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Bollywood’s divisive Diwali

It was a close battle at the box office with a romantic drama taking a slight financial edge over an action blockbuster.




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The magical pull of the mask

It’s a dramatic weekend for Mumbaikars with the Berlin-based Familie Flöz all set to perform four shows of Hotel Paradiso




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Mr. Big of rock vocals

Eric Martin, the voice of the popular yesteryears band, will perform in the city this weekend




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Warrior prince and talking heads

The playfulness to the writing around Ravana and his ten perennially bickering heads could have made the film oddly amusing. But alas, the humour remains just a flash




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Industrial yet bespoke

Tucked away in the lanes of Ballard Estate is a roomy new restaurant that typifies the changing spaces in the city, courtesy the team that launched Indigo




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All that jazz

After being part of the Mumbai Film Festival, The Vitaliy Tkachuk Quartet would like to come back to Mumbai soon, finds Satya Kandala




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Making the raga game accessible

Sarod maestro Arnab Chakrabarty kick-starts a new series of classical music concerts that focuses on the enduring legacy of Indian classical instruments




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The Majrooh Sultanpuri of writers

Best known for musical blockbusters, legendary filmmaker Nasir Husain also wrote dialogues for his films. His words were true to the syntax of the timesthey were written in, whether it was forMunimjiorPaying Guestin the mid-1950s or forJo Jeeta Wohi Sikanderin the ’90s




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Mohammed Rafi and the rights of fictional characters




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Writer calling writer

Hatufim creator Gideon Raff speaks to Aniruddha Guha about the cultural variances of different versions of the same story




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Making seminars seamless

Kaiwan Mehta and TARQ have joined forces to present a series of seminars on a set of subjects, each one fattened by a diversity of interdisciplinary approaches




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Subdued 62nd birthday for Kamal Haasan




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A mirror unto her own life

It’s no surprise that Usha Bane’s one and only tryst with acting inCourtwas a such a standout one. She played a manual scavenger’s widow, whose life struggles resonated with eerie similarity to her own




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Fall, rise, repeat

After eight years, Dhruvi Acharya presents an achingly intimate solo show that explores her ownloss and looks at women as independent individuals




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A long and colourful grapevine




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Crime, lust and honey

An eight-minute film goes behind the scenes atMadhur Kathayen, adesicrime photo magazine run doggedly by its publisher Shailabh Rawat




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Acting career has a shelf life: Farhan




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Landing the right punch

Andre Rodrigues test drives the latest iteration of the WWE video game and is delighted with the game’s animation and fighting system




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Of cultural vulnerabilities

A public adda withsix diverse voiceswill explore what happens when subculturesbecome part ofthe mainstream




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Low notes for film trade

How do box office revenues get affected with the recent move to discontinue old Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes? Deborah Cornelious asks trade experts




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In praise of playful banter

Manav Kaul writes, directs and acts opposite Sugandha Garg in a theatrical production about two small towners who might be in love




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Feminism in four tales

Known for her humour columns, actor-turned-author Twinkle Khanna springs a surprise with a collection of short stories about female emancipation




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Mapping the Maya Nagari on celluloid

Take a trip down filmi history as the author tracks Mumbai’s numerous landmarks that have untiringly contributed to Hindi cinema’s imagery, almost becoming one with the narrative




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Who’s Afraid of Roger Ballen?

The South African photographer whose strange and extreme works are difficult to turn away from, is displaying his work in India for only the second time




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Carnatic music at an eclectic festival

For the first time, the Celebrate Bandra fest will have a classicalmusic concert featuring vocalist Vasumathi Badrinathan




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Fuelling the indie spirit

This year’s edition of the Viewing Room at the NFDC Film Bazaar grows bigger with202 films in 19 languages, with over 100 of them being directorial debuts




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The pain and power of multiples

With as many as 14 Bollywood franchise films seeing the light of the day in 2016, we decode the phenomenon




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A highly recommended underdog

Thrilling gameplay and beautiful visuals make Titanfall2 a worthy purchase




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Still classy after all these years

Meet the team that ensures that the taste of your favourite paneer makhanwala, murg makhani and au Gratin remains unchanged at Churchgate’s beloved Gaylord





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Scoring a political point

We look back at the late Andrzej Wajda’s cinema of protest as the 47th International Film Festival of India kicks offwith his final film,Afterimage, and five earlier works as a tribute




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A constantly evolving canvas

Artist Boshudhara Mukherjee’s fourth solo show is testament to how old work can inspire and even become part of new art




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For love of fusion music

Two experimental concerts bring together some of the best musicians in the city




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Breaking free from labels

Aadish Keluskar, an independent filmmaker who refuses to be bracketed as ‘indie’, talks about his journey ahead of his debut feature film, Kaul — A Calling




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History explained

In India Conquered , English historian Jon Wilson demystifies the British rule in India




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Dabbling in different mediums

Beyond sharing her experience of working with the powerhouse combination of Alia Bhatt, Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Shinde in the upcomingDear Zindagi, Ira Dubey talks about her undying love for theatre and more




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A new twist in the military shooter genre

Without celebrating war and patriotism, Battlefield 1 manages to be fresh despite its dated milieu




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Book reading: Tribute to Roald Dahl




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Abhishek Bachchan has ten million followers on Twitter




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IFFI 2016: all eyes on S. Korea

What makes South Korean cinema so special on the global map? With a great line-up of its contemporary films, IFFI's 47th edition, could be the place to find the answer




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Accepting queer children

A new anthology of stories, translated from Marathi, is about ordinary folks coming to terms with the queer sexuality of their children and siblings




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Classical constellations

Two dancers collaborate to use the Odissi form as a language to interpret folkloric myths from across the world




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Bollywood narratives and the colour of money

The villain in Hindi cinema shifted professions with the decades but the chief villain remained money.




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The rising popularity of Goan cinema

How do locally made films fare at the International Film Festivalof India, asks Sachin Chatte.




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Simplifying money matters

In their new book, Ashwin Sanghi and Sunil Dalal break down complex financial jargon with an easy narrative




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Of memory and violence

Iffat Fatima’s films capture the trauma of the families of the disappeared.




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Counter culture queen

In an exclusive interview, Anushka Sharma opens up about shunning parties, her production company and her goals for the year




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This struggle is real

In Andheri, eight performers play up-and-coming actors reflecting the ruthlessness of getting into Hindi cinema




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From text to speech : the MITalk system / Jonathan Allen, M. Sharon Hunnicutt, Dennis Klatt, with Robert C. Armstrong and David Pisoni

Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1987




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Mutual Funds returns

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