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DAADI KI SHADI REVIEW ANALYSIS

Arnab Banerjee reviews Daadi Ki Shadi, examining its progressive premise, hesitant storytelling, uneven humour, and Neetu Kapoor’s luminous performance in a family drama...

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BOLLYWOOD MOTHERS BECOME MODERN MOMS

On Mother’s Day, writer Monojit Lahiri reflects on Bollywood’s evolving screen mothers, tracing the journey from sacrificial Maa figures to contemporary, independe...

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KASHISH 2026 PRIDE VENUES ANNOUNCED

South Asia’s biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival KASHISH Pride Film Festival to be held June 3-7, 2026 at Liberty Cinema, Alliance Française and National Gallery of Mo...

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DEMOCRACY ON UNEVEN GROUND

Vinta Nanda examines how corporate power, religious majoritarianism, weakened institutions, and narrative control are reshaping Indian democracy, while opposition politics str...

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STUDENT CITY PART 3

in Part 3 of Student City, Prof. Dr. Piyush Roy explores privilege, loneliness, desire, and emotional alienation within the charged social landscape of a business school, as h...

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105 CHEERS FOR SATYAJIT RAY

Celebrating Satyajit Ray’s 105th Birth Anniversary: Never in the annals of Indian film history has any single filmmaker, before or since, received such glowing tributes ...

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ANANTH MAHADEVAN AGAINST THE ODDS

In this candid interview with Khalid Mohamed, filmmaker-actor Ananth Narayan Mahadevan reflects on cinema, theatre, rejection, National Awards, artistic struggles, media negle...

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PRATIBIMBA: MARATHI THEATRE’S SPIRIT

As the fifth edition of Pratibimba Marathi Natya Utsav concluded at the NCPA, Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe reflects on four days of plays, poetry, workshops and conversations celebra...

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BORROWED LOVE FADES TOO SOON

Film critic Arnab Banerjee examines Ek Din, a Hindi remake of the Thai romantic drama One Day, questioning whether its poignant premise, emotional performances, and picturesqu...

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REIMAGINING MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH COMPASSION

In this deeply personal conversation, Vinta Nanda speaks with Sachin Chaudhry about mental health, emotional resilience, AI, education, spirituality, and transforming pain int...

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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