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Thought Factory
THOUGHT FACTORY: BOLLYWOOD HEROINES FROM GRACE TO GRIT
Monojit Lahiri attempts to objectively investigate this contentious issue, diving into generational perceptions of Bollywood heroines, shifting values, cinematic eras, and the...
Read MoreTHOUGHT FACTORY: MOVIE MAGIC DEFEATS ONLINE NOISE
Rajinikanth’s Coolie: When Sheer Movie Magic Trumps Noise (and Logic) Everyone wants to ride a trend. Remember the Coldplay concert? A Rajinikanth movie is a bigger con...
Read MoreTHOUGHT FACTORY: WHY MARRIAGE SCARES YOUNG LOVERS
“Love me?” Like mad! “Marry me?” Mad!! Whatever happened to the pavitra bandhan that symbolised this revered bonding? Why does the M word evoke such de...
Read MoreTHOUGHT FACTORY: BOLLYWOOD GRAPPLES WITH DISABILITY
Portrayal of differently abled in Bollywood: Tokenism? Caricature? Empowerment? There are no easy answers because disability in Bollywood cinema is a tricky issue, says Monoji...
Read MoreTHOUGHT FACTORY: RONA MANA HAI!!
Monojit Lahiri wonders whether, in an age when the price of everything is skyrocketing, the role, relevance and value of grief is taking an unprecedented nose-dive! Once cele...
Read MoreTHOUGHT FACTORY: THE MAN WHO LISTENS TO DOGS
Through the intertwined lives of Sugar, Peppy, and Missy, Ramesh Narayan discovers not just unconditional love—but a purpose: to honour the Indie dog and rewrite its his...
Read MoreTHOUGHT FACTORY: STILL TELLING STORIES, STILL SHUT OUT
While women actors over 40 are reclaiming space on screen, the Indian film industry continues to marginalize women creators—writers, directors, producers—who are a...
Read MoreTHOUGHT FACTORY: RECLAIMING SHOORPANAKHA, REWRITING EPIC SILENCE
What becomes of a mutilated woman? In her solo piece Shoorpanakha: A Search, Parshathy J Nath reclaims a silenced voice from the Ramayana—and redefines contemporary femi...
Read MoreTHOUGHT FACTORY: STORIES DIVIDE, YET ALSO UNITE
In a media landscape divided by class and culture, two Indian shows—The Royals and Thukra Ke Mera Pyaar—reveal how fiction can both mirror and bridge a fractured y...
Read MoreTHOUGHT FACTORY: CENSORSHIP, CINEMA, AND THE COST OF CONSCIENCE
A searing conversation between filmmaker Vinta Nanda and journalist Anna MM Vetticad on censorship, complicity, and conscience—exploring the urgent need to resist hate, ...
Read MoreRETROSCOPE: THE FLAME THAT STILL BURNS
When Smita Patil Breathed Her Last On The Midnight Of December 13, 1986, The World Of Ci...
December 13 2025MOVIES: A STARK MIRROR OF EXPLOITATION
In this powerful review, critic Utpal Datta examines The Untold Agony, revealing how Jay...
December 12 2025ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: TALE OF A CRIME THAT CUTS DEEP
A gripping Saudi thriller that uses the framework of a desert murder mystery to expose t...
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