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The Ever Self-indulgent Bollywood Marketing
It is well known that in spite of producing the largest number of films in the world, the health of the industry is not very sound. With a success rate of mere 10% there is no...
Read MoreWhy was the hard-hitting S. Durga ignored at the National Film Awards and other Questions?
Okay so way back in 1985, there was Durgaa, a Hindi film showcasing Hema Malini as the quintessential good wife who becomes an avenging angel. Reason: she is wronged by her mo...
Read MoreFilms: Opportunity in the Crisis
In several of my recent articles I have written about the crisis facing Indian film industry, specially Bollywood. To reiterate a few of the problems again one can talk about ...
Read MoreAll the World’s a Stage, Not in Mumbai Theatre at Least
Frankly, theatre didn’t prove to be that long-cherished platform to tell a story which was of some value to me – a story about a pre-teen boy who was saved from a ...
Read MoreCelebrity Circus and Media
Andy Warhol famously said that everyone in the world would be famous for fifteen minutes. Hyperbole perhaps but in a digitally connected world, fame and notoriety are more in...
Read MoreThe Disappearing Art of Conversation
Since the emergence of humans on the planet, conversation has been the cornerstone of human civilization. From the initial words exchanged regarding food, predators, danger, j...
Read MoreChange and its many manifestations in India
Everyone in the country has a mobile phone. India has more than a billion phones, second only to China. Almost 240 million people have television sets in their homes. However ...
Read MoreElevate 2K18 – Deep Gratitude!
It was our great pleasure to welcome all our guests to Elevate 2K18 which is Asian Centre for Entertainment Education and its flagship program The Third Eye’s, bi-annual...
Read MoreLudo Mania On Cell Phones For The Common Man
Ludo mania has swept Mumbai and is spreading to the small towns of northern India, mainly Bihar, U.P. and Jharkhand. The unusual aspect of the mania is that the centuries-old...
Read MoreThe Writing is on the Wall
The year 2017 will go down in the history of the media and entertainment industries of the world as one, which was the most disruptive ever. However, the times that the busin...
Read MoreTHE STING BEHIND BOLLYWOOD PAPARAZZI
Khalid Mohamed, without being judgmental, reports on the love-hate relationship of the c...
May 12 2026MAHOGATHA REVIVES MAHASHWETA DEVI’S LEGACY
Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe reviews Mahogatha, a powerful Hindi theatrical adaptation of three...
May 11 2026DAADI KI SHADI REVIEW ANALYSIS
Arnab Banerjee reviews Daadi Ki Shadi, examining its progressive premise, hesitant story...
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