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Damini Kulkarni
Damini Kulkarni is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Dilip Kumar (1922-2021): His contributions to cinema will reverberate for decades to come
One of India’s greatest actors has died at the age of 98, leaving behind a rich and complex legacy of films.
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Shriram Lagoo (1927-2019): Acting legend and rationalist leaves behind a rich and complex legacy
The legend of the stage and the screen died in Pune at the age of 92.
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An engineer in Canada is urging South Asians to post their family photos and memories on Instagram
With his project Brown History Photo Album, Ahsun Zafar wants to humanise historical narratives.
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Trending
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Does India really benefit from NRIs heading the world’s new-age empires?
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The unsolved mystery of the fake PMO officer in Kashmir
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Rahul Gandhi sentenced to two years in jail for remarks about Modi surname
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This revered revolutionary was convinced that Bulgarians were descendants of Indians
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A journalist examines the similarities and the differences between Indians and Pakistanis today
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In highlighting India’s cultural diversity, an artist hopes to find her own identity
Agrima Kaji’s illustration series ‘Beauty in Diversity’ spotlights cultural identifiers of Indian states through portraits of women in traditional attire.
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What’s in a name? From ‘Welcome to Sajjanpur’ to ‘Finding Fanny’, Bollywood movies offer an answer
As the government continues to rename cities and towns, some films offer insight into how a place’s name shapes its residents and fortunes.
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A few cross-dressing male dancers are changing the way lavani is perceived in urban Maharashtra
Savitri Medhatul’s musical play ‘Sangeet Bari’ features a lavani duet performed by two male dancers.
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Video
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‘Can you feel it?’ Watch Jennifer Aniston and Jimmy Fallon guess what’s inside mystery box
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Watch: Massive fire breaks out in a factory in Gujarat’s Valsad, huge plume of smoke covers the sky
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Caught on camera: The moment when a train collided with a bus at a railway crossing in Bangladesh
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‘A reporter is arrested under a law meant for terrorists...’: A newspaper editor on press freedom
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TV channel: ‘Will the TMC accept the Congress’s leadership?’ TMC MP: ‘You never ask Modi questions’
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A Hindi podcast aimed at the Indian heartland is also winning over English-speaking urbanites
Created by two Bengaluru residents, ‘Puliyabaazi’ features discussions on subjects such as artificial intelligence, bitcoins and climate change.
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Priests stop menstruating women from entering a temple. No, it’s not Sabarimala – it’s a video game
Created two years ago, ‘Darshan Diversion’ uncannily mirrors the events unfolding today.
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Will ‘Zero’ change the perception that a wheelchair is incompatible with love in the movies?
The wheelchair in films is often a symbol of weakness, but it has also been a sign of mobility and courage.
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The Reel
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Watch: Oppression and rebellion in Independence-era drama ‘August 16 1947’
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‘Gumraah’ trailer: Crime thriller stars Aditya Roy Kapur in a double role, Mrunal Thakur as a cop
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How OP Nayyar was one of the original disruptors of Hindi film music
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Watch: The blunder years in ‘School College Ani Life’ starring Tejasswi Prakash, Karan Parab
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‘Ghar Banduk Biryani’ trailer: A chef is caught between security forces and rebels
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‘Damini’ to ‘Lajja’: Films have many examples of how women who take on harassment are silenced
The arsenal of powerful forces used to discredit women during the #MeToo movement has many reflections in film.
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India’s navratna artists understood that the ‘idea of a nation isn’t about pomp and glory’
An exhibition in Mumbai weaves a rich narrative about nationhood from the works of the nine artists who were declared national treasures in the ’70s.
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Is it time to bury the item song? The answer can only be yes
The song in which a dancer performs before a group of leering men serves zero purpose in a film’s plot and severely objectifies the woman.
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The Field
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IND v AUS: Rohit Sharma on workload management for World Cup – ‘Up to IPL franchises and players’
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ISSF World Cup Bhopal: Rhythm-Varun win mixed pistol silver; Rudrankksh-Narmada claim rifle bronze
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Watch: When Mesut Ozil produced 19 assists for Arsenal in the 2015-’16 Premier League season
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Football: India earns narrow win over Myanmar in tri-nation opener; Women’s team draw against Jordan
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Sports world daily: Raducanu, Murray lose early at Miami Masters; Man United ownership race heats up