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V. SHANTARAM: CINEMATIC LEGACY REMEMBERED

SHANTARAM: CINEMATIC LEGACY REMEMBERED The quasquicentennial Birth Anniversary of V. Shantaram by Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe celebrates a pioneering filmmaker whose socially co...

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HRISHIKESH MUKHERJEE AND EVERYDAY CINEMA

Remembering the timeless creator of…BABUMOSHAI, on his 104th birth anniversary: September 30th! Monojit Lahiri pays homage to this iconic filmmaker, Hrishikesh Mukherje...

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ANIRBAN: CINEMA BEYOND DEATH'S SILENCE

Forty-five years after its release, Bhabendra Nath Saikia's Anirban remains an overlooked cinematic masterpiece. Utpal Datta explores its haunting imagery, emotional depth, li...

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UTTAM KUMAR: BENGAL’S ETERNAL MAHANAYAK

Forty-six years after Uttam Kumar’s death, Bengal’s Mahanayak remains unmatched. Monojit Lahiri revisits his enduring stardom, extraordinary screen presence and le...

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RITUPARNO GHOSH'S ENDURING LEGACY

Monojit Lahiri does a flashback on his momentous life and times. He reflects on the visionary filmmaker's extraordinary life, groundbreaking cinema, creative brilliance, lasti...

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VYJAYANTHIMALA: ‘WHO REMEMBERS ME?’

Khalid Mohamed looks back in affection at the tumultuous life and unmatched acting career of Vyjayanthimala Bali, now aged 93, often justly described as ‘India’s f...

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FEARLESS NADIA’S HUNTERWALI FILM PHENOMENON

Film historian and Proffessor Piyush Roy revisits Hunterwali (1935), the groundbreaking Wadia Movietone stunt classic that introduced Fearless Nadia, a female action icon whos...

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FORGOTTEN DANCING QUEEN OF HINDI CINEMA

The Last Dance: Tragedy of a Dancing Queen - Khalid Mohamed narrates the rise and fall of the iconic Cuckoo Moray, who mentored Helen but died in abject penury, and is at most...

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AMITABH BACHCHAN: HINDI CINEMA’S DARK EDGE

The Greatest villain that Hindi films could not have…though one is not complaining about what one got instead. Sharad Raj explores Amitabh Bachchan’s morally comp...

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SUCHITRA SEN: THE STAR WHO CHOSE SILENCE

On her 12th death anniversary, Monojit Lahiri recalls the mystique, magnetism and unmatched romance of Suchitra Sen—Bengal’s most enduring screen legend who ruled ...

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RAMAYANA NEEDS MORE EMOTIONAL DEPTH

Epic Spectacle, Elusive Soul: Why the New Ramayana Needs More Heart. Piyush Roy examines...

November 10 2026

RAMAYANA PART ONE: EPIC RETELLING

An epic retelling on a canvas of unprecedented ambition by Arnab Banerjee: Nitesh Tiwari...

November 8 2026

THE NEW BUSINESS OF ENTERTAINMENT

When Brands Become The Storytellers: The New Business Of Entertainment: Vinta Nanda expl...

November 7 2026