It’s a canine carnival. The versatile writer-filmmaker, Amit Rai, who gave us Road to Sangam in 2010, I-Pad in 2015 and above all, the super successful OMG 2 in 2022, treks into another terrain—love between humans …
Film Review
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Web Review: Musafir Café Ends on a Needless Cliffhanger
by Rajiv Vijayakar 5 minutes readHaven’t we all experienced that lovely balloon that blows to a delightful size and shape and then something happens. Poof! In a second, it bursts and there is nothing left. …
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Web Review: Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya is Yet Another Downer from Amazon
by Rajiv Vijayakar 6 minutes readThe idea is hype-unlimited. Over the last many months, mediocre stuff from Amazon Prime Video has been continually hyped as “successful” by the platform and their aficionados. The latest in …
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Web Review: Pritam and Pedro is a Typically Hirani-An Heartwarming Saga
by Rajiv Vijayakar 6 minutes readHe’s the old-school cop who is unfamiliar with the digital world: Pedro (Arshad Warsi) would rather use his digits (parts of his hands) to beat up and the conventional part of …
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Charming and relatable, this small film is a wonderful departure from most “festival” films that, for a paying audience, are not at all value-for-money. Such films as Max Min & Meowzaki may …
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Film Review: Bol Bol Rani (Marathi) is a Niche Drama That May Appeal to Some
by Rajiv Vijayakar 3 minutes readMurder mysteries are among the most engrossing genres of cinema. Whodunits, ‘howdunits’ and plain thrillers where there is no specific denouement are absolutely gripping segments of audience gratification. Raised on …
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Courtroom dramas are a genre by themselves. Hindi cinema has seen masterful examples like the 1960 Kanoon, the 1969 Ittefaq (albeit based on a foreign stage source), Section 375, Aitraaz (also an adaptation) and more that blended …
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Film Review: Dhamaal 4 is About Entertainment for Kids of all Ages, Not for Intellectuals
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readIf you wanna just have fun at the movies, then just book a ticket for Dhamaal 4. No, it’s not as in the elite comedy zone like No Entry, All The Best, the …
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Film Review: Alpha is a Mixed Bag of Thrills and Fantasy
by Rajiv Vijayakar 5 minutes readIt is termed the first film in the YRF Spy Universe to feature two women. Alia Bhatt is Sita, daughter to Janaki (Dia Mirza) and R&AW chief, Colonel Vikrant Kaul …
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At face value, the first half of 2026 was like any other six months: it had great, good, mediocre, bad and execrable films of all hues, some released on OTT, …