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Film Review
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Film Review: Aakhri Sawal Has Unique Format in its Passionate Storytelling
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readSigh! Say the Naysayers. Another propaganda film. That is how films exposing historical truths and wrongs have been collectively branded in Hindi cinema since The Kashmir Files and The Kerala Story. It is entirely a different aspect …
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Film Review: Dhabkaaro (Gujarati) is a Message Drama on Human Values and Follies
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readThe title means a ‘heartbeat.’ It narrates the story of a foul-mouthed, near-inhuman and completely unscrupulous and callous man living and prospering (not necessarily by fair means) in a foreign …
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Film Review: Baapya (Marathi) Takes a Crucial Issue and Deals With it in Entertaining Manner
by Rajiv Vijayakar 5 minutes readThe Marathi movie dream run continues… Baapya (loosely translating as a ‘grown-up man’) is a film whose title may suggest a comedy. But it actually deals with a serious issue that …
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Film Review: Daadi Ki Shaadi is a Light Entertainer with a Message
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readA wise man once said, “The most valuable gift one can give one’s child is time.” Is that also true in reverse? Do parents too need time from their children? …
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Film Review: Krishnavataram Part 1: Hridayam Is a Magical and Unmissable Experience
by Rajiv Vijayakar 5 minutes readIf a textbook is written on how to make a good movie, this can be included as great example. Krishnavataram Part 1: Hridayam, planned as the first of a tri-lingual trilogy, …
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Film Review: Raja Shivaji (Marathi) is Episodic and Capsules the Emperor Limitedly
by Rajiv Vijayakar 6 minutes readI chose to watch the bilingual in Marathi, not Hindi. The essence of many a dialogue can be lost completely in translation. Having watched both Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (2020) and Chhaava (2025), I …
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Web Review: Matka King is a Marathon With Little Substance
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readThe series is said to be inspired by Ratan Khatri, the matka king of Mumbai. Khatri was the kingpin of the matka, a form of betting, which became one of the most lucrative …
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Film Review: Ginny Wedss Sunny 2 is Dated, Clumsy, Confused, and Finally Avoidable
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readThe first film, Ginny Weds Sunny, appeared on OTT. It wasn’t great but decent. The era being that of Covid, the producer chose to see only the fact that it was …
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Film Review: In Dark Comedy Toaster, Archana Puran Singh Steals the Show
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readIt is futile to state that the film could have been funnier, studded with more gags and—maybe—crisper like a slice of bread toasted to perfection. Because what we do get …