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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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 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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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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Mangled History: When the chips are down, the male lead of Abhishek Dudhaiya’s Bhuj: The Pride Of India thinks of taking help from a woman, because “women can fix anything from broken…
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Courage Under Fire: As far as Indian war films go—and there are not that many– there has been a set template; a lot of chest-thumping jingoism, not enough about the…
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Race Against Time: Manoj Bajpayee and Neena Gupta have both built reputations as formidable actors, and the very fact that they are in the cast of Rensil D’Silva’s Dial 100, makes the…
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Baby Blues: There is a worrisome trend, not just in India but around the world, that has conservatives trying to roll back women’s rights—what they wear, who they marry, how…
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Boxing Storm: The idea for the story of Toofaan is credited to co-producer and lead actor Farhan Akhtar, not even a nod to Hollywood’s boxing saga Rocky (1976). Rakysh Omprakash…
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Pulp Fiction Daze: The leading lady of Vinil Mathew’s film Haseen Dillruba (Netflix), fed on a mental diet of lurid crime thrillers, believes that unless there is some shedding of…