 7 2026