Priya Sultana | प्रिय सुल्ताना
Inspired by Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain’s iconic #story ‘Sultana’s Dream’ written a century ago, Priya Sultana is a #conversation
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Cinema
Hansal Mehta’s ‘Scoop’- a conspiracy narrative that doubles as a socio-political commentary
Hansal Mehta’s Netflix series Scoop is a rare and invaluable insight into Indian media which doesn’t pull any punches when
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Aakrosh and Article 15: Four decades apart yet similar flaws in addressing Caste-based Violence
Preview: Two Hindi films, Aakrosh (1980) and Article 15 (2019), almost four decades apart addressed violence perpetrated by savarna caste
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In Conversation with Shahab Ali: On performance arts and his journey thus far
Shahab Ali, a well-known theatre artist who has played the lead roles in the action adventure Zangoora and the musical
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Cinematic adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s ‘Orlando’ by Sally Potter: A Review
Virginia Woolf’s novel, Orlando was one of her more special novels because of its eccentric plot, story and narrative. It
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Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro- An alternate imagination of Mumbai and the “big city”
Preview: The trope of the ‘big city’ has always been a cornerstone of Hindi cinema right from its early days.
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Maachis- A tale of the aftermath of 1984 anti-Sikh violence
Preview: Based on the anti-Sikh pogrom of 1984 that followed Indira Gandhi’s assassination by her own Sikh bodyguards, Maachis was
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