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How Indian Cinema Has Always Questioned Power, Then Something Changed.

Riz Kh August 1, 2026

If history tells us what happened, cinema often tells us what it felt like. Films preserve more than stories. They preserve the mood of an era. They remember the anxieties people carried, the dreams they pursued and the questions they were afraid to ask aloud. Decades after governments fall and slogans fade, a film can still tell us what hope looked like, what fear sounded like and what ordinary people

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Netflix Casts Leads for Better Than the Movies

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Breaks Seven-Year Opening Day Record With Historic $157.5 Million Debut

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Paramount Primal Acquires Erotic Thriller Sweet Spot

Paramount Primal Acquires Erotic Thriller Spec Sweet Spot

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Netflix Developing The Inbetweeners Reunion Movie With Original Cast

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Sam Raimi and Stephen King Team Up for Desperation

Sam Raimi and Stephen King Finally Team Up for Desperation

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Andrew Scott's Elsinore to Open BFI London Film Festival — Andrew Scott’s Elsinore to Open 70th BFI London Film Festival

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Andrew Scott's Elsinore has been selected to open the 70th BFI London Film Festival, where it will receive its European premiere on October 7 at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival...

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Review Roundup: Critics Call It the Best Spider-Man Yet, With a…

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US Box Office: The Odyssey Holds Strong With $87M Weekend

US Box Office: The Odyssey Holds No. 1 With Stellar $87 Million Second Weekend as…

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72 Hours Review Roundup: Kevin Hart Can't Save Netflix Comedy

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Matt Damon as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey

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Javed Akhtar: The Writer Who Never Stopped Challenging Himself

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The Odyssey Cast Guide: Meet the Actors Behind Christopher Nolan’s Greek Epic

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Moana Live-Action Cast Guide: Every Main Character and Who Played Them in the Original Animated Movie

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Writing is more than putting words on a page. Explore how research, imagination, and world-building influence the writer as much as the story itself.

⁠How Does Writing About a Specific World Affect the Writer or Does It?

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Toy Story 5 Cast Guide: Meet the Voices Behind Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Lilypad and More

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As filmmakers increasingly embrace AI tools, the debate over creativity, authorship, and human storytelling continues to divide the film industry. Here's why the conversation is far from settled.

AI and Cinema: The Unresolved Debate Between Generative Technology and Human Art

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With the announcement of 1920: Cold Winter and the success of Haunted 3D: Echoes of the Past, here's how Vikram Bhatt built one of Bollywood's most enduring horror franchise models.

1920, Haunted and Beyond: How Vikram Bhatt Turned Horror Franchises Into a Bollywood Success Formula

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How Indian Cinema Has Always Questioned Power, Then Something Changed.

Riz Kh

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Ordinary characters from classic and modern films representing everyday life in cinema.

Why Ordinary Characters Often Make Extraordinary Stories

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Why We Still Need Cinema

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Breaks Seven-Year Opening Day Record With Historic $157.5 Million Debut

Maitri Modi

Spider-Man: Brand New Day has delivered one of the biggest opening days in box office history. On its first day in North American theaters, the Marvel and Sony blockbuster earned $157.5 million, narrowly surpassing Avengers: Endgame's $157.4 million opening-day record,...