Boo That! In a country full of folklore, superstition and myths, a well made horror film is likely to work, as the recent hit Munjya showed. The now popular horror-comedy genre (Stree heralded…
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Unfunny Comedy: This film has not been directed by Raaj Shaandilya, but he has co-written it with director Ishrat R Khan, and is one of the producers, so some of…
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Sunflower Shenanigans: There is a hugely popular and quite wonderful American web series called Only Murders In The Building, being mentioned here, because it is a good example of how quirky…
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Airy Tales: The most fascinating thing about the haphazardly assembled anthology film, Lantrani (Bragging) is its cross-industry casting. In the normal course, how likely would it be for Bengali star Jisshu Sengupta…
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Skin And Bones: A few minutes into the film, there are enough indications of what to expect—a lot of casual violence and a bleak, amoral universe that a few filmmakers…
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When The Kashmir Files was screened at the International Film Festival of India last year, the jury chairman, Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid had called it vulgar propaganda and sparked a controversy. By then…
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Chef’s Kitchen: Today chefs have become celebrities and social media is full of ‘reels’ by people demonstrating culinary skills; recipes can be accessed at the touch of a computer or…
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More Mughal Mayhem: The second season of the Taj series drops on ZEE5 not too long after the first. Taj: Reign Of Revenge, starts 15 years after Divided By Blood. Nobody seems to have…
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Rare Justice: The conviction rate of crimes against women is dismal in our country, so when once in a blue moon, a powerful religious leader is convicted, it is cause…
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Spy In The House: The idea is full of potential– harried homemaker, juggling the demands of husband, child and in-laws, is actually an undercover special forces agent. Why she was…