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TELEVISION: RETURN TO TV WITH AYE DIL…JEE LE ZARA





Gajra Kottary returns to TV with Aye Dil…Jee Le Zara, defying industry norms, embracing change, and reigniting the power of original storytelling in a transforming Indi...
Read MoreSHAAN LENDS HIS VOICE TO RANGAYAN’S FILM KUCH SAPNEY APNE





Eminent singer Shaan, who has sung memorable songs like Jab Se Tere Naina (Saawariya), Kuch Toh Hua Hai (Kal Ho Naa Ho), My Dil Goes Hmmm (Salaam Namaste), has lent his voice ...
Read MoreEvolution of Pakistani TV Shows– Part 2





After receiving a great response on the first episode of Evolution of Pakistani TV Shows, I received many messages on social media and I was delighted to know that even today,...
Read MoreHIGH FIVE: Time for Some hoichoi





Starting out in 2017, the first regional OTT player in India, hoichoi, is now the world’s leading Bengali OTT platform. As it steps into its fifth year, co-founder Vishn...
Read MoreREKKA - Robindranath Ekhane Kawkhono Khete Aashenni





Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri: Hobbled by a stodgy screenplay and two uninspiring lead performances, Srijit Mukherji’s adaptation of Mohammed Nazim Uddin’s novel fails to...
Read MoreEvolution of Pakistani Comedy TV Shows – Part 1





Shafiq Siddiqui walks you through a few comical and satirical TV shows that aired on PTV from the 1960s to the 1980s. Creativity flourishes in restraints; back in the 1960&rs...
Read MoreMURDER IN THE HILLS





MURDER IN THE HILLS Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri’s review of the the singer, composer, lyricist and filmmaker, Anjan Dutt’s latest offering on Hoichoi, Murder In The Hi...
Read MoreIt happened one night: Mohanagar





Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri reviews Mohanagar, the latest offering, from Bangladesh, on the streaming platform Hoichoi Two police officers on either end of the moral compass, the ...
Read MoreDhoop Ki Deewar: Intriguing and Interesting





Shafiq Siddiqui reviews the web series Dhoop Ki Deewar, airing on Zee5. Two episodes of the series are released every Friday. India and Pakistan share a love-hate relationshi...
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After the critical success of Seasons Greetings, Ram Kamal Mukherjee is back with a loving ode to that hoary Kolkata institution - the hand-pulled rickshaw, writes Shantanu Ra...
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Celebrating the quiet brilliance of Anup Kumar—Bengali cinema’s everyman&mda...
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The Khushwant Singh Literary Festival debuts in Oxford, uniting voices from India and th...
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Julia Romano’s Memories of India reimagines landscapes as visual biographies&mdash...
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