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Reviewed Gangubai Kathiawadi

The dissent of a woman

Prostitution is technically illegal but widely practiced in India. By one count prostitution is an$8 billion a year industry with more two million prostitutes and 275, 000 brothels. According to investigative reporter Robert I. Friedman(1996), there are more than 100, 000 female commercial sex w...Read more

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Reviewed Joji

The Rubber Bond

William Shakespeare’s works and characters have time and again inspired some of the most popular works across the world. In India, we saw Gulzar, Vishal Bhardwaj's tribute to the legend through popular adaptations. Even Malayalam cinema has experimented with Shakespeare in the form of Kaliyatam(...Read more

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Reviewed Drishyam 2

Blood is thicker than water

DRISHYAM 2: Blood is thicker than water Drishyam part 1, with its simplicity of narration, cinematic brilliance and water tight script took the entire nation by storm in 2013, and attracted producers from various parts of the country to remake it into respective regional languages, including ...Read more

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Reviewed Scam 1992 - The Harshad Mehta Story

Intriguing Wholesome Edu-tainer

Scam 1992 by Hansal Mehta, is one of the most ‘edu-taining’ web series in recent times. Valuable efforts have been taken in simplifying the banking terminologies for layman’s understanding. The USP lies in the screenplay focusing majorly on content(the nitti-grities of the fraud & the system ...Read more

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Reviewed Shakuntala Devi

Complex Personal ‘Equations’

Shakuntala Devi(film) showcases the journey of the legend from a child ‘arithmetic’ prodigy to the Human Computer, and its impact on her ‘Human side’ vis-à-vis different relationships(personal+ professional). The narrative is high on entertainment and emotional content which keeps you engaged, n...Read more

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Reviewed Good Newwz

A Quintessential Message through Topical Humour

Good Newwz is a'light-hearted' yet'quintessential' take on a sensitive issue from our Indian context.The narrative though being a laugh riot throughout, brilliantly touches upon key aspects viz.'emotional complexities', 'priorities', 'taboos', beliefs', 'societal pressures', 'healthcare business...Read more

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Reviewed Panipat

Crux lies in the detailing !

Panipat the film highlights very effectively & intelligently, the political alliances, incongruence, administrative strategies, and the prelude to wars during the Peshwa regime. Interestingly, political enthusiasts could perhaps even draw parallels with the current context wherein the basic u...Read more

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Reviewed The Tashkent Files

Revisiting Inglorious Past

The Tashkent Files is an intriguing film which throws open a plethora of unanswered questions related to Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri’s demise in mysterious circumstances. Most importantly, it highlights the ‘truth to suit political convenience’, ‘influential terrorism’ and role of ‘great powers’ in...Read more

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Reviewed Zero

Almost there, but falls 'Short'

The film begins in typical Anand L Rai style, small town sweetness & swag filled with laughter in the first half. Post interval, cinematic liberty takes over the story-line and screenplay, and the on-goings get unbelievable, at times beyond'visual digestion' It's the performances that make...Read more

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Reviewed Bucket List

A Wish-list From the ‘HEART’

Women in India(esp. our parents’ generation) are forced to live by protocols. The male dominated society expects are expected to place family before themselves, with conditional freedom of choice. Ironically, the same logic doesn’t apply to other members of the family! In this journey, most wome...Read more

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Reviewed Padmaavat

War of Honour

Padmavaat is a fairly entertaining, but a typical Bollywood period film. Technically, it does have all the key facets of a Bhansali film viz. stunning visuals(Sudeep Chatterjee), and impressive grandeur(Amit Rai, Subrata Chakraborty). The narrative initially a bit slow focuses on the lead ...Read more

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Reviewed Secret Superstar

Crouching Passion, Hidden Talent

Secret Superstar is an endearing, emotional film which focuses on Human Relations & aspirations. The mother-daughter relationship in an orthodox family has been explored maturely. It does touch upon key women centric issues viz. female feticide, domestic violence, empowerment etc. Further, th...Read more

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Reviewed Jab Harry Met Sejal

RING'a 'RING'a Roses, Pocket full of Locales

Jab Harry Met Sejal(JHMS) comprises of a collage capture of fun moments shared between the leading pair, en-route their journey across the world. The characters of Harry(SRK) & Sejal(Anushka) are unconventional and interesting to watch, but lack depth. Though Harry’s emotions esp. anger & sadnes...Read more

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Reviewed Raees

Does Crime Make Business Sense ?

Crime / ‘Gangsta’ drama has been one of the most experimented ‘film’ genres throughout the world. Some film-makers prefer to focus on bio-pics on popular individual figures, others like to draw excerpts from real life incidents recreating them with fictitious characters. While Hollywood is known...Read more

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Reviewed Dangal

Wrestle Wo-'MANIA'

In most parts of India, esp. interiors, sport is considered as a good source of ‘recreation’ or means to maintain fitness levels. Very few pursue it as a passion, managing to take it up as a professional career. On top of that, with non-cricketing sports hardly able to source enough funding or ...Read more

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Reviewed Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

Re-visiting Pyar, Dosti & Retro Bollywood

We live in an era where the intrusion & addiction of technology in our lives has lead to relationships becoming mechanical, and difficult. One of the major reasons for the same is lack of real time conversations and strong connect among individuals. In such times, when one gets lucky enough to s...Read more

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Reviewed M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story

Chronicles of Magnificent Mahendra

Cricket and cinema are national passions of India. Since ages these two fields have effectively managed to make a place in people’s heart since childhood. Even today, every kid, born in any corner of the country aspires to be a Sachin Tendulkar or an Amitabh Bachchan. But, it takes hell lot of p...Read more

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Reviewed Mohenjo Daro

Pre-historic fiction, Bollywood style..

History or period cinema has been a favourite genre for film-makers right from Dadasaheb Phalke’s Raja Harishchandra, the first motion film in India.  Although the budget & scale of this kind-of films need to be quite high, some directors still consider them a safe-bet since most of the stories ...Read more

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Gangs of Kuala Lumpur : Thalaiva Style
Kabali

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Reviewed Kabali

Gangs of Kuala Lumpur : Thalaiva Style

Superstar Rajnikanth needs no introduction. Since last few years, his fan following is no longer restricted only to south India, but spread across throughout the world. Every film of his manages to create enough ‘pre-release’ hype and excitement among masses and a portion of the classes. Kabali ...Read more

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