Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: THROUGH A MASTER’S LENS

Khalid Mohamed in conversation with the celebrated lensman, Rafique Sayed, on the vital essence of photography, on his predilection for black & white images, and on the lo...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: ABOUT PSYCHOANALYTIC MOTIFS

  Devdutt Trivedi critiques David Cronenberg's Crimes of the Future (2022), exposing its reliance on symbolic structures that fall short of embodying psychological and p...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: REMEMBERING RITUPARNO

Gone but forever remembered is Bengal’s – and India’s – late and classy filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh. On his 12th death anniversary, Monojit Lahiri does a...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: OF HUMAN BONDAGE

Through his unflinching lens, GMB Akash documents the unseen struggles of the marginalised — using photography not just to witness suffering, but to catalyse empathy, ac...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: TWO RIVERS, ONE JOURNEY

Celestina and Lawrence explores post-demonetization India through the intertwined lives of two tribal migrants, looking at urban alienation, identity, and resilience with lyri...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: THE GENTLE GENIUS

Cinema, at its purest and most soul-stirring, found a devoted servant in Shaji N. Karun. Khalid Mohamed bids farewell to the globally-lauded but always self-effacing cinematog...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: REAL HEROES OF SATYAJIT RAY

What makes Ray’s heroes unique, special, extraordinary?? On the legend's 33rd death anniversary Monojit Lahiri attempts to provide both long shots and close-ups of what ...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: SHIKWA JAWAB-E-SHIKWA

François Truffaut’s Les Mistons provokes Gen Z discomfort and deepens the filmmaker's responsibility—raising timeless questions about gaze, truth, adolescen...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: FROM THE BY-LANES OF OUR YOUTH

A nostalgic reflection on François Truffaut’s Les Mistons, by Vandana Kumar, tracing cinematic memories, the innocence of youth, and a South of France summer that...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: DELHI’S OWN THEATRE FESTIVAL

The second Triveni Theatre Festival in Delhi celebrated diverse theatrical performances, from classic adaptations to experimental productions, reviving the city’s theatr...

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RETROSCOPE: THE FLAME THAT STILL BURNS

When Smita Patil Breathed Her Last On The Midnight Of December 13, 1986, The World Of Ci...

December 13 2025

MOVIES: A STARK MIRROR OF EXPLOITATION

In this powerful review, critic Utpal Datta examines The Untold Agony, revealing how Jay...

December 12 2025

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: TALE OF A CRIME THAT CUTS DEEP

A gripping Saudi thriller that uses the framework of a desert murder mystery to expose t...

December 11 2025