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On Balraj Sahni’s birth anniversary, Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri looks at the lasting legacy of Garm Hawa, which celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this year, and wonders if...
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Monojit Lahiri hilariously recounts the rollercoaster ride of being an IPL victim, with the husband as the culprit in this uproarious saga. Picture it: a whirlwind romance st...
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KASHISH 2024 unfurls Diversity with Gender-Queer and Transman focused films as its Opening & Closing films, reports the #Newsdesk South Asia’s biggest LGBTQ+ film f...
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The 65th edition of Maharashtra State Drama Competition by Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe examine...
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