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Thought Factory

WHEN SAI FOUGHT FOR WRITERS’ RIGHTS

Khalid Mohamed revisits Sai Paranjpye’s battle over Chashme Buddoor, exposing how India’s screenwriters continue struggling for copyright protection, institutional...

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Festivals

GULZAR’S LEGACY LIVES THROUGH WALKING

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe chronicles the Gulzar Walk, an evocative literary heritage initiative by Urdu Markaz Rehguzar, celebrating Gulzar’s 92nd birthday through Mumbai&rs...

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Powerful People

TANMAYA SHEKHAR: REWRITING INDEPENDENT CINEMA

In this exclusive conversation, Vinta Nanda speaks with Tanmaya Shekhar about Nukkad Naatak, a fearless caravan journey across India, grassroots audiences, Instagram storytell...

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Kaleidoscope

NOT QUITE FAMILY REVIEWED BRILLIANTLY

Sushil Poddar explores Khalid Mohamed’s Not Quite Family, an unflinchingly honest journey through Bollywood’s myths, memories, relationships, and contradictions, c...

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Alternative Entertainment

SAATH TERA: POETRY BECOMES SONG

Ahead of Saath Tera’s 24 August release, Vinta Nanda speaks with poet-filmmaker Barnali Ray Shukla about longing, Old Delhi, handwritten memories, and the delicate journ...

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Gender

WOMEN’S NETWORKS DRIVE CAREER SUCCESS

Strong professional networks help women access hidden opportunities, writes Sushmita Chowdhary, accelerate promotions, build mentorship, and create lasting career growth. Disc...

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Kaleidoscope

STUDENT CITY SEASON TWO BEGINS

Dr. Piyush Roy’s Student City returns with Season 2, following Avi and Rahul through friendship, loneliness, campus life, youthful mischief and unexpected bonds in a nos...

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Bollywood

SHAMMI KAPOOR: BOLLYWOOD’S ETERNAL REBEL

Saluting The Memories Of Bollywood’s Timeless Rebel Star - Shammi Kapoor!! On his 15th death anniversary Monojit Lahiri remembers the forever charming junglee, janwar, a...

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Movies

KASTOORI: CINEMA, DIGNITY AND SELF-RESPECT

Binod Kamble’s film Kastoori begins with a stark scene of cleaning a dirty toilet. Utpal Datta explores its portrait of marginalised lives, human dignity, social discrim...

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Festivals

THE JUST: POLITICS, MORALITY, VIOLENCE

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe reviews The Just, Albert Camus’s powerful political-moral play, in its Hindi adaptation in India, examining violence, revolution, conscience, justi...

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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