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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.
Manish Gaekwad
Trending
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A journalist examines the similarities and the differences between Indians and Pakistanis today
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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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Court rejects plea seeking FIR against Rahul Gandhi’s Cambridge University speech
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Calls for an environment-friendly Ramzan revive Islam’s long tradition of caring for the planet
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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.
Manish Gaekwad
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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.
Manish Gaekwad
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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’.
Manish Gaekwad
Video
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Watch: SUV is stranded in the middle of a river, passengers have to be rescued
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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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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.
Manish Gaekwad
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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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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ review: Even higher stakes and crazier action
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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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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.
Manish Gaekwad
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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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Women’s Boxing World C’ships: Nitu, Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain, Saweety reach finals
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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