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Opinion | Satish Shah: The Man Who Made India Laugh At Itself

Opinion | Satish Shah: The Man Who Made India Laugh At Itself

Satish Shah's death isn't only the loss of a fine actor; it's the quiet fade-out of a shared rhythm of laughter that shaped an era

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Gautam Chintamani

Opinion | Asrani: The Punctuation Mark Of Hindi Cinema

Opinion | Asrani: The Punctuation Mark Of Hindi Cinema

Asrani reminded us that gentleness could be radical. He was the quiet conscience of comedy — a man who made the art of timing feel like the art of...

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Gautam Chintamani

Opinion | The Grammar Of Restraint: Why CBFC Is Right On ‘Haal’

CBFC’s mandate is not merely to evaluate artistic merit but to anticipate social impact—a responsibility that, in pluralistic contexts,...

12.10.2025 10

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Gautam Chintamani

Opinion | Hollywood’s Distortion Of Hindu Symbols: The Shadow Of Swastika & The Silence Of Gita

If the Hindu swastika and the Nazi cross are interchangeable, if Krishna’s revelation and the mushroom cloud are comparable, then moral categories...

01.10.2025 10

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Gautam Chintamani

Opinion | Robert Redford: The Last Grown-Up

Brando decayed, Pacino shouted, De Niro grinned his way to the bank. Redford did none of the above. He outlived parody not by reinvention but by...

20.09.2025 20

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Gautam Chintamani

The cultural reckoning of a nation

06.04.2025 10

The Pioneer

Gautam Chintamani

Opinion | Manoj Kumar: An Actor Who Didn’t Just Play The Idea Of India — He Became It

As we bid farewell to Manoj Kumar, he leaves behind a cinematic legacy that transcended mere entertainment to become a cultural touchstone for...

06.04.2025 10

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Gautam Chintamani

Opinion | Gene Hackman Never Disappointed; He Was The Standard

Even in films that failed to hit their mark, Hackman remained a steady force, unwavering in his commitment to his craft

03.03.2025 20

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Gautam Chintamani