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Powerful People

RAJ KAPOOR AND MY SON

Raj Kapoor’s 99th birth anniversary was on the 14th December. Kamlesh Pandey recalls the influence of the actor, producer and director’s film Awara upon his own wo...

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Festivals

15th EDITION OF KASHISH WILL CELEBRATE PRIDE IN ALL ITS COLOURS

KASHISH Pride Film Festival announces its theme for its 15th edition in 2024: ‘Unfurl Your Pride’, reports the #Newsdesk The erstwhile KASHISH Mumbai Internationa...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD TIK-TALK: THE COFFEE TABLE BOOK ABOUT THE BACHCHANS IS THE TALK OF TOWN

It’s SMM Ausaja’s book, The Bachchans, accolades for Emraan Hashmi for his performance in Tiger 3, Urvashi Rautela, Georgia Andriani and above all else, Mithoon at...

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Alternative Entertainment

A CHAPTER ON KUMAR SHAHANI’S KASBA

Kumar Shahani’s aesthetic sensibilities were shaped while assisting Robert Bresson on Une Femme Douce (A Gentle Woman, 1969). Additionally, maverick filmmaker Ritwik Gha...

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Alternative Entertainment

SOME LIKE IT CHILLED!!

Why? What is it about ghosts, paranormal and horror tales that is so seductive, enticing and thrillingly scary? What is behind our fascination with horror films, wonders Monoj...

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Thought Factory

MAHUA MOITRA KO GUSSA KYON AATA HAI?

When talking about Mahua Moitra’s expulsion from the Indian parliament, the question that haunts is, what are the rules, writes Vinta Nanda. An expulsion from parliamen...

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Movies

YOU LOVE CINEMA, RANJAN DAS RECOMMENDS

From Bad City to Fair Play, from Another Gem From Darbhanga - Pokhar Ke Dunu Paar to The Cut and Fahad Fasil’s Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum, check out what Ranjan Das...

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Business and Politics

CLOSE TO THE GARDEN OF BROKEN SHADOWS

Humra Quraishi traces the events from 6th December 1992 to the recently concluded assembly elections, bring to fore the ominous predictions of Dr B.R. Ambedkar way back in 194...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD TIK-TALK: MAMATA BANERJEE IN THE SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK

Bollywood stars grace the inaugural ceremony stage at the Kolkata International Film Festival, Alia Bhatt tells Rajkummar Rao she’s spent more time with him on stage thi...

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Gender

DIAL A SHRINK SAY THE GIRLS

Animal is not only a retaliation to the women’s demand for equal rights, it is the callousness of testosterone driven marketers who don’t give a damn about the con...

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A STORY BURIED BENEATH PARTITION'S ASHES

Arnab Banerjee examines Imtiaz Ali's Main Vaapas Aaunga, a poignant Partition-era drama ...

June 14 2026

OF SHARED DESTINIES AND FRACTURED BONDS

Film critic Saibal Chatterjee reviews Pritha Chakraborty's Phera, a deeply moving father...

June 14 2026

ANAND HI ANAND: PRESERVING CINEMA LEGACY

Writer and theatre practitioner Sohaila Kapur reflects on the creation and success of An...

June 13 2026