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Review: Hello Charlie: Mindless monkey mayhem
"Hello Charlie" is one of those 'fun films' where you struggle to recall a single gag that was funny enough, within two minutes that the end credits have rolled.
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Review: The Big Bull: Big bore
Forget comparisons. Even if you willingly dismiss the idea of sizing up "The Big Bull" against "Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story", Abhishek Bachchan's new film is a washout from the word go.
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Review: Joji: Macbeth in the time of masks
BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY
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The National Awards never mattered more
The 67th National Film Awards for the year 2019 have been announced and, as usual, there are opinions for and against the selections. This has always been so. Never have the awards been accepted universally. The most disappointed are those others nominees
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Review: Pagglait: Quirky little film
Pagglait the film is just like its protagonist Sandhya. It doesn't behave the way it is expected to.
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Review: Saina: Plays to gallery
Amole Gupte's movie manifesto on ace shuttler Saina Nehwal goes for option one as Bollywood biopics usually do, predictably playing it safe. The narrative runs high on emotions all through its 135-odd minutes and yet, strangely, many high points of drama in Saina's life are glossed over (there is no mention of her rivalry with PV Sindhu, for instance).
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Review: The Illegal: Small film, big impact
"Life Of Pi" actor Suraj Sharma plays Hassan Ahmed, who is one such character. Hassan's passion for filmmaking is destined to take him from Purani Dilli to Los Angeles. He gets admission at film school in the US, so his father (Adil Hussain) takes a loan to fund his dream.
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Review: Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar: Too slow for slow-burn impact
The film tries to tell their tale with humour, and with an undercurrent comment on class and gender disparity that dictates almost every aspect of life in India.
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Some positive signs for cinema screens
There seems to be some positive development for the exhibition trade, as some filmmakers are venturing to release their films at the cinema halls. Last year, due to Corona, some of the best release slots were lost. Since then, neither filmmakers nor viewe
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Review: Roohi: Horribly boring
Stree was smart stuff, Roohi seems like random fare. The comparison had to crop up, the only reason the producers seem to have made Roohi is because they struck gold with Stree. Blending horror with humour looked so easy in Stree. Clearly it isn't, you realise watching Roohi.
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Pooja Saini: Big deal for my family that I'm working in Bollywood
Not long ago, Pooja Saini was writing jingles at a regular job in Gurgaon, harbouring dreams of cracking showbiz. Then, someone recognised her talent as a writer-songwriter, and she was soon making her way to Mumbai.
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Ridhi Dogra: The country feels uncomfortable about a lot of things
Ridhi Dogra features in the new web series, "The Married Woman", which revolves around the topic of same-sex love or lesbianism -- a topic considered taboo by many. The actress agrees that a lot of things are forbidden in India and that there are a lot of
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Review: Bombay Begums: Defined by its performances
A bank CEO's son runs over a lower-class boy. The victim's poor parent spots a get-rich-quick scheme through blackmail. A public scandal could end the CEO's career and so it is best to pay up, and then pay some more.
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Pooja Bhatt: For me, gender problem began when I became a star
Actress-filmmaker Pooja Bhatt, who is the daughter of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, says things were always equal in the house when it came to gender. However, when she entered the film industry, she realised that life was not so simple here.
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The Glorious Single Screen Era (Column: B-Town)
It has been some time since the cinema screens opened to business following the corona lockdown throughout the country. The owners were keen that the governments permit screenings to resume, so that it could be business as usual. As the governments eased
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Review: Coming 2 America: Fitfully funny
Back in 1988 when Coming To America released, Eddie Murphy was a superstar. Revisiting a brand of comedy that seemed cool over three decades ago can be a tough deal, and Murphy is obviously banking on his fan base of yore to sail through.
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Review: Raya And The Last Dragon
Disney's gorgeous new toon flick has triggered social media talk mainly because it flaunts 'Asian inclusivity'. Lesser cynics have been quick to dub it a Hollywood ploy to expand market.
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Rapper Krsna: I am not a fan of virtual concerts
Delhi-based rapper Krsna's "Still Here" is his first full-length album in over seven years. He says a majority of the songs on the album were written during lockdown last year.
