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‘My son is my best teacher’: Actor Nandita Das writes about parenting
An excerpt from ‘Raising Stars: The Challenges and Joys of Being a Bollywood Parent,’ by Rashmi Uchil.
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At the launch of a book about Mahadev Desai, recalling the idealism of the Independence era
He shadowed Gandhi for 25 years, writing a daily report in his diary, translating his Hindi and Gujarati speeches into English and editing all his writings.
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Nandita Das: My fearless friend Kamla Bhasin believed in shaking the status quo with joy
She taught me, and many others, that the world could be in a better place with poetry, stories, songs and laughter.
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Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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Nandita Das: ‘Fair & Lovely’ name change may seem superficial but it’s a step in the right direction
At the very least, it will lead to an even wider debate about colour bias.
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Book excerpt: How Nandita Das recreated 1940s Mumbai and Lahore for her film ‘Manto’
Edited extracts from an account of the making of the 2018 biopic, starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Rasika Dugal.
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Nandita Das: How did we get to this point where women define themselves by how they look?
It may seem unimportant in itself but the idea of beauty creates an insidious environment that women face every day and that affects our other struggles.
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Video
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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Nandita Das on Mrinal Sen: ‘My friend, philosopher and guide, in a way few have been’
The actress and filmmaker recounts her 20-year association with the legendary Bengali director who died on December 30.
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Nandita Das on Pakistan’s decision to debar ‘Manto’ biopic: ‘Censorship anywhere is dangerous’
To call a film ‘anti-Partition’ is a startling way to criticise it, the director argues.
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Nandita Das: ‘Kuldip Nayar prevented an idealist like me from falling into the trap of cynicism’
The actor and director reflects on her friendship with the veteran journalist who died last month.
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The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Nandita Das on her trip to Pakistan: Is it anti-national to want to build bridges?
I have always felt that our perceived sense of animosity would dissipate if we made the effort to meet in flesh and blood.
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Nandita Das on Om Puri: ‘Genuine, never putting on airs, always rooted in life’
The filmmaker had cast Om Puri as Toba Tek Singh in her upcoming production ‘Manto’.
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Remembering Safia Manto, the woman who stood by the writer in good times – and the many bad ones
Nandita Das pays tribute to the wife of the great writer on her birth centenary.
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The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2024: Odisha FC through to semi-final after beating Kerala Blasters in playoff
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time