Thought Factory
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‘You Want Crorepati Glasses?’

It’s everywhere, on the streets, in living rooms, on cellphones and endorsement billboards. Khalid Mohamed writes on the ever-ballooning influence of Bollywood on our da...

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The ‘Jaadu’ of the iPhone & Dilip Kumar

A Tribute to the Man behind the Legend on His First Death Anniversary on 7th July 2022 – The Daily Eye Newsdesk   The world knows Dilip Kumar, the star, the a...

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WHO DESERVES RECOGNITION & REWARDS?

Are SRK and Virat with their luxurious 10-star lifestyle, more worthy than the real champions of change, dedicated to show the light to the neglected, overlooked and unsung? M...

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STREET PROTESTS & GROUND REALITIES

The country’s youth on the streets, protesting against the newly introduced recruitment scheme to the armed forces, Agnipath. With unemployment peaking, there’s so...

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Father’s Day: Is It A Royal Phus?

Why does Mother’s Day get more importance than Father’s Day? Monojit Lahiri attempts to investigate the na-insafi.  "Its simple boss,” replies a cool, ...

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INDIA AT CANNES 2022: RAMP-SHAMP! AIR KISSING AND ALL

It’s déjà vu time, one more time in the world’s most prestigious and revered film fest. Monojit Lahiri wonders why the world’s largest producer...

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BEGINNINGS

In a flashback interview, Aamir Khan talks to Khalid Mohamed about the pleasures and pains of acting.  If there’s one Khan from the presiding troika who has remain...

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BEHIND THE STARDOM IS AN IGNORED ACTOR

True or False, asks Monojit Lahiri who’s in an investigative mood today! It was some insightful words tossed out casually by a film critic, whose opinion I value, that ...

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DOES WATCHING ART-HOUSE CINEMA RAISE YOUR SOCIAL STATUS?

Now that the Kolkata Film Festival is done and dusted, Monojit Lahiri does a checkout on this contentious issue.   It was a good, grounded and witty friend who, pos...

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M.L. Jaisimha! Memory Re-Play From Family Pitch!

Aparajita Krishna recollects memories of the cricket great M. L. Jaisimha through his family and friends and presents the legend here for you. I salute my daring for having a...

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BOLLYWOOD: ARYAN KHAN BREAKS BOLLYWOOD RULES

“I am in love with your wife (Maya)!” — a line from Kabhi Alvida Naa K...

October 15 2025

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: AND THE LEGACY LIVES ON

Khalid Mohamed in conversation with Ramu Aravindan, founder of a Documentation Centre an...

October 14 2025

THOUGHT FACTORY: STORIES THAT SHAPE OUR WORLD

From intimate documentaries to visionary fiction, the WIFF 2025 Jury—comprising ac...

October 13 2025