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Bollywood

SEEN ROMANTIC LOVE IN B-TOWN, ANY ONE?

It has been said that the history of cinema is also a history of exciting, adventurous and celebrated love affairs. Dead right. And for excellent reasons. Monojit Lahiri does ...

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Alternative Entertainment

ACHIEVING CULT STATUS: MASSEY SAHIB

O.P. Srivastav brings Raghubir Yadav and Arundhati Roy's celebrated debut Massey Sahib, a 1985 Hindi drama, adaptation of Joyce Cary’s 1939 novel Mister Johnson, this ti...

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Thought Factory

THE ARCHIES, ANIMAL, SOCIAL MEDIA AND DUMBING DOWN

We have fallen in the great social media trap. It has used the power of algorithms and the internet and fooled us into believing that we are serious cinema viewers, makers and...

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Festivals

FILM FESTIVAL ON DISABILITY ISSUES IN GOA NEXT WEEK

We Care Film Festival on Disability Issues will be held in Goa between Jan 8th and 13th 2024 as part of Purple Fest 2024. Dr Mohan Agashe and Sridhar Rangayan are on the jury,...

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Festivals

ALLOW CHILDREN TO WATCH FILMS AT FILM FESTIVALS

12-year-old Kaurwakee Vasistha questions the business in which children are employed to perform and be a part of practically every other department (legally as well as illegal...

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Festivals

THE MADRAS MUSIC FESTIVAL: BREAKING OUT OF THE VIRTUAL

Much has been discoursed about this Margazhi festival, from its sustenance over a century, to its inadequacies in inclusivity and outreach, writes filmmaker and writer Sharada...

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Business and Politics

MAKE NOTE, EVERYONE’S SUSPECT

Humra Quraishi writes this in the backdrop of last month’s brutal killing and grievous injuries caused to civilians in the P...

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Movies

REMEMBERING THE UNFORGETTABLE SMITA PATIL

Manojit Lahiri pays tribute to Shyam Benegal’s smoldering discovery, the only Asian cine-star who had the honor of a Retrospective in Paris and La Rochelle and a two-tim...

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Powerful People

MY LIST OF THE MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE OF 2023: VINTA NANDA

In a world dominated by mainstream narratives and established structures, the celebration of independent art, business, social work, and literary endeavours is a necessary ack...

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Bollywood

THE BEST MALE ACTORS OF 2023: DEEPAK QAZIR

An actor having worked in the current year is insignificant when selecting the best among them, because cinematic appreciation transcends time, writes Deepak Qazir. When eval...

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OSCARS RETURN INDIA ENTRY EMPTY-HANDED AGAIN HOME

India’s 2026 Oscar hopes fade again as its official entry returns home, sparking d...

February 8 2026

BHARAT RANG MAHOTSAV 2026 OPENS MUMBAI STAGE

The 25th Bharat Rang Mahotsav arrives in Mumbai on February 7, celebrating global theatr...

February 7 2026

TWO-CHILD NORM ENDANGERS CHILDREN AND DEMOCRACY

A shocking murder in Maharashtra exposes the dangers of India’s two-child norm, as...

February 6 2026