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Festivals

FILMS WITH TRANSGENDER FOCUS WIN BIG AT KASHISH 2023

Filmmakers from the LGBTQ+ community, specially the Trans* community, feature in awardee list of the 14th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival which end...

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Alternative Entertainment

‘KAIFI AUR MAIN’ KI KAIFIYAT

‘कैफ़ी और मैं’ की कैफियत//To borrow singer Jaswinder Singh’s pitch-perfect note, “I would say it is a jugalbandi of pr...

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Alternative Entertainment

A MAVERICK MOVING SEAMLESSLY BETWEEN THE TRITE AND THE HALLOWED

Ranjan Das takes us on a visit to a phenomenon who left an indelible mark on viewers, Utpal Dutt, the maverick we continue to miss. Most Indian viewers remember Utpal Dutt fr...

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Trending

WILL WE TRUST EACH OTHER AFTER THE WAR?

This week Humra  Quraishi looks back at her conversations with well-known sociologist Professor Imtiaz Ahmad, who passed away a few days ago, about UCC and other things. ...

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Festivals

JACKIE SHROFF PERFORMS ASHTANGA YOGA AT WWI

With the goal of promoting the importance of yoga in the overall development of students, staff and faculty, Whistling Woods International organised a grand event to commemora...

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Bollywood

AGEISM, STEREOTYPING AND PAY DISPARITY IN BOLLYWOOD

While Bollywood, masters of tokenism, has occasionally tried to counter ageism and stereotyping, it has mainly played safe, distancing itself with female oriented stories and ...

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Alternative Entertainment

THE MAGIC OF CHALTI KA NAAM HAI GAADI

Diamonds are forever. So are good movies. Comedy is a tough genre to handle, it requires extreme sensitivity, sense of timing and comprehensive understanding of situations, wr...

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Festivals

6 FILMS TO WATCH OUT FOR AT KASHISH 2023 ONLINE FESTIVAL

The festival will screen 107 films from 44 countries at its online edition. Here is a pick of 6 films by Sridhar Rangayan, Festival Director. The 14th edition of KASHISH Mumb...

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Powerful People

SHAMIR TANDON: MAKING MUSIC & INNOVATIONS!

Aparajita Krishna talks to Shamir Tandon, who has heard, seen, faced music (smiling emoji) from both behind-the-scenes business of music-making to upfront in making it as a mu...

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Thought Factory

FATHER’S DAY: ARE DADS LESS IMPORTANT THAN MOMS?

Why is Mother’s Day celebrated with such blockbuster drama, passion and emotion, forever resonating big with the collective imagination, way beyond the low-key and tepid...

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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