The title, in Marathi, literally means “Here comes the smart-aleck.” In the context of this film, it refers to Gargi (Maitreyee Datye), a girl who is 11, who wants to …
Film Review
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Film Review: Prem Keetanu Makes for a Lighthearted – And Musical – Watch
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readDo not look for big names here. But we have a fair share of gags, fun elements and amusing situations that make our viewing pleasant. And some good music, which is so …
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Film Review: Drishyam The Conclusion is a Cerebral Culmination of an Epic Story
by Rajiv Vijayakar 6 minutes readA deviant young man tries to act smart with a young lady, Anju (Ishita Dutta). Her mother, Nandini (Shriya Saran) and she have a confrontation with him. The spoilt brat …
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It’s entertaining, emotionally riveting but it is feminism in overdrive. Bandkhor (which means a rebel) tells the story about a vivacious but volatile city girl, Meera (Priyadarshini Indalkar), who hails from a …
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Film Review: The Vvaan: Force of the Forrest has Small-Town Appeal With its Olde-Worlde Approach
by Rajiv Vijayakar 6 minutes readAll the content is aimed at the smaller centers. When there is a basic bent only towards devotion, mythology and folklore blended with elements of horror, we are reminded of …
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Film Review: Om Ka Hari is a Delightful Family Drama
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readHe’s boorish, self-centered and supremely irascible. Grumbling all the time after (and before) retiring from his job, Hari Prasad Sharma (Raghubir Yadav) is a quintessential old-fashioned and uber-traditional middle-class patriarch, …
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Film Reviews: The ‘Vibe’ from Daayra and the ‘Daayra’ of Vibe
by Rajiv Vijayakar 9 minutes readThis week saw two big releases—Meghna Gulzar’s Daayra, a crime thriller inspired by dark reality and Kunal Kemmu’s Vibe, an action comedy of two normal youths coerced into going on a patriotic …
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Gotta hand it to the folks from the South. For every execrable biggie actioner, they hand us a modest and riveting action-comedy. Logic takes a walk through the southern states …
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Film Review: Mahaprabhu Jagannath is a Winner all the Way
by Rajiv Vijayakar 3 minutes readThis devotional is a winner all the way. The story of how Lord Jagannath (of Puri) demolished the ego of Aham, an erstwhile ideal student of a sage, with the …
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Film Review: Babita Singh Reporting is Much Ado About Less Than Nothing
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readPrime Video continues with its abundance of drab and dissatisfying fare with Babita Singh Reporting. A purported crime thriller, it just does not thrill. Wonder what is wrong in the Prime …