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WHEN INDEPENDENT FILMS FIND THEIR AUDIENCE

From festival screenings to public platforms, WIFF Mumbai celebrates a defining moment as its films travel wider. Vinta Nanda reflects on Varun Tandon’s Thursday Special...

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TELEVISION: HOW I MET SATYAM, TRULY

A moving, intimate remembrance by Sharad Raj of writer Satyam Tripathi—his brilliance, arrogance, tenderness, creative agony, artistic integrity, and friendship—se...

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MOVIES: WHEN MEMORY BECOMES A COMPANION

When Memory Becomes a Companion is Utpal Datta’s meditative reading of Hamsafar, a silent Marathi short film that transforms an everyday object into a vessel of love, lo...

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MOVIES: A STARK MIRROR OF EXPLOITATION

In this powerful review, critic Utpal Datta examines The Untold Agony, revealing how Jayram Waghmode’s forty-minute Marathi short merges fiction with documentary realism...

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AI & TECH: AI IS REWRITING EVERYTHING

AI is rapidly reshaping advertising, design, media planning, PR, and entertainment worldwide. As Bollywood cautiously experiments while global studios accelerate adoption, the...

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TELEVISION: WHISPERS OF THE WHITE DESERT

This fifth and final chapter of Surabhi Diaries by Suhail Tatari captures Kutch in all its raw beauty—its culture, its crafts, its legends, and its soul, untouched by ti...

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TV: THE HEART OF INDIA – MADHYA PRADESH

Part 4 of the Surabhi Diaries by Suhail Tatari: This chapter journeys through Madhya Pradesh’s cultural gems, forgotten histories, remote tribes, traditional crafts and ...

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TV: TRUTH RISES THROUGH THE DARKNESS

In this review by Monojit Lahiri, a relentless Bengali crime thriller unfolds with raw performances, fearless direction, and a narrative that exposes power, corruption, and fe...

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TV: TRANSFORMATIVE MADRAS JOURNEY

A deeply personal recollection of discovery, creativity, culture, and artistic encounters in Madras — forming the third chapter of Surabhi Diaries by Suhail Tatari &mdas...

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TV: A JOURNEY THROUGH GOD’S OWN COUNTRY

Part 2 of Surabhi Diaries by filmmaker Suhail Tatari continues his vivid recollections from the iconic cultural series Surabhi—this time travelling through Kerala, captu...

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TRIS FEBRUARY 2026 EXPLORES CINEMA ART CONSCIENCE

TRIS February 2026 presents exhibitions, film screenings, and conversations in Delhi, hi...

February 4 2026

BOLLYWOOD FAME, FORGOTTEN STARS, CAUTIONARY TALES

Today Mumbai’s film actors have wised up to the fact that fame and fortune don&rsq...

February 3 2026

MARDAANI 3 RETURNS WITH GRIT AND LIMITS

In his review, critic Arnab Banerjee examines how Mardaani 3 revives Shivani Shivaji Roy...

February 2 2026