इस दिवाली आपके खिलौनों की बड़ी याद आ रही है कुम्हार बाबा
आज दिया-दियारी है। हमारे गाँव घर का जाना-चीन्हा त्यौहार। दिया-दियारी से दीपावली तक हमारे पास बहुत कुछ था जो छूट गया। चन्देव बाबा थे, हमारे पुश्तैनी कुम्हार, उनके हाथ की बारीक कला थी, घुर्ली थी, गुल्लक...
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7 Most Popular National Film Award Winning Choreographers in India
These people are the stalwarts of Indian cinema and television, who due to their hard work changed the shape of dance in this country, taking it from classical folk to dance forms like jazz, salsa,...
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Don’t Miss Out On These Local Hubs At The Dharamshala International Film...
As the nights draw in and the Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) 2017 approaches, we look forward to welcoming festival attendees from across India and the world to our hometown....
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Review: ‘Secret Superstar’ Is All About Dreams, Heart And Power
If you are a stickler for novelty in the films that you watch, chances are that Advait Chandan’s “Secret Superstar”, at least at first glance (by which I mean the trailers and the plot synopses...
View Article‘Secret Superstar’ And The Not So Secret Problem Of Domestic Abuse
“Secret Superstar” introduces us to a loving mother whose teenage daughter, Insiya dreams of being a singer. The problem is the ‘man’ of the house, her husband, who often storms in and finds fault with...
View ArticleWhy #MeToo Ignores The Real Nature of Male Violence
Whether they went to Yale, Sciences Po, NYU, McGill, spanning geographies, a tendency endemic to educational and non-educational backgrounds emerges, whether they are students, professors, doctors or...
View Articleफिल्म माचिस देखकर समझिए 1984 के पंजाब की आग को
एक माचिस का डिब्बा अपने आप में कितनी ही तीलियों की पनाहगार बनता है और हर तीली के साथ एक छोटा सा अंगार जुड़ा होता है जिसे थोड़ी सी भी चिंगारी मिल जाये तो आग लग जाती है। इसी तर्ज पर 1984 के पंजाब के...
View Articleअपने अफसाने से हर दिल में मुहब्बत भर देते थे शकील बदायूनी
इश्क दिलों में पैदा होने वाली एक स्वभाविक फितरत और व्यावहारिक जज़्बा है। जहां में ‘मुहब्बत’ से बड़ी और खूबसूरत दूसरी कोई भी चीज़ शायद नहीं। इश्क खुदा की ओर से बंदों को सबसे हसीन तोहफा है। इश्क कायनात...
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This Novel Explores The Other Side Of Yudhishthira You Probably Didn’t Know...
Before getting into my full-blown account of the book, I have a confession to make. My only trysts with Hindu mythology have been Doordarshan’s epic Hindi serials “The Ramayana” and “The Mahabharata”...
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This Film About Parents, Life And Death Will Make You Weep
By Aneesha Bangera The curious thing about death is that, when you talk about it, you’re often actually talking about life. This idea lies at the heart of Shubhashish Bhutiani’s directorial debut,...
View ArticleHas The BJP Gone Too Far In Its Attack On ‘Mersal’ Actor Vijay?
With the BJP leader H Raja publicly sharing the voter ID of Thalapathy Vijay, and linking the “Mersal” issue with his religion, the issue still remains a hot topic for the media. The leader from Tamil...
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Remembering Shakti Samanta, The Man Who Brought Romance To Bollywood
Born in Bardhaman (or Burdwan), West Bengal, Shakti Samanta’s school education began in Dehradun. He returned to Bengal for higher studies. Calcutta happened to him. Admission into Calcutta University...
View ArticleWhatever Happened To Indian Comic Books?
Growing up in the 90’s, Hindi comic books were an integral part of a teenager’s social life. They were the glue that held us together. Friendships were fostered and nurtured over a mutual love for...
View ArticleMy Thoughts On ‘Mersal’, The Film That Questioned GST And The BJP
Amidst all the unrest and sloganeering, I somehow managed to watch “Mersal” – the controversial movie of the Tamil superstar Vijay. To be very frank, the film would not have attained this attention if...
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Why I Think Raya Sarkar’s List Is A Befitting Reply To Patriarchy
The past few days have been emotionally very taxing for all of us, men and women alike. Slug-fests are many, while acceptance is visibly less. What we mustn’t also forget is the fact that if ‘the list’...
View Articleहर मूड के लिए बेहतरीन म्यूज़िक देने वाले सलिल दा, आज भी दिल छू लेते हैं
आंदोलन व संगीत को कलात्मक सूत्र में पिरोने वाले, सलिल चौधरी याद आते हैं। सलिल दा का बचपन चाय बागानों की गोद में बीता, पिता यहां पर चिकित्सक थे। मोज़ार्ट-हेडन-बिथोवन की पश्चिमी क्लासिक धुनों में लड़कपन...
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This Video Made Me Realise – Abhishek Bachchan Is Bollywood’s Unsung Hero
The lives of celebrities are not easy. Fame, money and attention come at the cost of privacy and public scrutiny. People often think that star kids have it easy in the industry (well, the nepotism...
View Article6 Films You Should Watch If You’re So Done With ‘Golmaal Again’ And ‘Judwaa 2’
We often underestimate the medium of cinema and the way it can tell powerful stories. They can help shed light on rifts which were previously hidden in plain sight. In doing so, these films become...
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Fake Images Of Rajnath Singh And Narendra Modi Viral On Social Media
Two fake images of PM Modi and Rajnath Singh are viral on social media. The fake image featuring Rajnath Singh has him photo-shopped in a still from a film scene where in a police inspector is at a...
View Articleसत्यजीत रे की लिखी वो स्क्रिप्ट जो कभी फिल्म नहीं बन पाई
सत्यजित रे की पंडित रवि शंकर को श्रद्धांजलि में लिखी किताब कभी आपकी आंखों से गुज़री क्या? इसे कभी डाक्यूमेंट्री का रूप लेना था लेकिन अफसोस कि सत्यजित के इस काम ने अब तक दिन का उजाला नहीं देखा। लेकिन...
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