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KASTOORI: CINEMA, DIGNITY AND SELF-RESPECT

Binod Kamble’s film Kastoori begins with a stark scene of cleaning a dirty toilet. Utpal Datta explores its portrait of marginalised lives, human dignity, social discrim...

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AI and Tech

MICRO DRAMAS REDEFINE GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT

India is emerging as the global growth engine for micro dramas and short-form entertainment, with mobile-first audiences, soaring ad investments, and innovative monetisation m...

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TV

WHY INDIAN TELEVISION IS FAILING

Vinta Nanda examines the sharp decline in Indian television viewership, exposing outdated storytelling, stagnant formats, and industry economics that prioritise repetition ove...

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AI and Tech

INTIMACY & TECHNOLOGY – FRENEMIES??

Monojit Lahiri explores how technology has reshaped intimacy and interpersonal communication, examining generational divides, shifting emotional connections, and the growing t...

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Movies

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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TV

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

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

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 and Tech

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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TV

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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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