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Bollywood

Different Strokes

Manoj Bajpayee, in a heart-to-heart conversation with Khalid Mohamed, on his journey right from the mercurial gangster Bhiku Mhatre of Satya and the royal Victor of Zubei...

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Movies

Appealing to the young at heart: Kakababur Protyabortan

Srijit Mukherji’s new film appeals to the young at heart, with Soumik Haldar’s cinematography helping it tide over the narrative lulls, writes Shantanu Ray Chaudha...

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Powerful People

KAMLESH PANDEY: Ballia to Bollywood via Ishtihaarpur

Aparajita Krishna goes with adman, writer Kamlesh Pandey on a long walk through his life and career, bringing back beautiful memories from the well travelled road.  ...

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Festivals

Valentine’s Day: Ishqbaazi or Dramabaazi

Monojit Lahiri investigates what this day of ‘love, Valentine’s Day, means to people at large. He asks, “Different strokes for different folks, isn’t i...

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What does love mean to you?

Valentine's Day is here. People from various walks of life tell Monarose Sheila Pereira what love means to them. Over to them... Raj Naik, student, MMK College We al...

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Movies

When Comedy was King

Film historian, Dhruv Somani, salutes the comic actors of yore, who would make us roll with laughter in the aisles. Comedies have been largely catered to family audiences who...

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Lata Mangeshkar: In her own voice

Humra  Quraishi revisits the book, ‘Lata Mangeshkar… in her own voice: Conversations with Nasreen Munni Kabeer’ and rediscovers the ‘real&rs...

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Powerful People

Bringing up Bobby

Khalid Mohamed reboots his conversation with the ever-gorgeous Dimple Kapadia on her life and career-defining debut in Raj Kapoor’s valentine to romance Bobby… an...

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Bollywood

STARFARE-FILMDUST: A Flashback

Aparajita Krishna recalls the magical times of film magazines and the gossip about film stars they carried, through the voices of some of the best known film journalists of yo...

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Thought Factory

Love in the times of February 2022

“Since Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching I decided to write about love”, says Christophe Porot, Philosophy Coach and Consultant at Universal Enlightenme...

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FESTIVALS: QUEER STORIES ILLUMINATE NEW PATHWAYS

A reflection on queer filmmaking, festival curation, and representation at WIFF Mumbai 2...

November 22 2025

GENDER: LIVING ALONE, FINDING INNER STRENGTH

AkelaNest by Aparajita Krishna: A reflective, deeply personal exploration of single livi...

November 21 2025

TV: TRUTH RISES THROUGH THE DARKNESS

In this review by Monojit Lahiri, a relentless Bengali crime thriller unfolds with raw p...

November 20 2025