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DID PATHAN’S MONSTER SUCCESS DILUTE THE ‘CONTENT IS KING’ MANTRA?
Monojit Lahiri investigates the on-going discussion about what is ‘king’ – the content or the star, by taking the film Pathan (2023) as a case in point. It ...
Read MorePREJUDICE, DISCRIMINATION, HATE, ELECTIONS, VOTES…
I cannot dare describe the poisonous propaganda unleashed by the Hindutva lobbies, the myths, misconceptions and twisted lies that are in circulation, writes Humra Quraishi I...
Read MoreUPES RELEASES A SOULFUL MUSIC VIDEO TO CELEBRATE INDIA
UPES and Silvercord Films unveil exclusive music video 'India Leads the World’ to celebrate the new India on World Music Day, reports the #Newsdesk Marking World Music ...
Read MoreNEED FOR EQUITABLE GENDER REPRESENTATION IN HINDI CINEMA
A new research report by the School of Media and Cultural Studies at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, reveals that on-and-off-screen women and queer representati...
Read MoreFILMS WITH TRANSGENDER FOCUS WIN BIG AT KASHISH 2023
Filmmakers from the LGBTQ+ community, specially the Trans* community, feature in awardee list of the 14th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival which end...
Read More‘KAIFI AUR MAIN’ KI KAIFIYAT
‘कैफ़ी और मैं’ की कैफियत//To borrow singer Jaswinder Singh’s pitch-perfect note, “I would say it is a jugalbandi of pr...
Read MoreA MAVERICK MOVING SEAMLESSLY BETWEEN THE TRITE AND THE HALLOWED
Ranjan Das takes us on a visit to a phenomenon who left an indelible mark on viewers, Utpal Dutt, the maverick we continue to miss. Most Indian viewers remember Utpal Dutt fr...
Read MoreWILL WE TRUST EACH OTHER AFTER THE WAR?
This week Humra Quraishi looks back at her conversations with well-known sociologist Professor Imtiaz Ahmad, who passed away a few days ago, about UCC and other things. ...
Read MoreJACKIE SHROFF PERFORMS ASHTANGA YOGA AT WWI
With the goal of promoting the importance of yoga in the overall development of students, staff and faculty, Whistling Woods International organised a grand event to commemora...
Read MoreAGEISM, STEREOTYPING AND PAY DISPARITY IN BOLLYWOOD
While Bollywood, masters of tokenism, has occasionally tried to counter ageism and stereotyping, it has mainly played safe, distancing itself with female oriented stories and ...
Read MoreFESTIVALS: QUEER STORIES ILLUMINATE NEW PATHWAYS
A reflection on queer filmmaking, festival curation, and representation at WIFF Mumbai 2...
November 22 2025GENDER: LIVING ALONE, FINDING INNER STRENGTH
AkelaNest by Aparajita Krishna: A reflective, deeply personal exploration of single livi...
November 21 2025TV: TRUTH RISES THROUGH THE DARKNESS
In this review by Monojit Lahiri, a relentless Bengali crime thriller unfolds with raw p...
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