Neha Rajvansh (Sonakshi Sinha) is a rookie prosecuting advocate, daughter of the celebrity bigwig defense counsel, Ravi Rajvansh (Ashutosh Gowariker). She would like to join her father’s firm, but Ravi …
Film Review
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Film Review: Kartavya is Rugged Thriller That Fails to Cross Average Levels
by Rajiv Vijayakar 3 minutes readNo resemblances to the films of that name—the 1979 Dharmendra hit or the 1995 Sanjay Kapoor flop. Why I mention this is not without reason. This OTT release falls between …
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Film Review: Pati Patni Aur Woh Do is Absurd But Relaxing
by Rajiv Vijayakar 5 minutes readWanna spend a couple of hours relaxing, watching a vintage Hollywood kind of rom-com? With some truly illogical stuff happening and only the occasional guffaw from you, though there is …
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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: 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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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 …