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EK HAAN BRINGS MANTO ALIVE

Manto in Pakistan by Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe: A review of Ek Haan, the Hindi-Urdu play that brings Saadat Hasan Manto’s wit, writings, Partition-era disquiet and uncomprom...

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DIWALI IS SERVED WITH LOVE

What Does It Mean to Eat Sustainably During Diwali? Diwali is as much about food as it is about light. Exploring India's rich festive food traditions, the changing meaning of ...

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AI, ART AND THE HUMAN RIGHT TO CREATE 

Vinta Nanda explores how AI can transform filmmaking without erasing human creativity, artists’ rights and cinematic heritage, arguing for a future where technology and ...

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CHEF VINITA GHATGE ON REINVENTION

Sushmita Chowdhary explores Chef Vinita Ghatge’s conversation with Sushma Gaikwad on WMNcomm, reflecting on women’s leadership, culinary entrepreneurship, family t...

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HAS SOCIAL MEDIA HIJACKED STARDOM?

Monojit Lahiri explores how Bollywood’s old-world star mystique has been transformed by social media, celebrity culture and public voyeurism, asking whether constant acc...

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V. SHANTARAM: CINEMATIC LEGACY REMEMBERED

SHANTARAM: CINEMATIC LEGACY REMEMBERED The quasquicentennial Birth Anniversary of V. Shantaram by Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe celebrates a pioneering filmmaker whose socially co...

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UDTA TEER REVIEW: STAR CAST DISAPPOINTS

Udta Teer, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan, attempts to turn Indo-Pakistani espionage into a farcical comedy. Reviewed by Arnab Banerjee, the film’s promis...

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TU HAI MERI KIRAN: OBSESSION FAILS TO FLY

Arnab Banerjee reviews Karan Rawal’s Tu Hai Meri Kiran, a science-fiction thriller about obsessive love that struggles to transform an intriguing premise into a compelli...

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(NOT) A FORGOTTEN FREEDOM FIGHTER OF GOA

Libby de Liberdade: A Century of Courage, Conscience and Goa’s Freedom explores centenarian freedom fighter Libia Lobo Sardesai’s extraordinary life through Anjali...

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THE FIRST FILM: CINEMA, FREEDOM, DESIRE

Cinema transforms the Confined World By Utpal Datta. In Piyush Thakur’s award-winning short, a young girl’s yearning to watch Mughal-e-Azam becomes a meditation on...

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SEVEN DAYS OF EXTRAORDINARY CINEMA

The Waterfront Indie Film Festival (WIFF) Mumbai returns for its second edition from 30 ...

November 13 2026

ACTING, LYING, AND THE TRUTH

Monojit Lahiri examines whether acting is truly a form of lying, tracing the provocative...

November 12 2026

MAHARASHTRA’S ENDURING STATE THEATRE COMPETITION

The 65th edition of Maharashtra State Drama Competition by Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe examine...

November 11 2026