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Matrubhoomi: Men Without Women (2003)

โ€˜Matrubhoomiโ€™ and the Curse of Men Without Women

July 10, 2025
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When Horror Hurts- Violence, Realism, and Responsibility inย Funny Games (1997) and When Evil Lurks (2023)ย  - hof

When Horror Hurts: Violence, Realism, and Responsibility inย ‘Funny Games’ (1997) and ‘When Evil Lurks’ (2023)ย 

July 10, 2025
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How Faith Ironically Becomes the Real Revolution Against Capitalist Excess in Wes Anderson's โ€˜The Phoenician Schemeโ€™ย 

How Faith Ironically Becomes the Real Revolution Against Capitalist Excess in Wes Anderson’s โ€˜The Phoenician Schemeโ€™ย 

July 10, 2025
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Guru Dutt at 100: The Enduring Legacy of โ€˜Pyaasaโ€™ and โ€˜Kaagaz Ke Phoolโ€™

Guru Dutt at 100: The Enduring Legacy of โ€˜Pyaasaโ€™ and โ€˜Kaagaz Ke Phoolโ€™

July 10, 2025
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Jukti Takko Aar Gappo

The Conflict of Reason and Ruin: A Marxist-Psychoanalytic Reading of Ritwik Ghatakโ€™s โ€˜Jukti Takko Aar Gappoโ€™ Through an Absurdist Lens

July 8, 2025
Ishani Routh
The Stars of Aamir Khan: A Comparative Reflection on โ€˜Taare Zameen Parโ€™ and โ€˜Sitaare Zameen Parโ€™
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The Stars of Aamir Khan: A Comparative Reflection on โ€˜Taare Zameen Parโ€™ and โ€˜Sitaare Zameen Parโ€™

Kalpa Jyoti Bhuyan July 7, 2025July 10, 2025
Guru Dutt: The Lonely Artist Who Spoke Through Shadows
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Guru Dutt: The Lonely Artist Who Spoke Through Shadows

Nishtha Ranjan July 7, 2025July 13, 2025
Fragments of the Forgotten: Memory Loss and the Mystique of Identity in Indian Cinema
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Fragments of the Forgotten: Memory Loss and the Mystique of Identity in Indian Cinema

Anju Devadas July 7, 2025July 10, 2025

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Matrubhoomi: Men Without Women (2003)
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โ€˜Matrubhoomiโ€™ and the Curse of Men Without Women

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When Horror Hurts- Violence, Realism, and Responsibility inย Funny Games (1997) and When Evil Lurks (2023)ย  - hof
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How Faith Ironically Becomes the Real Revolution Against Capitalist Excess in Wes Anderson's โ€˜The Phoenician Schemeโ€™ย 
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