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ISMAT CHUGHTAI AWARD FOR INDIAN WOMEN FILMMAKERS

An award has been instituted in honour of feminist writer and filmmaker Ismat Chughtai, reports The Daily Eye Newsdesk The 14th KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festiv...

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ACTOR ADVAIT KOTTARY WRITES HIS DEBUT NOVEL

Advait Kottary’s debut novel SIDDHARTHA: THE BOY WHO BECAME THE BUDDHA takes readers on a fictional journey through Buddha’s formative years, reports The Daily Eye...

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THE FANTASTIC 27 DOWN BY AWTAR KRISHNA KAUL

27 Down is a 1974 Hindi film written, directed and produced by Awtar Krishna Kaul starring Rakhee, MK Raina, Om Shivpuri and Rekha Sabnis, writes O.P. Srivastava   ...

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THE CURIOUS CASE OF BOLLYWOOD AND POLITICS

One’s been listening to viewers of The Kerala Story. The common refrain is, “Ye picture dekh kar Musalmano se darr lag raha hai! (After watching the film one feels...

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A MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE: ARUNBHAI GANDHI

She worked with him for twenty years and he remained a friend till his last days. Saroj Satija remembers Arun Gandhi in this tribute to the great man who lived each day of his...

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KASHISH 2023 TO OPEN WITH ONIR’S PINE CONE

South Asia's biggest LGBTQ+ Film Festival to close with Canadian film When Time Got Louder, reports The Daily Eye Newsdesk The 14th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Qu...

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FILM FESTIVALS MAKE SMALL FILMS BIG – UH-HUH!

Monojit Lahiri investigates the true meaning of these words often used in context to the Bollywood film industry: Mota Bol! Seedha Bol! Jaldi Bol!! To the general public, fil...

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ATUL TIWARI: MAN OF MANY PARTS!

Aparajita Krishna time-travels with writer, actor, museum designer and teacher of dramatic arts Atul Tiwari, and returns with volumes of his artistic endeavours that he shares...

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ABOUT THE SONG OF SCORPIONS AND IRRFAN

Irrfan Khan’s only real home was cinema, says Anup Singh. The story of The Song of Scorpions emerged from flares and flickers of images in disturbing dreams. This was i...

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HOW CAN OLYMPIANS GIVE UP!

Humra Quraishi writes about Olympians Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia’s relentless fight for justice against a politician perpetrator who roams free months...

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POLITICS: A NATION AT CROSSROADS AND APATHY

India stands at a crossroads, grappling with economic disparity, political polarization,...

November 24 2024

GENDER: HOW PATRIARCHY SILENCES RESISTANCE

Patriarchy persists by co-opting privileged voices, masking systemic exploitation in ind...

November 23 2024

KALEIDOSCOPE: BRIDGING THE SACRED AND THE ARTISTIC

A spiritual and artistic celebration that brings the divine essence of Varanasi’s ...

November 22 2024