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The Mockery of National Awards: The Fiasco of the 71st National Awards and What it Holds for the Future

The Mockery of National Awards: The Fiasco of the 71st National Awards and What it Holds for the Future

August 3, 2025
Santosh Kumar Mamgain
Kraffts, Senna, and Morbid Beauty of Passion

Kraffts, Senna, and Morbid Beauty of Passion

August 2, 2025
Manav
Go Ah-sung as Park Hyun-seo in Bong Joon-ho's 'The Host' (2006)

Neocolonial Anxieties in Bong Joon-ho’s ‘The Host’ (2006)

August 2, 2025
Shahim Sheikh
Beyond Bloodlines: Reimagining Kinship And Childhood In Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Cinema 

Beyond Bloodlines: Reimagining Kinship And Childhood In Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Cinema 

July 31, 2025
Anju Devadas
Why do all the Contemporary Villains Sound Like They've Read Camus? 

Why do all the Contemporary Villains Sound Like They’ve Read Camus? 

July 30, 2025
Bipasha Bhattacharyya
Of Guns and Guilt: The Postmodern Antihero  and His Mirror 
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Of Guns and Guilt: The Postmodern Antihero and His Mirror 

Subhashree Paul July 30, 2025July 30, 2025
The Pain of Silent Departures and the Turmoil That Lingers Within: Thoughts on G.Aravindhan’s Pokkuveyil (1982, Twilight)
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The Pain of Silent Departures and the Turmoil That Lingers Within: Thoughts on G.Aravindhan’s Pokkuveyil (1982, Twilight)

Rugmini Dinu July 30, 2025July 30, 2025
Haunting Silences And Moral Reckonings: Gender, Guilt, And Redemption In G. Aravindan’s ‘chidambaram’
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Haunting Silences And Moral Reckonings: Gender, Guilt, And Redemption In G. Aravindan’s ‘Chidambaram’ (1985)

Anju Devadas July 28, 2025August 3, 2025

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The Mockery of National Awards: The Fiasco of the 71st National Awards and What it Holds for the Future
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The Mockery of National Awards: The Fiasco of the 71st National Awards and What it Holds for the Future

Santosh Kumar Mamgain August 3, 2025August 3, 2025
Kraffts, Senna, and Morbid Beauty of Passion
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Kraffts, Senna, and Morbid Beauty of Passion

Manav August 2, 2025August 3, 2025
Why do all the Contemporary Villains Sound Like They've Read Camus? 
Column

Why do all the Contemporary Villains Sound Like They’ve Read Camus? 

Bipasha Bhattacharyya July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

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V For Vendetta
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Mise-En-Scène In The Wachowski Siblings’ V For Vendetta

June 2, 2021
Gitesh Chand Maurya
I Am Cuba (1964)
Article · Essay

I Am Cuba [1964]: When Propaganda becomes Poetic

June 1, 2021
Shahim Sheikh
The Handmaid's Tale
Article · Essay

The Handmaid’s Tale [2017- ]: A Reflection of Both the Past and the Future

May 27, 2021
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Contact (1997)
Article · Essay

Contact (1997): Revisiting The Underrated Sci-Fi 24-Years On

May 27, 2021
Priya Singh
Performance in Toiletry
Article · Essay

The Performance of Toiletry : Two Bollywood Female Protagonists and Self-Expression

May 26, 2021
Ahendrila Goswami
Nomadland (2020)
Article · Essay

Nomadland (2020) And Its Most Elite Trifecta

May 26, 2021
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Funny Games
Article · Essay

How Haneke plays with the audience expectations in ‘Funny Games’

May 24, 2021
Shikhar Verma
Magnolia (1999)
Article · Essay

Magnolia (1999) : An Epic Melodrama Somewhere Between Ingenuity And Insanity

May 21, 2021
Shahim Sheikh
Akaler Sandhane (1980)
Article · Essay

Akaler Sandhane (1980) : A Famine within A Famine

May 20, 2021
Sayan Dutta
The 400 Blows
Article · Essay

How “The 400 Blows” Deviates From Classical Conventions of Narration?

May 19, 2021
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Punjabi Cinema Gets Artsy
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Punjabi Cinema Gets Artsy

Devraj Kalsi September 6, 2021

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Beginning (2020): Dissent Against the Logic of Patriarchal Order
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Beginning (2020): Dissent Against the Logic of Patriarchal Order

Levan Tskhovrebadze September 1, 2021

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The Pied Piper of Corto Maltese and the Chaotic, Entertaining but Insightful The Suicide Squad (2021)
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The Pied Piper of Corto Maltese and the Chaotic, Entertaining but Insightful The Suicide Squad (2021)

Atreyo Palit September 17, 2021

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A Study of Fragmentation in the Aftermath of World War II in Christian Petzold’s Phoenix (2014)
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A Study of Fragmentation in the Aftermath of World War II in Christian Petzold’s Phoenix (2014)

Ahendrila Goswami August 24, 2021

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Raw (2016) – Julia’s fascination with Human body and Cannibalism
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Raw (2016) – Julia’s fascination with Human body and Cannibalism

Sandeep Sreelekha July 10, 2024

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Shershaah and Why the Formulaic Biopic Works
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Shershaah and Why the Formulaic Biopic Works

Ankita Rathour February 13, 2022

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Conflicting Resolutions and the Metaphor of the Aged People in Kieślowski’s Three Colors Trilogy
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Conflicting Resolutions and the Metaphor of the Aged People in Kieślowski’s Three Colors Trilogy

Atreyo Palit September 17, 2021

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Changes in Bollywood in 10 Years
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Changes in Bollywood in 10 Years

Devraj Kalsi August 13, 2021

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Irreversible (2002): A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
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Irreversible (2002): A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

Shahim Sheikh August 27, 2024

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