That Femme Again: The 2021 film, Hasseen Dillruba, directed by Vinil Mathew, was based on the germ of an idea from Roald Dahl’s twisted thriller, Lamb To The Slaughter. It ended with the murder…
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Crossing Borders: Rajkumar Hirani’s filmography so far has established him as a director with a unique point-of-view; his films deftly blend comedy and drama, and also sneak in a message…
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Twin Troubles: A woman who has lost her sight commits suicide, but her twin Gayatri (Taapsee Pannu), is not convinced that her sister Gautami was depressed and killed herself. With…
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Time To Time: Time travel has fascinated authors as far back as the late 19th century, with great writers like Mark Twain (A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court-1889) and HG…
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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…
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Indian Marriage Story: Rating: Three stars The drama in Anubhav Sinha’s Thappad takes off from the scene in which a wife is slapped by her husband at a party at…
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Womaniya Power: Rating: Three and a half stars Saand Ki Aankh is inspired by two real life heroines—Chandro and Prakashi Tomar—who defied the deeply entrenched patriarchy of their Uttar Pradesh…