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Indians find a humble vegetable substitute of chicken, mutton post corona scare

The jackfruit, in fact, is now higher priced than chicken which is selling at ₹80 per kilogram due to poor demand'Kathal' is now selling at ₹120 per kilogram -- an increase of more than 120% over the normal ₹50 per kilogram

1 min read11 Mar 2020
Lounge

Opinion | A feminine model of dissent

Kathak practitioner Avni Sethi dissented against hate speech with public performancesSethi is the founder of Conflictarium, a participatory museum about the history of conflict in Gujarat

5 min read6 Sep 2019
Lounge

How to lounge this weekend

Valentine’s Day meal ideas, a popup shopping festival in Delhi and a Kathakali showcase in Mumbai has our attention this weekend

2 min read8 Feb 2019
Industry

Political themes connect as ‘Uri’, ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ open well

Two other films with political narratives this week were Telugu biographical drama, 'N.T.R. Kathanayakudu', a biopic on NT Rama Rao and Malayalam political thriller 'Janaadhipan'

1 min read14 Jan 2019
Industry

It’s election fever, even in cinemas

Beginning with 'The Accidental Prime Minister' today, a string of political biopics has been lined up for release in different languages just as 2019 Lok Sabha elections loom

3 min read11 Jan 2019
Industry

Bollywood’s opening-centric business model is inefficient, warn experts

In last 3 years, top ten Hindi films each year made 39.68% of their lifetime earnings from the opening weekends

3 min read24 Aug 2018
Industry

Akshay Kumar gets solid China debut with ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’

Akshay Kumar-starrer 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' has made $9.06 million (Rs61.04 crore) in China over its opening weekend

2 min read12 Jun 2018
Industry

How KriArj has made an impact by producing movies with a social message

The success of KriArj three productions'Rustom', 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' and 'Padman'has put it in good stead

4 min read2 Mar 2018
Mint-lounge

The brave new world of Amar Chitra Katha

Fifty-one years on, Uncle Pai's vision continues to drive the team. On his seventh death anniversary, Lounge looks at the legacy of the man who changed the face of children's publishing in India

10 min read24 Feb 2018
News

A dancer’s calendar

Lokgatha is only one among the several dance performances and lectures that form part of the first Mumbai Dance Season. Nritya Basanta , to be held at the NCPA's Sunken Garden, is an ode to the season

1 min read2 Sep 2021
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