Classic Indian Cinema
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Film flashback: In Mrinal Sen’s ‘Kharij’, a young boy dies and nobody cares (except the director)
The 1982 production marked a shift in the prolific Bengali director’s career.
Rudradeep Bhattacharjee
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Return to the epics: How Kumar Shahani infuses ancient themes with new meaning in his films
On his birthday, a look back at the veteran filmmaker’s legacy.
Devdutt Trivedi
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Classics revisited: Jabbar Patel’s Ambedkar biopic is a portrait of both the man and the legend
‘Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar: The Untold Truth’ was made in 2002, and starred Malayalam actor Mammootty.
Damini Kulkarni
Trending
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Seven firms that failed drug quality test gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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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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Is shouting 'Pakistan zindabad' illegal? An SC order clarifies
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Gulzar’s ‘Koshish’ was inspired by a Japanese film, but it is no unthinking remake
The acclaimed 1972 drama is a remake of ‘Happiness of Us Alone,’ starring the legendary Hideko Takamine.
Sayantan Mondal
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The ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ that was never made, starring Nargis
If K Asif had made ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ as originally planned, what would it have been like?
Karan Bali
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Lost and in need of a revival: landmark Assamese film ‘Gonga Chilonir Pakhi’
Padum Barua’s adaptation of Lakshminandan Bora’s novel is a landmark in Assamese cinema.
Dipankar Sarkar
Video
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Caught on camera: Container ship hits and knocks down gantry cranes while docking at a Turkey port
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Watch: Temple in Kochi gets a mechanical elephant to perform prayer rituals
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Watch: Srinagar hosts Formula 4 car show on the roads around Dal Lake
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Watch: Scenes of damage after four coaches of a Sabarmati-Agra train were derailed in Ajmer
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Adorable animals: Playful elephant calf keeps stopping cleaner from raking leaves
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Mani Kaul interview on Ritwik Ghatak is a lesson in appreciating ‘Titas Ekti Nadir Naam’ and cinema
The filmmaker’s introduction to the broadcast of Ritwik Ghatak’s masterpiece is a primer on Indian cinematic forms.
Nasreen Munni Kabir
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Dreams and nightmares of ‘Acche din’ in Rajinder Singh Bedi’s classic ‘Dastak’
Mumbai is a bleak house in the directorial debut of the renowned writer, whose birth anniversary is on September 1.
Manish Gaekwad
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Mrinal Sen’s ‘Ek Din Pratidin’ and ‘Khandhar’, as fresh as the new day
The nonagenarian director’s films remain relevant and watchable all these years later.
Bubla Basu
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’