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Bubla Basu
Bubla Basu is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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A personal encounter with the unfailingly polite and always thoughtful Shyam Benegal
There is something to be said for the man who does not patronise or diminish the presence of another.
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Flashback: In ‘As Time Goes By’, Geoffrey Palmer and Judi Dench make a droll and deadly pair
The 1990s sitcom of the 1990s is indeed a perfect nightcap, provided one is not offended by the insular and ultra-Brit content.
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First Person: My obsession with Paddington Bear and how I got a signed photograph from Michael Bond
June 27 is the death anniversary of the writer of Paddington Bear.
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Trending
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Why many young Muslims are leaving India
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‘What’s behind the flag?’: India’s cartoonists prompt a laugh on the country’s 75th Independence Day
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Bilkis Bano gangrape: 11 men sentenced to life imprisonment released from jail
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India at 75: What is the place of women’s writings in the historical imagination of the nation?
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Romila Thapar: ‘The rights of citizenship have faded’
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The Art of Solitude: Jerry Pinto’s ‘Em and The Big Hoom’ is an unforgettable trial by fire
Em is the dissolute, raving star of the story – deliciously irreverent, feisty, self-destructive and cruel in her madness.
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Mrinal Sen (1923-2018): The director who believed that viewers must be ‘moved to action’
The legendary Bengali filmmaker has died in Kolkata at the age of 95.
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Film flashback: Shyam Benegal’s ‘Nishant’ is an unforgettable portrait of violence and revolt
The stellar cast includes Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad, Amrish Puri, Smita Patil, Mohan Agashe and Anant Nag.
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Video
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‘An explosion at the diaper station’: Watch journalists ‘report’ on their parenting experiences
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Watch: This 167-year-old steam engine in working condition will soon have a heritage run
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Watch: Kannada film actors have made a new music video for India’s national song ‘Vande Mataram’
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‘Vijayi Vishwa Tiranga Pyara’: 1938 song composed for the freedom movement gets new rendition
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‘We don’t hate for long’: Jawaharlal Nehru on the UK during impromptu press conference in 1953
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On Children’s Day, a reminder of why ‘Lion’ actor Sunny Pawar is India’s Little Big Man
The pint-sized actor steals the show in Garth Davis’s 2016 movie, based on Saroo Brierley’s ‘A Long Way Home’.
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Film flashback: ‘Mirch Masala’ had something to say about MeToo back in the 1980s
In Ketan Mehta’s film, the actions of two women at two ends of the economic and social spectrum speak for all women in between.
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On Teacher’s Day, a reminder of the many lessons from Vikramaditya Motwane’s ‘Udaan’
For every parent and educator who thinks they have got it right, ‘Udaan’ is a must-watch many times over.
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The Reel
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‘Between Two Dawns’ review: A gripping film about workplace ethics
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Deepa Mehta’s ‘Earth’ is a reminder of lines arbitrarily drawn between countries and hearts
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Watch: ‘Pippa’ teaser is out, release date set for December 2
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Does Netflix series ‘The Sandman’ make your every comic-loving dream come true?
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‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’ trailer: Fawad Khan leads reboot of a Pakistani classic
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Ingmar Bergman centenary: Revisiting the cruel beauty of ‘The Virgin Spring’
A movie of indelible images and a masterful performance by Max von Sydow.
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Books versus movie: The churn in Ian McEwan’s ‘Atonement’ is missing on the screen
Joe Wright’s movie version does boast of a superb performance by Saoirse Ronan.
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Books versus movie: ‘Strangers on A Train’ acquires new meaning in Alfred Hitchcock’s version
The 1951 adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s gripping novel gets its edge from the director’s wit and visual imagination.
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The Field
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India tour of Zimbabwe: Shahbaz Ahmed replaces injured Washington Sundar for ODI series
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Durand Cup: As the 131st edition kicksoff, here’s all you need to know - format, schedule and more
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Serie A: Vlahovic helps Juventus beat Sassuolo, controversy in Napoli’s win over Verona
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Cincinnati Masters: Murray beats Wawrinka in three sets; Rybakina, Anisimova through to second round
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Ultimate Kho Kho: Mumbai Khiladis earn first victory of season; winning start for Odisha Juggernauts