Nagraj Manjule’s sports biopic pays tribute to Independent India’s first individual Olympic medal winner. Jio Studios and Aatpat Productions today set the stage for one of the most significant cinematic …
Films
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Web Review: Brown is a Layered Thriller that Drags for the Wrong Reasons
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readA thriller with a base in deep psychosis. Like many such dark stories, this one could have been laced with grip and the excitement of “What will happen next?” But …
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Trailer of Sunny Deol and Akshaye Khanna’s First Netflix Collaboration, Ikka, Unveiled
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readSome battles are fought in court. Others are fought within. Netflix unveiled the trailer of Ikka, offering audiences a deeper look into a gripping courtroom drama where justice, family and conviction …
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Elijah Highlights South Asian LGBTQ+ Experiences
by SAH Staff Reporter 3 minutes readImage Maker Films, a New York-based nonprofit arts organization, has concluded a month-long Pride Month screening initiative featuring its award-winning film Elijah, bringing conversations about “family acceptance, faith, identity, and …
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In the last two installments of this extended feature, I chose to spotlight what is going or has gone wrong with film music today in lyrics and music. The third …
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Web Review: Gullak 5 Emerges as Best Season of All
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readIn the non-crime genre, Gullak has been the market leader of sorts. Its feel-good ambience has often been appreciated by viewers despite the low-key laughs and the often-tepid level of humor like …
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Film Review: Welcome to the Jungle—But Only if You Want Entertainment
by Rajiv Vijayakar 6 minutes readIt’s the craziest romp you will ever go on. The film’s kooky ads spell it out correctly: ‘Fake Film; Real Jungle; Real Danger; Real Idiots.’ The plot is loony: an …
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What is Wrong with Hindi Film Music Today: Part 2
by Rajiv Vijayakar 6 minutes readIn the last part of this story, posted with deliberate intentional irony on World Music Day, an attempt was made to show how and why regressive and retrograde changes had …
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If Dil Chahta Hai was revolutionarily modern urban for its time a quarter of a century ago, Cocktail 2 in mainstream Hindi cinema, is as avant-garde today as that film then. From conventional to …
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On World Music Day Let’s See What’s Wrong with Hindi Film Music: Part 1
by Rajiv Vijayakar 7 minutes readWorld Music Day was celebrated on June 21. The occasion celebrates Music the world over, but all those who have admired and treasured Hindi Film Music as the world’s greatest …