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FESTIVALS: CHESS MOVES AND SILENT TRUTHS

Amidst monsoon whispers over Versova, WIFF’s June showcase spotlighted brave short films—The Pawn of Marottichal and If—inspiring dialogue on language, ident...

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BOLLYWOOD: WHEN FAME MEETS REAL TALENT

Actors Long to Be Stars. Stars Yearn to Be Actors — Can the Twain Ever Meet? Monojit Lahiri is in an investigative mood today! He explores if crossover dreams ever trul...

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HOLLYWOOD: LOVE, MATH & MODERN MATCHMAKING

A modern reflection on love, class, and emotional currency, inspired by The Materialists—where algorithms meet affection, and matchmaking becomes a mirror to what truly ...

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FESTIVALS: OF MUSIC, MEMORIES AND MUSICAL MEMORIES

Music weaves memory, emotion, and meaning into life’s quietest and loudest moments. On World Music Day, Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri goes down memory lane to relive a few unfo...

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THOUGHT FACTORY: RECLAIMING SHOORPANAKHA, REWRITING EPIC SILENCE

What becomes of a mutilated woman? In her solo piece Shoorpanakha: A Search, Parshathy J Nath reclaims a silenced voice from the Ramayana—and redefines contemporary femi...

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POWERFUL PEOPLE: NEXT ACT, DEFYING PATRIARCHY

Khalid Mohamed interviews actor and former supermodel Dipannita Sharma on toxic Bollywood dynamics, gender politics, and her powerful theatrical debut in Ishwar, a bold retell...

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RETROSCOPE: HIS ENDURING LEGACY IN BENGALI CINEMA

Celebrating the quiet brilliance of Anup Kumar—Bengali cinema’s everyman—on his birth anniversary. A master of nuance, humour, and emotional depth, his legac...

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KALEIDOSCOPE: BRIDGES BUILT THROUGH LITERARY DIALOGUE

The Khushwant Singh Literary Festival debuts in Oxford, uniting voices from India and the UK in a celebration of literature, heritage, ecology, and dialogue amid a time of glo...

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FESTIVALS: LANDSCAPE AS A VISUAL BIOGRAPHY

Julia Romano’s Memories of India reimagines landscapes as visual biographies—layered digital collages blending architecture, nature, and emotion to explore memory,...

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BUSINESS: ENTERTAINMENT HIJACKS SALES IN ADVILLE

A sharp look at how advertising today prioritizes entertainment over sales, sparking debate on creativity, strategy, and real business impact. Has the Big ‘E’ Over...

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TV: A JOURNEY THROUGH GOD’S OWN COUNTRY

Part 2 of Surabhi Diaries by filmmaker Suhail Tatari continues his vivid recollections f...

November 10 2025

BOLLYWOOD: HAQ AND THE PRICE OF A WOMAN’S VOICE

In 1978, Shah Bano, an elderly Muslim woman from Indore, filed a petition seeking mainte...

November 9 2025

FESTIVALS: THE POWER OF CREATIVE PARTNERSHIPS

At WIFF Mumbai 2025, a dynamic masterclass in collaboration with the Indo-Canadian Busin...

November 8 2025