Made In India: The three installments of Citadel that have dropped so far, form a jigsaw puzzle; the pieces are independent but also connected. The Citadel Universe, created by Josh Appelbaum, Bryan Oh and David Weil, …
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Old Wine: Last year’s Nyad, was the real-life story of long-distance swimmer, Diana Nyad, who at age 64, finally fulfilled her dream of swimming across the Straits of Florida, a 110-mile …
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Copland Capers: In keeping with the current mood of the people, Rohit Shetty’s modern-day retelling of the Ramayan makes it critic-proof. In any case, in his extravagant actioners, no rules of logic …
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Fiction Meets Fact: Naseeruddin and Ratna Pathak Shah are known for their outspoken political views, so it was inevitable that they find new writing to express their concerns. Ek Dastaan …
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Twin Tales: They are identical twins—Saumya and Shailee (Kriti Sanon)–but they cannot stand each other. Shailee believes her sister is a drama queen, and Saumya thinks her twin wants to …
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A new documentary, Riefenstahl, by Andres Veiel, about the controversial German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, once again raises questions about an artist’s conscience. Can a filmmaker make beautiful and powerful propaganda films …
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Gone Goa: He calls himself Sanjay Rajprakash Gupta now, the director of all those gangster dramas like Kaante and Shootout At Wadala, scaling down to a bro flick on OTT (JioCinema) with football as …
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Lawyer Chameleon: When Reeta Sanyal opens, the eponymous lawyer (Adah Sharma) is fighting a case for a dog that is barking in the witness box. A series that begins with …
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Cheat Sheet: The first season of Mithya, adapted from the British series, Cheat, had an interesting (if confusing) back and forth format, for what was basically a revenge plot. The second season, Mithya: The …
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So It Goes: With advances in technology, the invasion of privacy that takes place in Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video, would be more likely today. But Raaj Shaandilyaa seemed determined …