Films
In Conversation with Rajesh Mehta: Nandita Das
Few artists in Indian cinema have navigated performance, direction, and advocacy with the clarity of purpose that defines Nandita Das. With a body of work spanning 40 films in 10…
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Film Review: The Kerala Story 2 Goes Beyond Goes All-Out, Misses Needed Impact
When you go overboard, you overshoot and miss the intended target. Come bullets or cinema. We all saw that recently in Assi. Many a well-intentioned film goes off-kilter when things are…
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Film Review: Maya (Marathi) is a Bold Triangle
A bold subject as it turns out. A sensitive human drama that highlights how an individual is shaped by his or her circumstances. One could term Maya a psychological drama. The protagonist…
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Subedaar Trailer Launch Showcases Anil Kapoor’s Agelessness
The trailer hints at a fierce ongoing tussle between Arjun (Anil Kapoor) and his antagonists, but Subedaar is not above the gritty, raw action we see. There is a father (Arjun) and…
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Guaranteed to Lift ‘Spirits’: Song Launch of Ramji Aake Bhalaa Karenge
The song launch of Ramji aake bhalaa karenge was held at Krishna, the residence of producer Ektaa R. Kapoor and her legendary father, Jeetendra, on February 24. The song is from the…
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Film Review: Do Deewane Seher Mein is Sweet—and Slow
Slow and steady—sadly, in movies, that does not always win the race! Do Deewane Seher Mein (more on the title later, and please note ‘Seher’ means a stroll or outing, but…
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Reflections on Cinema 2026
Cinema 2026 continues to intrigue me. Having watched two films that were pitiably poor, I thought I should reflect on them together rather than splurge my time writing individual reviews…
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NUREMBERG (2025): Justice on Trial — Then and Now
Eighty years after Hermann Goering smuggled cyanide past his guards and cheated the hangman, Hollywood has returned to Nuremberg — not to replay the verdict, but to probe the mind…
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Grand Muhurat Marks Launch of Jai Hanuman Presented by T-Series and Starring Rishab Shetty
In a landmark collaboration expanding their footprints across India, producer Bhushan Kumar of T-Series, along with producers Naveen Yerneni and Y. Ravi Shankar of Mythri Movie Makers, Rishab Shetty, National…
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First Poster of Raja Shivaji Unveiled on Shivaji Jayanti
On the sacred occasion of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti, Jio Studios and Mumbai Film Company unveiled a powerful poster of their historical epic, Raja Shivaji. Lead actor and director Riteish Vilasrao…
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Film Review: Assi is Scattered and Finally Pointless Exercise on a Vital Societal Issue
The good points first: the film is based on the rape of Parima (Kani Kusruti), a housewife while returning alone at night via Delhi’s Metro. She is abducted by a…