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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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WHEN ASHISH VIDYARTHI TURNS MEMORY INTO THEATRE

An intimate evening at Seagull Studio where Ashish Vidyarthi transforms personal memory into performance, revealing the power of storytelling, restraint, and emotional truth t...

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ECHOES ON PAPER: CRAFT, MEMORY, CONTINUUM

Bridging nineteenth-century devotion and contemporary philosophy, this exhibition traces the enduring continuum of printmaking—where paper becomes memory, process become...

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JJ SCHOOL’S FREEDOM ART REVEALED

Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe explores how JJ School of Art students captured India’s fr...

August 11 2026

OHH MY DOG: LOVE, LOYALTY, LOSS

Canine Loyalty Meets A Darker Tale of Loss, Courage and Justice. Arnab Banerjee reviews ...

August 10 2026

INDEPENDENT CINEMA FINDS ITS AUDIENCE

At WIFF 2025, Kabeer Khurana, Deepa Gahlot and Siddharth Kak examined independent cinema...

August 9 2026