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When literary arts and visual arts meet, something beautiful happens.

Raipur Readers Club @raipurreadersclub and Cinema & Beyond came together for a conversation around Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake and Mira Nair’s adaptation of the story.

From books to cinema, we spoke about identity, migration, names, perspectives, and the many ways a story can live through different art forms.

We discussed Lahiri's writing, her life journey as a diaspora kid, and how it inspired the moving story of Ashok, Ashima and Gogol Ganguly.

And we also delved into the art of Mira Nair, how she borrowed from the source material and turned it into a beautiful slow-burn love story.

It was lovely meeting new people, hearing different perspectives, and sharing an afternoon around a story we all connected with.

Here’s to more books, more films, and more conversations together.

[ cinema community, reading community, book club, film discussion, cinema lovers, book lovers, The Namesake, Jhumpa Lahiri, Mira Nair, literary arts, visual arts, storytelling, film appreciation, book discussion, coffee and conversations, cafe culture, Raipur community, Raipur events, community gathering, art and culture] by @cinemaandbeyond

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Follow us and join Raipur’s exciting cinephile culture.
Join our WhatsApp community to stay updated. Link in Bio.

[ Cinema and Beyond, cinema community, film lovers, movie discussions, film appreciation, cinema culture, movie enthusiasts, film analysis, Indian cinema, world cinema, movie recommendations, film screenings, cinema conversations, storytelling, film club, movie buffs, cinematic experience, film community Raipur, cinema lovers, beyond the screen] taken in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India by @cinemaandbeyond

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What does dissent in cinema, poetry and art really mean? 🎬

Can memes also be a medium of dissent, like stand-up comedy?

Everyone sees it differently, and that’s what makes the conversation worth having.

From our session on Cinema of Dissent, here are some voices of our community members sharing their thoughts, perspectives, and interpretations of what dissent in cinema means to them.

Let’s hear it from the people themselves. 👀

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Naushad on his favourite quote from the movie - The Help.

Prahlad on showing dissent towards the elitism of the English language.

Sana on the dissent of Velutha from Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things.

Shruti on women in families shaping the path for the next generation by choosing little acts of dissent.

Abhinav on memes as a language of dissent.

Suhani on Gulzar’s Mere Apne as a genre of youth unrest and anti-establishment cinema.

Priyank on the voice and dissent of the voiceless. taken in Nukkad Cafe by @cinemaandbeyond

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Remembering Nana Patekar, the original king of monologues, through these memorable, show-stealing scenes.

[Nana Patekar, Tiranga, Krantiveer, Welcome, Welcome Memes] by @cinemaandbeyond

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The Cinema & Beyond Community brings you their recommendations for the days that are difficult.
Movies that feel like therapy 🫂🫂

#worldmentalhealthday❤️

[World Mental Health Day, Mental Health, Therapy, Feel Good Movies] by @cinemaandbeyond

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Hello to another वीक of the internet waking up to the brilliance of Hindi film songs.
I remember loving the fusion of this Vishnu stuti (विष्णु स्तुति) and Sufi qawwali for Bajirao Mastani’s Aaj Ibaadat.
I listened to this sound of prayers and qawwali (प्रार्थना और क़व्वाली) on loop.
Aaj Ibaadat is a mesmerising coming together of love from two different faiths and taking it to the highest form i.e. devotion (भक्ति / इबादत), like a prayer to one’s mehboob.
Instagram creators are giving it a beautiful turn by making edits on different interfaith(Hindu-Muslim) couples portrayed on screen.
Swipe to see some of the memorable ones
🧡💚

Song- Aaj Ibadat
Vocals - Javed Bashir
Lyrics- A. M. Turaj
Music- Sanjay Leela Bhansali

#explore #fypppp #fypppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp #aajibaadat #sanjayleelabhansali

[Aaj Ibaadat, Inter-Faith Love, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bajirao Mastani]

Veer Zaara
ये खुदा के रूप में इंसान हैं या इंसान के रूप में खुदा।

Shekhar & Shaila Banu (Bombay)

चाहत है अगर, आके मुझसे मिल जा तू।
या फिर ऐसा कर, धरती से मिला दे मुझको ।।

Jodha Akbar
हर प्रेम की बुनियाद विश्वास है ।

Mansoor & Mandakini (Kedarnath)
नहीं होगा ये संगम , फिर चाहे प्रलय क्यों ना आए ।

Zafar & Roop (Kalank)
हिम्मत है मेरी दुनिया में कदम रखने की?

Tiger & Zoya ( Ek Tha Tiger)
जिस मोहब्बत में दीवानगी नहीं, वह मोहब्बत ही नहीं।

Rizwaan & Mandira ( My Name Is Khan)
मैं वापस कब आऊँ , मंदिरा?

Parma & Zoya ( Ishqzaade)
उनका हिसाब उनसे, तेरा तुझसे ।

Bajirao & Mastani
किसकी तलवार पर सर रखूँ ये बता दो मुझे।
इश्क़ करना अगर ख़ता है, तो सज़ा दो मुझे ।। by @cinemaandbeyond

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Mahatma Gandhi is a synonym for satya and ahimsa. His ideology transcends borders leaving a lasting impression on nations and cultures, inspiring global movements and the fight against injustice.
Filmmakers across the generations and mediums have tried to capture his life and ideals on screen.

Here’s a list of 12 portrayals to commemorate Gandhi’s birth anniversary.

[ Cinema & Beyond Raipur, Gandhi Jayanti, Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhi in cinema, Gandhi movies, movies on Gandhi, Gandhi biopic, Indian cinema, Hindi cinema, Bollywood movies, movies to watch, film recommendations, historical movies, cinema stories, movie updates, Cinema and Beyond] by @cinemaandbeyond

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Today, we collaborated with Cinema & Beyond for a wonderful afternoon of stories, cinema, and conversation around The Namesake — the novel by Jhumpa Lahiri and the film adaptation by Mira Nair. 🎬📖

From diaspora, immigration and migration to language, identity and the significance of names, our discussion took us far beyond the pages of the book and the frames of the film.

We spoke about the director’s perspective, the choices that shape a film, and one thought that stayed with us — perhaps a film should not simply be called “based on” a book, but rather “inspired by” it, because cinema is its own interpretation, its own language, and its own creative world.

Most importantly, it was lovely meeting everyone and hearing so many different perspectives. Some books end when you turn the last page; the best ones continue in conversations like these. 🤍

Thank you, Cinema & Beyond, and everyone who joined us for this beautiful discussion.

Until the next book, the next film, and the next conversation. ✨ taken in Raipur by @cinemaandbeyond

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From pages to screen.

How Irrfan Khan and Tabu immortalised Jhumpa Lahiri’s Ashoke and Ashima in Mira Nair’s adaptation of The Namesake.

Lahiri gave us Ashoke and Ashima through words, their silences, memories, longing and quiet resilience.
Nair gave them a physical world, and Irrfan and Tabu gave that world a pulse.

The way Ashoke walks away.
The way the screen slowly fades.
The silences that linger long after the frame disappears.

These are moments unique to cinema, adding another layer to what Lahiri had already created on the page.

And perhaps that’s why, when it comes to The Namesake — the novel versus the film, there is no winner.

It’s a tie.

We are discussing both the novel and the movie with @raipurreadersclub.

September 27th, Sunday
2pm to 5pm
@brewdcoffee.in

@pagliji @irrfan @tabutiful @soonifilms @lahirijhumpa

[The Namesake, Mira Nair, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Jhumpa Lahiri, Raipur Events, Film Community] by @cinemaandbeyond

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When a book club and a film club come together, it has to be about a faithful cinematic adaptation of a novel that not only retains the book's emotional core but also showcases beautiful cinematic language.

Raipur Readers Club and Cinema & Beyond are coming together to discuss Jhumpa Lahiri’s 2003 novel and Mira Nair’s critically acclaimed film- The Namesake.

Join us if you are in love with either of the medium of storytelling to immerse into the world of Ashok, Ashima and Gogol, a story of names, identities and belonging.
First through Lahiri’s words, and then through Mira Nair’s frames.

The registration form will be out soon.
27th September,
2pm to 5pm.
At @brewdcoffee.in

[ Raipur Readers Club, The Namesake, The Namesake movie, Jhumpa Lahiri, Mira Nair, Cinema and Beyond, cinema community, film discussion, movie discussion, book reading, literature and cinema, Raipur events, Raipur cinema, cafe meetup, coffee and conversations] by @cinemaandbeyond

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इस सितंबर, Cinema & Beyond और Raipur Readers Club साथ आ रहे हैं।

और इस मौके पर हम पढ़ रहे हैं झूंपा लाहिरी का उपन्यास The Namesake और देख रहे हैं मीरा नायर की इसी उपन्यास पर आधारित, तबू और इरफ़ान ख़ान अभिनीत फ़िल्म।

दो नज़रियों से पढ़ेंगे और देखेंगे—
अशोक, आशिमा और गोगोल की कहानी।

परदेस की ज़मीन पर अपनी जगह तलाशते हुए,
अपनी पहचान बनाते हुए,और दिल में हमेशा एक घर की याद संजोए हुए एक परिवार की कहानी, जो दो संस्कृतियों के बीच, दो पीढ़ियों के बीच और शायद ख़ुद अपने भीतर भी लगातार एक उधेड़बुन में जीता है।

आइए, पढ़ते हैं The Namesake और देखते हैं कि मीरा नायर ने उसी कहानी को सिनेमा में कैसे दिखाया और फिर मिलकर करते हैं एक यादगार चर्चा 🎬📚

Registration link is in bio.
27th September,
2pm to 5pm.
At @brewdcoffee.in

Poster designed by @3konaa by @cinemaandbeyond

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If you’re done making AI-generated images of the 80s, let’s actually travel back to the decade and the films that defined its fashion, style, attitude, and aesthetic.

From bold prints, bright colours and iconic hairstyles to unforgettable characters and screen looks, the ’80s had its own style.

All trends lead to films with Cinema & Beyond.
For your weekly dose of movies and pop culture, follow us and be a part of the unique film community.

[80s Prompt, 80s Fashion, 80s Style, 80s Cinema, 1980s Aesthetic] by @cinemaandbeyond

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