No Ray Of Light: “I am a feminist,” says a slimy old lowlife at one point in Rana Naidu, which is probably the only laugh-out-loud moment in this grim remake …
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Bring On The Gujjus: There is something about large, loud Gujarati clans that lends itself to comedy, and the laughs are mined from stereotyping the community. They have certain typical …
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History Heated Up: A lot of what is known of Mughal history is less from text books and more from movies, notably the epic Mughal-e-Azam. Viewers of Taj: Divided By Blood (ZEE5) would …
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Clans And Plans: The family drama is a very narrow space to play around with, and if it is set in a contemporary upper class milieu, there are some tropes …
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Lost In Canada: This film, written and directed by Shadab Khan (on Disney+Hotstar) has the germ of an emotional cross-cultural family drama; it is sincere but also mostly marred by …
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Couple Calculations: Only in India would a young couple seek the permission of their parents to live together. And only in a web series trying to tap the attention of …
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The Man, The Movies: Two things immediately come to mind while watching the Netflix documentary series, The Romantics— if Yash Raj Entertainment had not been co-producers, Aditya Chopra would never …
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Le Carré’s People : For those who may have read the book by spy thriller maestro John Le Carré, and watched the series, The Night Manager (2016) based on the book– though …
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Gone Guy: At a time when journalism is under a cloud, it is good to see an earnest, fools-rush-in kind of reporter as the protagonist in Lost (on ZEE5), directed by Aniruddha …
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Rocky Road: A film sprung into the theatres without any pre-release buzz, turns out to be a pleasant surprise. Oddly titled Shiv Shastri Balboa — very few would immediately get the Rocky (1976) connection– …