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Characterising the Space: The Cinematic Space as the Protagonist in โ€˜Laila Aur Satt Geetโ€™

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The Sanctuary of Nature through the Queer Frame

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What โ€˜Havocโ€™ Tells Us About Losing the Feel in Filmmaking?
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What โ€˜Havocโ€™ Tells Us About Losing the Feel in Filmmaking?

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Dreams on a Train: Psychoanalysis and the Subconscious Journey in Satyajit Rayโ€™s โ€˜Nayakโ€™ (1966)
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Dreams on a Train: Psychoanalysis and the Subconscious Journey in Satyajit Rayโ€™s โ€˜Nayakโ€™ (1966)

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โ€œA Warโ€ (Krigen, 2015)
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Characterising the Space: The Cinematic Space as the Protagonist in โ€˜Laila Aur Satt Geetโ€™
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The Sanctuary of Nature through the Queer Frame
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The Crime Behind The Curtain: Looking Back at โ€˜Yavanika,โ€™ a Cinematic Masterpieceย 
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The Crime Behind The Curtain: Looking Back at โ€˜Yavanika,โ€™ a Cinematic Masterpieceย 

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Popular Cinema in India: A Socio-Cultural Analysis of the Indian Cinema and Its Cinematic Tropes
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Popular Cinema in India: A Socio-Cultural Analysis of the Indian Cinema and Its Cinematic Tropes

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Paul Thomas Anderson's Psychological Prowess through the Lens of his Most Problematic Picture
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Paul Thomas Anderson’s Psychological Prowess through the Lens of his Most Problematic Picture

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The Avenging Woman: The Politics and Aesthetics of Female Rage in Rape-Revenge Cinemaย 
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Reasons & Debates: Revisiting the Goopy-Bagha Saga
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A Minecraft Movie
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Superboys Of Malegaon (2025)
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Cure (1997)
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The Crime Behind The Curtain: Looking Back at โ€˜Yavanika,โ€™ a Cinematic Masterpieceย 
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The Crime Behind The Curtain: Looking Back at โ€˜Yavanika,โ€™ a Cinematic Masterpieceย 

Vaishnavi S June 16, 2025

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Popular Cinema in India: A Socio-Cultural Analysis of the Indian Cinema and Its Cinematic Tropes
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Popular Cinema in India: A Socio-Cultural Analysis of the Indian Cinema and Its Cinematic Tropes

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Paul Thomas Anderson’s Psychological Prowess through the Lens of his Most Problematic Picture
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Paul Thomas Anderson’s Psychological Prowess through the Lens of his Most Problematic Picture

Hector Levya June 9, 2025

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The Avenging Woman: The Politics and Aesthetics of Female Rage in Rape-Revenge Cinemaย 
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Reasons & Debates: Revisiting the Goopy-Bagha Saga
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Reasons & Debates: Revisiting the Goopy-Bagha Saga

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Unpacking ‘A Minecraft’ Movie: Nostalgia, the Sad State of Modern Blockbusters and Corporate Consolidation
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Unpacking ‘A Minecraft’ Movie: Nostalgia, the Sad State of Modern Blockbusters and Corporate Consolidation

Shivam Pota May 6, 2025

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Superboys Of Malegaon (2025): Faiza Ahmad Khan & Nasir Shaikhโ€™s Cinephilic Legacy Finds Home In Bollywood & Beyond
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Superboys Of Malegaon (2025): Faiza Ahmad Khan & Nasir Shaikhโ€™s Cinephilic Legacy Finds Home In Bollywood & Beyond

Sakshi Salil Chavan April 24, 2025

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The Fear of Loneliness and End of Reason in Kiyoshi Kurosawaโ€™s โ€˜Cureโ€™
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The Fear of Loneliness and End of Reason in Kiyoshi Kurosawaโ€™s โ€˜Cureโ€™

Andrew Kidd April 14, 2025

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The Art Vs. Artist Discourse: Reassesssing The โ€œseparationโ€ Paradigm In Film
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The Art Vs. Artist Discourse: Reassesssing The โ€œseparationโ€ Paradigm In Film

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