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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Pitara is an independent film screening community based in Delhi that aims to give independent films the audiences they deserve.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Rishab Shetty as the Daiva performer in Kantara (2022).]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Posters from Bramayugam (2024) and Tumbbad (2018)]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Directed by Hamisha Daryani Ahuja, this mobile-friendly vertical drama casts Ighodaro as Zara Ogun, a powerhouse Nigerian CEO who marries into a wealthy Indian family, immediately setting off a chaotic explosion of cultural misunderstandings, family secrets, and classic kitchen politics.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Us stepping onto the world of dating apps]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Popular culture still sells us the idea that love arrives with certainty. Real life, meanwhile, is far less cinematic. It's hours spent swiping until your thumbs start feeling numb, getting ghosted, and wondering whether anyone will ever want to talk to you, let alone fall in love with you. Dating in 2026 can be relentless.

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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A decade ago, opportunities for women cricketers were limited, crowds were sparse, and media coverage was sporadic. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Yastika Bhatia etched her name into cricket history by becoming the first woman to score a Test century at Lord’s. ]]></image:caption>
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