Daniel Chong's film hinges itself on the idea that we must build a place where everyone has a home and co-exists peacefully. But the happiness and the truce fail to address the capitalist-imperialist-colonialist nexus that is driving policies globally.
Rini Dasgupta
About The Author
Rini Dasgupta is a Ph.D scholar in Cinema Studies at the School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, working on the intersections of labour and technology in popular Hindi cinema.
About The Author
Rini Dasgupta is a Ph.D scholar in Cinema Studies at the School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, working on the intersections of labour and technology in popular Hindi cinema.
Ali's songs have had the irreverence that comes with untutored musicians, discovering and shifting between notes and chords at one’s own will, unafraid to make mistakes.
BY Rini Dasgupta 16 February 2026
Composed by A.R. Rahman and penned by Prasoon Joshi, the soundtrack captured something so fundamental about being young, that the songs have somehow never really aged.
BY Rini Dasgupta 26 January 2026
On his 59th birthday, we look at how Rahman didn't just mobilise music from different parts of the world, but also brought global music production techniques and values to Indian music.
BY Rini Dasgupta 6 January 2026
SRK has often spoken about his interest in technologies, especially VFX. However, in the last decade and half, he has also lent himself to be a part of VFX experiments, in ways perhaps no other contemporary has.
BY Rini Dasgupta 2 November 2025
What does it mean to be a film fan in the age of social media?
BY Rini Dasgupta 2 August 2025
25 years on, looking at Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai and how it marked a new moment in Hindi film choreography.
BY Rini Dasgupta 23 January 2025
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