The Bodyguard: The Telugu film Middle Class Abbayi, of which Nikamma is the Hindi remake, is just five years old, but seems to belong to another era. Nikamma, directed by Sabbir Khan, has…
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Watergate Whammy: This year marks the fiftieth year of the Watergate scandal, that rocked the American political establishment, overthrew a president, and became such a buzzword for corruption and crime…
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Umbrella Town: Less than a year ago, in the film Helmet, when a group of young men peddle condoms, they cover their faces with motorcycle helmets. So it is a giant leap…
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V For Vigilante: The first season of Code M, set in Jodhpur, had its protagonist battle encounter killings and homophobia in the army. It was interesting to watch a woman in…
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History Revision: When ads of a film proclaim that it is about the last Hindu emperor, and its star states that very little is known about Prithviraj Chauhan, as if…
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The Way Of The Soldier: The 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai (2008), are indelibly inked in the city’s memories. Among the people who showed extraordinary courage, a few stand out,…
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Gullible People: When Prakash Jha’s Aashram came out (in 2020), it resuscitated Bobby Deol’s stagnant career, and gave the fledgling OTT channel MX Player its flagship show. The series about a fraud…
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The Outsider: If the village-based series, Panchayat, were to be darker and less fairy-tale like, then it could become Nirmal Pathak Ki Ghar Wapsi. In this SonyLiv series too, the protagonist is a city-bred man…
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Back To Phulera: The first season of Panchayat came out in 2020, a little after Covid19 locked down everything and an OTT boom hit television viewers of the country. The Viral Fever…
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Welcome Back, Bosch: Bosch completed seven seasons, but the show based on the character from Michael Connelly’s best-selling books, had to go on, because fans wanted more. So Titus Welliver returns…