Heartbreak Scam: If there is a lucrative field left unregulated, conmen will inevitably worm their way in. The wedding industry in India, according to figures provided by Amazon Prime Video’s…
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Lost Childhood Before every film there’s a disclaimer saying no animals were harmed during the making of the film, but there’s nothing for children, says a casting agent First Act,…
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Booze Up: The Government of Madhya Pradesh has been thanked, so it is clear that Dry Day is set in the state, in the nondescript town of Jagodhar, which is notorious for…
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Crossing Borders: Rajkumar Hirani’s filmography so far has established him as a director with a unique point-of-view; his films deftly blend comedy and drama, and also sneak in a message…
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Star Spangled Nostalgia: It took a lot of jumping through cultural hoops to fit the very American Archies comics ethos into India. The comics about the antics of the pimpled…
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A Hero For All Times: The 1971 Indo-Pak war that resulted in the formation of Bangladesh has, in recent months, been captured on screen from various angles. It was only…
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Back To Gangland: Had Shehar Lakhot been made at the start of the OTT boom, there might have been some incentive to watch it. Now, after dozens of small town shenanigans involving…
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Let The Music Flow: The opening scene draws the viewer right in— it’s an open field, with crowds as far as the eye can see; there is air of anticipation…
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A Few Good People: Had such a tragedy occurred anywhere else in the world, there would have been dozens of films made on it, but the world’s largest industrial disaster,…
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Holiday Caper: The idea must have looked workable on paper—a dysfunctional family rediscovering family ties when on holiday. But, the journey of Harish Vyas’s Yaatris just never takes off. Having set the…