The influence of Hindi cinema on Hollywood has been more than what one can think. Apart from Indian actors portraying Indians as well as Americans or other non-Indians, we have …
Film Review
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Film Review: The Kerala Story 2 Goes Beyond Goes All-Out, Misses Needed Impact
by Rajiv Vijayakar 7 minutes readWhen you go overboard, you overshoot and miss the intended target. Come bullets or cinema. We all saw that recently in Assi. Many a well-intentioned film goes off-kilter when things are …
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Film Review: Do Deewane Seher Mein is Sweet—and Slow
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readSlow and steady—sadly, in movies, that does not always win the race! Do Deewane Seher Mein (more on the title later, and please note ‘Seher’ means a stroll or outing, but …
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Film Review: Assi is Scattered and Finally Pointless Exercise on a Vital Societal Issue
by Rajiv Vijayakar 5 minutes readThe good points first: the film is based on the rape of Parima (Kani Kusruti), a housewife while returning alone at night via Delhi’s Metro. She is abducted by a …
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Film Review: Punhaa Ekdaa Saade Maade Teen (Marathi) is a Breezy Entertainer
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readTrust the Marathi film folk to give the audience a great time. And spin an engaging script from two exciting sources spread over six decades. Actor-screenwriter-producer-director and occasional singer and …
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Film Review: O’Romeo is a Proper Curate’s Egg of a Film
by Rajiv Vijayakar 5 minutes readIt’s a film that is a proper curate’s egg. A colleague said illuminatingly, “It is a different film!” I told him, “But Vishal Bhardwaj always makes different films!” He replied, “Yes, but …
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Film Review: Tu Yaa Main is Surprising, Smart, Scary, Survival Drama
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readIt’s a pleasant shock, coming from a deviant (Shaitaan in 2011, David, Wazir, the series Taish) director like Bejoy Nambiar. And thus, it is undoubtedly his best work. Never mind if the central …
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Film Review: Vadh 2 is Ingenious and Layered Thriller
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readWriting and directing a thriller with strong characters making for stronger content is something that needs high dedication and ability. Clearly, writer-director Jaspal Singh Sandhu has both. After Vadh in 2022, he …
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Film Review: Lagnaachaa Shot (Marathi) is a Light but Flawed Entertainer
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readThe basic premise is one giant leap of fantasy, given that we are in 2026. A young man, Abhi (Abhijit Amkar), who works in Bangalore, is summoned to Mumbai and …
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The beginning is crackerjack, and the pace never falters, till the very end with a superb climax and a still better post-climax! As per the story’s conclusion, Shivani Shivaji Roy …