Running With Wolves: There is a problem in making a biopic about a major political personality in India—followers and fans are just waiting to pick fault and take offence on…
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Desi Ghostbusters: The son of a tantric does not believe in the mumbo-jumbo that he peddles to gullible people; his brother solemnly hugs his father’s mantra book to his chest, believing…
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Many Shades Of Romance: The second season of Modern Love is a worthy follow-up to the original, and, as long as love survives in any form, the anthology series can go on, based as it…
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Unlucky In Love: There is a line uttered by a wisecracking medical store owner in Helmet, “Har cheez ki expiry date hoti hai, dawaai ki bhi aur bhaujaai ki bhi.” Sadly, this…
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The world is watching in horror as the Taliban take over Afghanistan once again — the deaths, the exodus and worst of all, the tragic fact that women will be…
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The Guilt Trap: An old German novel Die Panne (1956) by Friedrich Durrenmatt, with an intriguing vigilante concept has been adapted multiple times for the radio, stage and screen; in…
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Flynn To The Rescue: In a crime fiction universe crammed with admirable protagonists, Steve Cavangh’s Eddie Flynn stands out because of his compassion, courage, ne’er-say-die attitude, and his past as…
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The Name’s BB: Akshay Kumar-starrer Bell Bottom, directed by Ranjit M. Tewari, releases in the theatres after the long lockdown drought, and it’s a pity that it cannot be watched…
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Before the corona virus sent the world reeling, Christina Sweeney-Baird had written a somewhat prescient book about a similarly vicious virus let loose across the globe, the difference being that…
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When two war movies release together on OTT to mark Independence day, looking back at Chetan Anand’s Haqeeqat (1964), one of the finest war films made in India: Very few…