August 4 marks the 60th death anniversary of one of the biggest stars of Hollywood. She was found dead of a drug overdose in her Los Angeles home, and so many …
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The Dreamers: There is—always has been—a subset of people drawn to Mumbai, the city of showbiz, hoping for their talent to be discovered, getting that elusive break and maybe reaching …
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Darkness in 3D: For a film that aimed at a pan-Indian release, the title, Vikrant Rona, does not fit. In Hindi ‘rona’ is to weep, and no, the hero is not a tragic …
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Style Files: Masaba Masaba starred the mother-daughter team of Neena and Masaba Gupta, playing fictionalized versions of themselves, and giving the show a likeable reality show vibe. Now Season 2 (Netflix) is …
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Through The Looking Glass: It is pleasantly surprising to see a young director pick up a difficult play, like GP Deshpande’s Udhwastha Dharmashala (Marathi), and attract a full house for the …
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Double Trouble: Like the lead character in the film RK/RKAY, writer-director-actor Rajat Kapoor makes small, interesting films that win critical acclaim and do the festival rounds, but, as a snippy assistant …
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Small Town Quack: This eight-part web series (on SonyLiv) is set in the late 1990s, maybe because there was more squeamishness and ignorance about sexual matters then as compared to …
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In fiction, the mother-in-law stands beside the stepmother as the monster in the family. The image may be stereotypical and often unfair, but it is inspired by stories from real …
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Laugh It Off: It’s risky to be a stand-up comic these days, which has taken some of the sting out of the comedy and Comicstaan Season 3 (created by OML) has to …
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Over The Rainbow: There was a time, not too long ago, when live-in relationships were considered the height of boldness, and people talked in subdued tones about homosexuals. Now, there …