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    How Bollywood hides its representation crisis, bigotry behind superstardom of Khans

    Debiparna Chakraborty
    24 May 2025 5:29 PM IST

    Hindi cinema uses the superstardom of Shah Rukh, Salman, Aamir and Saif Ali Khan as a smokescreen for systemic erasure; Muslim stories are flattened, their lived realities recast through a...

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    Films
    Cannes 2025
    Films

    Homebound review: A heartbreaking tribute to migrants’ plight during lockdown

    23 May 2025 4:08 PM IST
    Salman Khan
    Maharashtra

    Security scare at Salman Khan's building; 2 arrested

    22 May 2025 4:49 PM IST
    Sentimental Value
    Films

    Cannes 2025: 10 standout films from around the world you need to know about

    21 May 2025 11:53 AM IST
    Aranyer Din Ratri-Cannes

    India at Cannes: Satyajit Ray’s Aranyer Din Ratri plays to a full house

    20 May 2025 3:35 PM IST
    Satyajit Ray

    Why Satyajit Ray’s films continue to touch our lives even today

    18 May 2025 1:36 PM IST
    Cannes 2025

    Cannes 2025: What Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound and other Indian films are all about

    15 May 2025 2:38 PM IST
    Santhanam

    TTD, others object to Santhanam’s film over remix of devotional song

    14 May 2025 4:27 PM IST
    Garm Hava

    10 films that look at India-Pakistan relations with a different lens

    9 May 2025 10:32 AM IST
    Vedan-Malayalam-cinema

    Malayalam cinema’s rising stars, directors caught in a web of drug raids

    30 April 2025 3:30 PM IST
    Phule-Ananth-Mahadevan

    Ananth Mahadevan interview: ‘I want my films to speak the language of global cinema’

    27 April 2025 6:30 AM IST
    AI in films

    How Artificial Intelligence is shaping the future of Indian filmmaking

    19 April 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Vivek Anchalia-Naisha

    Vivek Anchalia on Naisha, a full-length AI-powered film, and use of AI in filmmaking

    13 April 2025 7:30 AM IST
    Bazooka

    Bazooka review: Mammootty’s experimental thriller is all style, no firepower

    10 April 2025 6:34 PM IST
    Manoj Kumar

    Manoj Kumar obit: How the actor-filmmaker gave patriotism a face on screen

    Nawaid Anjum
    5 April 2025 9:24 AM IST

    Manoj Kumar (1937-2025) played Bharat in his films with humility — not as a chest-thumping saviour, but as a conflicted son of the soil. His was a...

    Empuraan, Censorship and its politics

    Is cinema losing its freedom? Empuraan controversy riles Kerala

    1 April 2025 11:03 PM IST
    Tom Holland, Spider-Man, Marvel Studios, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Kevin Feige, Sony Pictures, Marvel-Sony split

    Tom Holland’s ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ releases next year; check the date

    1 April 2025 11:55 AM IST
    L2: Empuraan, CBFC, Mohanlal

    Mohanlal blinks, apologises for Empuraan while Prithviraj maintains stoic silence

    30 March 2025 3:11 PM IST
    Empuraan review

    L2: Empuraan to be re-released with changes as makers bow to right-wing fury

    29 March 2025 8:20 PM IST
    Bride and Prejudice

    Bride and Prejudice: How Gurinder Chadha gave Jane Austen’s novel a Bollywood twist

    25 March 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Aamir Khan at 60

    Aamir Khan at 60: The ‘perfectionist’ who remains Bollywood’s grandmaster of surprises

    17 March 2025 2:00 PM IST
    ‘Panchayat’, ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ under spotlight at IIFA Digital Awards

    ‘Panchayat’, ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ under spotlight at IIFA Digital Awards

    9 March 2025 10:25 PM IST
    Devika Rani

    Devika Rani: How Indian Cinema’s daring first lady was ahead of her time

    7 March 2025 8:45 PM IST
    DNEG CEO on Dune Oscar win and AI tech

    Tech firm DNEG's CEO on Oscar for Dune-2, use of AI to de-age actors

    6 March 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Adrien Brody-Oscars

    Oscars 2025: What Hollywood’s big night tells us about America and the Academy

    5 March 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Oscars 2025: Did the Academy play it safe by avoiding controversial films?

    Oscars 2025: Did the Academy play it safe by avoiding controversial films?

    3 March 2025 4:33 PM IST
    Is Still Here-Oscars

    Oscars 2025: I’m Still Here becomes first Brazilian film to win best international feature

    3 March 2025 10:57 AM IST
    Zoe Saldana

    Oscars 2025: Zoe Saldaña wins best supporting actress for Emilia Pérez

    3 March 2025 8:00 AM IST
    Kieran Culkin

    Oscars 2025: Kieran Culkin wins best supporting actor for A Real Pain

    3 March 2025 7:22 AM IST
    The Brutalist

    Oscars 2025: A look at the top contenders, and other films tipped to win

    2 March 2025 1:00 PM IST
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