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ART IS BORN FREE: TEJAS SONI’S JOURNEY

Ahmedabad-based artist Tejas Soni reflects on five decades of living artfully—across painting, sculpture, wildlife and street photography—navigating doubt, discipl...

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Festivals

TRIS FEBRUARY 2026 EXPLORES CINEMA ART CONSCIENCE

TRIS February 2026 presents exhibitions, film screenings, and conversations in Delhi, highlighted by a TRIS–WIFF Mumbai collaboration, independent cinema showcases, and ...

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Alternative Entertainment

BOLLYWOOD FAME, FORGOTTEN STARS, CAUTIONARY TALES

Today Mumbai’s film actors have wised up to the fact that fame and fortune don’t last forever. Several yesteryear doom-laden stories, now stand out as cautionary w...

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Bollywood

MARDAANI 3 RETURNS WITH GRIT AND LIMITS

In his review, critic Arnab Banerjee examines how Mardaani 3 revives Shivani Shivaji Roy with urgency and moral force, while questioning whether the franchise’s familiar...

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Business and Politics

BOB DYLAN’S IMMIGRANT LAMENT STILL HAUNTS US

In this searing cultural meditation, Khalid Mohamed revisits Bob Dylan’s protest song on migration, linking art, scholarship, journalism, and lived realities to expose h...

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Festivals

KALA GHODA ARTS FESTIVAL 2026: AHEAD OF CURVE

Mumbai’s iconic Kala Ghoda Arts Festival returns for its 26th edition, transforming public spaces into a free, inclusive cultural celebration that blends visual arts, pe...

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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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Trending

HOUSEFULL WITHOUT AUDIENCES: THE BOX-OFFICE ILLUSION

When marketing noise replaces footfalls and perception trumps participation, Indian cinema risks hollowing itself out. The growing gap between box-office declarations and empt...

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Thought Factory

SHOBHAA DE STRIKES AGAIN, AGE HAS NO LIMITS

WARNING! DANGER AHEAD FOR - THE PRUDISH PURITANICAL…SHOBHAA DE STRIKES AGAIN!! Monojit Lahiri offers personalized observations on the unstoppable, age-defying Buddi Hog...

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Bollywood

JIMMY SHERGILL: A CLASS ACT, ALWAYS

An intimate, insightful portrait of Jimmy Shergill—an actor of rare restraint and integrity—by Khalid Mohamed, tracing his choices, silences, collaborations, and q...

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ART IS BORN FREE: TEJAS SONI’S JOURNEY

Ahmedabad-based artist Tejas Soni reflects on five decades of living artfully—acro...

February 5 2026

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