Merry Band Of Phulera: The fictional village of Phulera in UP, where TVF’s Panchayat is set, is a fairy-tale village, untouched by the lawlessness, casteism and misogyny that marks so much …
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Unlikely Pen Pals: Feroz Abbas Khan’s work in theatre has been unpredictable. He has done the very minimalistic Tumhari Amrita, and the spectacular Mughal-e-Azam and The Great Indian Musical: Civilisation …
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Animated Mayhem: Director of the two splashy Baahubali films, SS Rajamouli, is quoted as listing Amar Chitra Katha comics and Chandamama as his inspirations. The latter would not mean anything to the kids who are the …
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Oh Brother! For no discernable reason, Manoj Bajpayee wants to brand himself a “desi superstar,” and the way to do that, apparently, is to do a revenge film, that kind …
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Astro Con: What is the likelihood of today’s multiplex audience even going in to watch a film with a title like Kartam Bhugtam? Not unless they read good things about it …
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Courage All The Way: The achievements of Srikanth Bolla are so remarkable, it’s a wonder a biopic was not attempted earlier. It is perhaps the OTT effect that has made …
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Colours Of Evil: The first season of Undekhi set up a watchable mix of crime and family drama—a very watered down version of The Godfather, mixed with a dash of Succession, in which one …
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Love & Prejudice: It could be seen as a small sign of progress or inclusivity that a series based on Jerry Pinto’s novel Murder In Mahim has been turned into a web …
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The Movement’s Alive: There are certain realities of women’s existence in India that everyone is aware of, even if they are privileged enough nor to have experienced discrimination or violence …
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Press Passed: The first season of The Broken News (2022), adapted from the British show Press, changed the setting from print journalism in the original, to the more visually exciting and definitely more …