One may not completely agree with the end. I will not describe the last 20 minutes of this six-episode wonder as it can seem to be a shade anti-climactic for …
Film Review
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Even Sholay did not have such an impact on cinema! Neither did Hum Aapke Hain Koun!… or Gadar—Ek Prem Katha. And all these were mega-busters of their eras, not just their years! The aspect I …
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Film Review: Made In Korea (Tamil) Has Flimsy Premise But Simple Warmth
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readSome films are bereft of logic, but convey simple human warmth. Right in the beginning, we are told of a simple village girl (Priyanka Mohan) from Tamil Nadu’s Kollapur, who …
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Film Review: Dhurandhar The Revenge Hits Where It Hurts Most
by Rajiv Vijayakar 6 minutes readPart one of the film seems almost like an extended trailer now! Dhurandhar The Revenge is where it was all headed—a seamless mix of chilling fact, smart dramatization and considered fiction, all …
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2016-2025: Are We Inching Towards Realistic Cinema Now?
by Rajiv Vijayakar 3 minutes readThe game of flops and hits in Hindi cinema is getting piquant by the hour! No one can predict which movie will work, and which not, in the current scenario. …
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Film Review: Boong is Nothing Less Than a Quasi-Epic
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readSearch for a flaw in this film and you will not find any! The Manipuri film, Boong, was one of my favorite movies when I was on the Oscar selection jury …
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The director, Suresh Triveni, has given us the outright mediocre Tumhari Sulu and the gripping Jalsa. He said that he just wanted to have a good time making films of the kind he …
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Film Review: Jab Khuli Kitaab is Akin to a Textbook On Classy Filmmaking
by Rajiv Vijayakar 5 minutes readWhat happens when your wife of 50 years wakes up after two years in a coma, against expectations of recovery, and you have served her with selfless love in that …
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Film Review: The Accused is a Gripping Drama Around Doctors
by Rajiv Vijayakar 3 minutes readThis one’s about doctors, but it is not strictly a medical thriller, like a Coma or The Vaccine War back home. Dr. Geetika Sen (Konkona Sen Sharma), a renowned gynecologist and head of the …
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Film Review: The Bluff is Like a Hindi Movie Disguised as Hollywoodian Thriller
by Rajiv Vijayakar 5 minutes readThe 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 …