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Manish Gaekwad
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Kalpana Lajmi (1954-2018): The feminist filmmaker who did not like to be called one
Her films explored the themes of female sexuality and women’s empowerment.
Manish Gaekwad
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Kalpana Lajmi (1954-2018): The feminist filmmaker who did not like to be called one
Her films explored the themes of female sexuality and women’s empowerment.
Manish Gaekwad
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Neeraj Vora (1963-2017): The multi-faceted actor and writer entertained in the briefest of roles
He has died at the age of 54 after being in a coma since October.
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Trending
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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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Modi government’s insurance scheme pushes hospitals into debt – threatening patient admissions
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Audio master: An unapologetic courtesan and Vanraj Bhatia’s terrific music in ‘Sardari Begum’
Shyam Benegal’s 1996 movie starring Kirron Kher and Smriti Mishra features a soundtrack that nearly upstages the plot.
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Irshad Kamil interview: ‘We are not good listeners anymore’
The lyricist has two back-to-back releases, ‘Sachin: A Billion Dreams’ and ‘Dear Maya’, after his solo project ‘Sultan’ in 2016.
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Before Sachin Tendulkar, the original ‘Little Master’ Sunil Gavaskar made his big-screen bid
Sachin Tendulkar is the subject of the biopic ‘Sachin: A Billion Dreams’.
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Video
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Watch: Actor Vijay’s car is damaged after thousands of fans throng to meet him in Trivandrum
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‘Time to forget about it’: Miriam Margolyes, who acted in ‘Harry Potter’ films, tells adult fans
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Watch: Protestors lie on the ground together along the seashore in Spain to represent Gaza victims
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Watch: From Sonu Nigam to Shilpa Rao, prominent singers sing ‘Yaaron Dosti’ in a tribute to KK
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Watch: Pilot makes a special announcement with baby daughter to celebrate her first flight with him
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New characters and tunes and ‘constant singing’ in the ‘Monsoon Wedding’ musical version
Palomi Ghosh and Namit Das speak about their roles in the stage adaptation of the 2001 hit film.
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Audio master: ‘Pakeezah’ resonates to the sound of Meena Kumari’s anklets
The soundtrack of the 1972 classic by Ghulam Mohammed used the foot ornaments to startling effect.
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Saket Choudhary clears the air on plagiarism charge, says ‘Hindi Medium’ is an original film
The director of ‘Pyaar Ke Side Effects’ denies that the May 19 release is a copy of the 2014 Bengali hit ‘Ramdhanu’.
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The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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Bollywood has always treated English as a funny language
Characters contort English for laughs in films such as ‘Namak Halaal’, ‘Raja Babu’ and the May 19 releases ‘Hindi Medium’ and ‘Half Girlfriend’.
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Kaifi Azmi’s poems, in his own voice
The Urdu poet and film lyricist charged up the atmosphere with his verse and his sonorous voice.
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Hindi cinema’s long-neglected sister is finally coming into her own
Virtue is no longer her only contribution to the plot.
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The Field
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Archery: Deepika Kumari tops national selection trials for World Cup Stage 1 and 2
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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour