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Two different occasions: Conversations with B Jayashree & Jyoti Subhash

Aparajita Krishna recalls conversations with theatre veterans B Jayashree and Jyoti Subhash, both mega-talents in the times that were adverse for women in their field of art. ...

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Oh, those snakes and ladders

Khalid Mohamed reviews the politics-as-usual drama Madam Chief Minister, is brain-boggled by Qubool Hai 2.0 and finds solace in the Marathi film Picasso. MADAM CHIEF M...

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Abuli Mamaji is Nikhil Pherwani’s Ahaan

Vinta Nanda writes: For once a film centered on a person differently abled is not about the so-called normally-abled characters being the ones to make life better for him. Ah...

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Days of the future past: Subhashini Ali

Subhashini Ali recalls a time when she saw the role of the police and administration with clarity and how she was convinced of the truths of class outlook and class rule. &nbs...

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Hiralal: A rare biopic on a pioneer of Indian cinema

The fascinating life of Hiralal Sen probably needed more visual flair, writes Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri However, despite its staginess, there is no denying that Hiralal is an im...

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The South Wave

Film historian, Dhruv Somani, rewinds to the time when there was an influx of heroines from Southern cinema to Bollywood. There was a time when Hindi cinema banked considerab...

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Sign of the times: The sun shines on everybody

“Why don’t the people of today take lessons from our history, literature and poetry”, asks Humra Quraishi The painful and disturbing images of Rohingya refu...

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KABHI BLOOD KABHI PIZZA

Khalid Mohamed shudders at the gorefest Chakravyuh, finds sweet relief in Gullak 2, and checks out the Oscar-nominated Sound of Metal. CHAKRAVYUH (MX PLAYER) She said it,...

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The genius of Jacques Tati

Sharad Raj explores how the existential and political angst of the torchbearers of the Novell Vague got an edge over Tati when it came to intellectual seduction of cinema love...

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In Conversation with Uttara Baokar

I’m sharing parts of a conversation with path-making, veteran theatre actor who was ideal to generations of theatre-citizens, writes Aparajita Krishna   Her work o...

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A TIMELY DIALOGUE AT IFFD 2026

A powerful panel at IFFD 2026 brings together leading independent filmmakers to examine ...

March 28 2026

BHARATMATA BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE!

Bharatmata cinema hall returns to Mumbai’s Lalbaug, writes Avinash Kolhe, reviving...

March 27 2026

BOLLYWOOD IGNORES WOMEN IN COMEDY

Monojit Lahiri investigates the persistent absence of strong comic roles for leading Bol...

March 26 2026