The Sad Clown: “An artiste performs for himself, and people watch him,” says the lead character in Nitin Kakkar’s gem of a film, Ramsingh Charlie. He plays a Chaplin impersonator…
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Dreams Of Flying: A little girl is given a brief glimpse of an airplane cockpit, and grows up with a passion for flying. For a girl from a middle-class family,…
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Maths v/s Motherhood: Even a film that has dialogue studded with feminist pronouncements like “Why do men want women to need them?” or “Why be normal when I can be…
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Murder In The Mansion: All you know about the protagonist of Honey Trehan’s debut film Raat Akeli Hai is that he is a dark-skinned cop, rejected by potential brides because…
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Cruel Fate: It is difficult to watch Dil Bechara without the tragic death of the lead Sushant Singh Rajput always at the back of the mind. More so, since it…
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On May 3, 1913, Dadasaheb Phalke’s Raja Harishchandra, India’s first feature film, was released in Mumbai, at the Coronation Cinematograph and Variety Hall, Girgaon. To mark the occasion, here’s revisiting…
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Butter Fingers: After a few missteps Netflix is inching towards getting its act together as far as original movie content for India goes. The latest, Maska, gets some things right,…
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Right Royal Mess: Irrfan Khan is one good reason to sit through Angrezi Medium, which is not a patch on its predecessor, Hindi Medium; the other is Deepak Dobriyal. Irrfan, recovering from a major illness,…
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Brawn Over Brain: This international terrorist who has his own army and a huge arsenal somewhere in Syria, is baffled because his men and his dens are being decimated, not…
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Almost Famous: There was a time when casting directors and auditions were unheard of; those who played small speaking parts in films were known as ‘side actors’ (now they are…