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Nirupama Kotru
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‘Saraswati Devi, who?’ Only one of India’s pioneering film music composers
‘Main Ban Ke Chidiya’ endures – as does the legacy of its trailblazing creator.
Nirupama Kotru
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Book versus movie: The poignancy and power of ‘Usne Kaha Tha’ don’t make it to the screen
Moni Bhattacharjee directed the adaptation of the reputed short story by Chandradhar Sharma Guleri.
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Audio master: When Madan Mohan and Majrooh Sultanpuri created magic in ‘Dastak’
The spare soundtrack has four tunes – each of them a gem.
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Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
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Audio master: Why Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Haider’ is the best among his Shakespearean adaptations
The unmistakeably Kashmiri soundtrack conveys every note of the movie’s themes.
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‘Teesri Kasam’ was the perfect meeting of minds between Phanishwarnath Renu and Shailendra
It’s difficult to discern where Phanishwarnath Renu ends and Shailendra begins, such was their meeting of minds.
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Basu Chatterji (1927-2020): 12 slice-of-life films served with love and humour
The 93-year-old filmmaker died in Mumbai on Thursday.
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Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Book versus movie: Rajendra Yadav’s prose comes alive in Basu Chatterjee’s ‘Sara Akash’
The 1969 movie was drawn from the Nayi Kahani writer’s pathbreaking novella.
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Book versus movie: Revisiting ‘Yehi Sach Hai’, the short story that inspired ‘Rajnigandha’
Spot the similarities and differences between Manu Bhandari’s short story and Basu Chatterjee’s screen version.
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Film flashback: Remembering Kaifi Azmi’s dialogue in verse for the classic Hindi film ‘Heer Raanjha’
The Progressive writer and film lyricist left his distinctive stamp on the 1970 adaptation of the Punjabi romance.
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The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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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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How ‘Delhi Crime’ and ‘Soni’ speak for all the ‘Madam Sirs’ in the police force
The movie and the web series dig deep into the challenges faced by women in the police force.
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Do real-life friends make good co-stars? Yes, if they are Om Puri and Naseeruddin Shah
For evidence of their crackling chemistry, look no further than Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Maqbool’.
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Farooque Shaikh said he did not wish to be remembered, but his films make him impossible to forget
The celebrated actor’s untimely death on December 27, 2013, has left a gaping hole in Hindi cinema.
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The Field
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate