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Kanchanjangha Movie Review: Letting Down Women Characters Once Again

By Breakthrough 23rd May, 2020

Directed by and starring Zubeen Garg, Kanchanjangha starts with Garg, portrayed as Anirban, coming back to his village after giving his Assam Publi...

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Fandry Story Review: Equality Is Only Available To A Select Few

By Ananya Dixit 18th April, 2020

Fandry, directed by Nagraj Manjule, follows the story of 13-year old Jabya and his endeavour to win over Shalu, who belongs to a dominant-caste, ri...

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Bakor Putek Film Review: How Norms Can Ruin Lives

By Subhalaxmi Borah 3rd March, 2020

Set up in a relatively isolated village in Assam, the 2012 film Bakor Putek (directed by Chandra Mudoi) vividly portrays the grappling issues of so...

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Super Deluxe Movie Review: The Weaving Of Separate Fragments

By Shubham Gupta 18th December, 2019

It wouldn’t be wrong to say that Thiagarajan Kumararaja and Vijay Sethupathi gifted Tamil cinema with an impeccable game-changer.

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Village Rockstars Film Review: Poetry And Feminism In One Frame

By Subhalaxmi Borah 2nd December, 2019

Rima Das’s Village Rockstars is a refreshing departure from the traditions of film making. Set in the quiet village of Chhayagaon in Assam, i...

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Chitrangada: A Crowning Wish Review – The Privilege Of Having A ‘Family’

By Jhilam Gangopadhyay 6th June, 2019

In a society which denies recognition to queer families, the significance of family rests in the eyes of the beholder.

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Charulata And Nastanirh On What Society Does To A Woman’s Potential

By Debarati 24th May, 2019

Tagore's work explored the banality of our society's hyper-moralism and hypocrisy when it came to treating women, and the women in his stories, in ...

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Nagarkirtan Film Review: Holding Up A Much Needed Mirror To Society

By Debarati 14th May, 2019

It’s not often that one comes across a film that makes you flinch from a scene unfolding before you. Thanks to the outstanding performances, there’...

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Saheb Bibi Golam Review: All That Glitters Is Not Gold

By Jhilam Gangopadhyay 19th April, 2019

For the past few years, after having resettled in New Delhi from Calcutta (yes, I’m one of those Bengalis who would any day prefer ‘Calcutta’ over ...

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‘In this vast and great city, is there place for working women?’ Asks Satyajit Ray’s Mahanagar (1963)

By Jhilam Gangopadhyay 8th April, 2019

For a Bengali, and even an Indian, the name Satyajit Ray brings nothing but pride and certainly for good reason. He is known to have directed some ...