2025 was replete with lessons for the film industry and trade, should they ever bother to see a rather too-transparent writing on the wall. Several filmmakers have stated that they …
Film Review
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2025 Cinema Recap Part 2: Of Akshaye Khanna, Sequels and More
by Rajiv Vijayakar 5 minutes readHere’s a lookback at a year so unique, as said earlier (2025 Cinema Recap Part 1, South Asian Herald) that the word gets a new connotation in the context of …
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Film Review: Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri is a Romp With a Message
by Rajiv Vijayakar 5 minutes readAh well! Movies whose two halves are as different as chalk from cheese have become quite frequent of late: the trend in today’s times probably began with Kyun! Ho Gaya Na… way …
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Film Review: The Great Shamsuddin Family is Just What the Doctor Ordered
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readIt makes you involved in their problems. It makes you laugh at their idiosyncrasies. It makes you sympathize with and wish that all their issues are favorably resolved. Finally, it …
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Web Review: Single Papa is a Tale of Two Cuties
by Rajiv Vijayakar 6 minutes readThe baby is immeasurably (if I may use the term!) cute. By hook or by crook (technology!) he smiles, cries, gurgles and looks blank all at the right moment. The …
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Inside the Unseen World of Indian Customs: Netflix Reveals Taskaree
by Rajiv Vijayakar 3 minutes readNeeraj Pandey and Emraan Hashmi unite for Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web, exploring the high-stakes world of Indian customs. Produced by Friday Storytellers, created by Pandey and directed by Raghav Jairath, the …
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Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar has created the kind of mania perhaps last seen with Sholay across the nation, though at that time, the demographics and everything else was way different. So near-unanimous is the popular …
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The man has kept the nation chuckling and chortling ever since he was contestant and later winner of the comedy reality television show, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge’s third season, in …
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Film Review: After the Gripe and the Hype, Dhurandhar Makes the Cut — and How
by Rajiv Vijayakar 7 minutes readSome movies are destined for great things, but with conditions applied. So is Dhurandhar. Set for a press screening last week at 4 pm, the time was changed at the last …
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I seriously think that certain filmmakers love going eccentric (with a capital E’ and eight more letters, in Bold, Italic fonts). And when an average success like Raanjhanaa (cost of production Rs. …