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what satyajit ray left us is an inheritance of endless possibilities

What Satyajit Ray Left Us is an Inheritance of Endless Possibilities

If today, the cinema of Ray is part of our consciousness, then it is because it has the ability to illuminate the “dark rooms of our souls” and offers us an outlook – to live and let live.

Sharmila Tagore

a morality tale for all time

A Morality Tale for All Time

Sidharth Bhatia

the phantom of stereotypes is haunting bollywood and india

The Phantom of Stereotypes is Haunting Bollywood, and India

Chitra Padmanabhan

documentary on modi s banaras election was all too real for censor board

Documentary on Modi's Banaras Election Was All Too Real for Censor Board

jingoism so mindless it will leave even flag wavers cold

Jingoism So Mindless It Will Leave Even Flag Wavers Cold

Sidharth Bhatia

sholay is also the story of india in the 1970s

Sholay is Also the Story of India in the 1970s

Sidharth Bhatia

are these the greatest hindi film songs ever

Are These the Greatest Hindi Film Songs Ever?

Sidharth Bhatia

new indian cinema finds critical and financial success

New Indian Cinema Finds Critical and Financial Success

when a film makes hawks on both sides squirm

When a Film Makes Hawks on Both Sides Squirm

masaan and the vulnerable body of desire

Masaan and the Vulnerable Body of Desire

Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee