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Sacred Games: How a Local Story was Transformed Into India’s Biggest Global...
Sacred Games, the Netflix original series, co-directed by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane, is all the rage on social media. Based on author Vikram Chandra’s epic magnum opus, the story...
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‘Dying to Survive’: How a Leukemia Patient & an Indian Cancer Drug Rocked China
Have you watched the famous Oscar-winning movie, Dallas Buyers Club? It is the story of Ron Woodroof, an AIDS patient diagnosed in the mid-1980s. Unable to buy exorbitantly-priced US government...
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Ode to India’s 1st Superstar: Why Rajesh Khanna’s ‘Guru Kurta’ Remains in Vogue!
Before Amitabh Bachchan became the face of Bollywood, it was Rajesh Khanna, fondly known as ‘Kakaji’ among his fans, who dominated the hearts and minds of fans from across the gender divide. Cinema is...
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#TikliAndLaxmiBomb: Why You Shouldn’t Miss This ‘Anti-Patriarchy’ Netflix Film!
In February this year, writer and filmmaker Aditya Kripalani’s ‘Tikli and Laxmi Bomb’ won the Best Feature in the 10th edition of the Berlin Independent Film Festival. Now available on the streaming...
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#Mulk: We Need More Films That Ask Uncomfortable Questions. Here’s Why!
“Terrorism is a criminal activity, not a communal activity,” these words uttered by a seemingly frustrated Taapsee Pannu in an advocate gown defending her in-laws, stay with you long after you have...
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Meet a Modern Day Manto: An Instagram Rebel Who’s Redefining Women’s Role in...
This article has been sponsored by Viacom 18 Can someone who has a large fan base on social media platforms like Instagram make a difference? Is advocacy on such platforms effective enough to change...
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How Important is School? Let This Beautiful Ladakhi Film Inspire You
How did a Bengaluru-based documentary filmmaker end up making a feature film about a village girl from, Ladakh, the land of high passes? It is a fascinating story about a vision that was held on to...
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Badhaai Ho, Thank You for Helping India Embrace This ‘Uncomfortable Truth’
“Mummy pregnant hai meri,” an embarrassed Nakul tells his girlfriend. A 25-year-old man, well settled at his job, with a teenaged brother ten years younger, Nakul can be any one of us. His family, the...
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Meet the Stereotype-Smashing Transwoman Writer of ‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa...
The official trailer of the much talked about Sonam-Anil Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao starrer, Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga, is out! And it would be fair to say that it is breaking the internet....
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RIP Kader Khan: Here’s How His Mother’s Advice Changed This Legend’s Life
For those who grew up watching Bollywood films during the eighties and nineties, it was impossible to miss the multifaceted actor that was Kader Khan. Renowned for penning epic dialogues and punch...
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IRS Officer’s Unique Use of Wedding Photographers & Garbage Wins Him Gold!
When Satyakam Dutta was posted to Dibrugarh, Assam, as an Assistant Commissioner with the IT Department in May 2015, little did he know that he would craft a ‘mockumentary’ which would go on to win the...
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This Powerful Film On Child Sexual Abuse Is Something You Need to Watch Right...
Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi once said, “Our silence on rape and abuse of children is the biggest threat to their freedom and safety.” In recent years, there has been a steady rise in sexual crimes...
View ArticleShort is Beautiful: 12 Spectacular Indian Short Films You Need to Watch ASAP!
What is it that makes short films so popular in a cinema crazy country like India where full-length feature films are churned out like hot cakes year after year? Original content, fresh faces, engaging...
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When Mogambo Said No to Steven Spielberg: An Epic Story From Amrish Puri’s Life
Probably one of the few stalwart actors in the Hindi film industry to have captivated the audiences with his exceptional portrayal of negative roles, Amrish Puri was an actor who could nail any role...
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This Superstar’s Words Are the Perfect Advice to Extreme Fans Across India
The god-like reverence that film stars receive in India is a phenomenon one rarely witnesses elsewhere in the world. From fans waiting for hours outside the houses of their heroes for a glimpse to...
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The Forgotten Mumbai Filmmaker Behind 6 Oscars & 31 Oscar-Nominated Films!
For cinema buffs in India and around the world, the name Merchant Ivory Productions holds a very special place. Over the course of their remarkable 44-year partnership, the producer-director team of...
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This Man’s Brilliant Stories Took Him from a Meghalaya Village to Cannes Film...
For Dominic Sangma, a leading independent filmmaker from Meghalaya’s Garo Hills, the journey from a remote village on the border with Assam to the glitz and glamour of the Festival de Cannes has been...
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Thank You For The Laughter: Little Known Stories About the Legendary Johnny...
‘Yeh aap par itne phool barsaingi, itne phool barsaingi . . . ki aap bloody fool ho jayenge’ (They will shower so many flowers on you . . . that you will turn into a ‘bloody fool’) Known as the king of...
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Star Trek to Success: Persis Khambatta, the First Indian Woman to Stamp a...
Long before modern-day actresses took to the international stage, it was a Mumbai born and bred, former Miss India who blazed the trail for Indian actors to venture into Hollywood. She made hearts...
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An Ode to Hrishikesh Mukherjee, The Legend Who Crafted ‘Anand’&‘Golmaal’
Babumoshai . . . zindagi lambi nahi badi honi chahiye, said Anand Sehgal, a terminally-ill cancer patient to his friend, Dr Bhaskar Banerjee. The quote roughly translates to “Life is not about how long...
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