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
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Photos of Taj Mahal underground cells released by Archaeological Survey amid row about ‘Hindu idols’
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Sri Lanka’s economic tragedy has become India’s opportunity
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From Babri to Gyanvapi, how India’s courts have helped escalate Hindutva claims on mosques
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Watch: How a San Francisco traffic barricade became a place of worship for Hindus in the 1990s
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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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Watch: Industrialist Ratan Tata arrives at the Taj Hotel, Mumbai in a Tata Nano
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Watch: Pakistani woman is reunited with her Indian siblings for the first time since the Partition
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Watch: Unseen video of late cricketer Andrew Symonds from 2015 posted by cricketer Shoaib Akhtar
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‘Let’s keep dancing like we are the class of ’22’: Singer Taylor Swift receives honorary doctorate
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‘Chhoti bacchi ho kya?’: IPL team Lucknow Super Giants tries its hand at viral dialogue
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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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‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ trailer: Meet Hulk’s lawyer cousin
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‘Ardh’ trailer: Rajpal Yadav and Rubina Dilaik play migrant dreamers in Mumbai
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Fatima Sana Shaikh: ‘Films have helped me cross an emotional barrier’
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‘Spiderhead’ trailer: Chris Hemsworth watches over prisoners controlled by mind-altering drugs