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Guru Dutt centenary year begins | Don't forget Guru Dutt's rom-coms, with their unique blend of noir and comedy
Guru Dutt's 99th birth anniversary | The shadow of Guru Dutt’s great personal films (Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool) always looms large. But don't forget Guru Dutt the light-hearted romantic hero who could combine noir with screwball comedy.
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Padma Awards 2024: Actor Vyjayanthimala is now Padma Vibhushan Vyjayanthimala
From Devdas to Madhumati - a look back at the films starring Vyjayantimala Bali, one of 5 winners of the 2024 Padma Vibhushan for "exceptional and distinguished service".
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Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s 12th Fail review: This film is all heart
Anchored by Vikrant Massey's wonderful performance, 12th Fail brings focus and integrity to the story of a village boy giving the IPS exam.
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Dev Anand@100: Watching Dev Anand on the big screen in 2023
If the Dev Anand of the 1950s (Baazi, Jaal, CID, Taxi Driver) was pure gorgeousness in stark black and white, the later, Eastmancolor avatars (Guide and Jewel Thief and Johny Mera Naam) had a slightly different texture of charm and confidence still lighting up the screens.
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Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer is a muscular film. Cillian Murphy as Robert J Oppenheimer embodies its passions and philosophical depths
Overlong but with some poignant moments, Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' is about nuclear scientist Robert J Oppenheimer as part-Prometheus bringing a new fire into the world and part-Icarus flying too close to the sun.
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NTR Centenary | Remembering the early NTR, in roles that set him on the path to godlike stardom
To watch NTR's first outings as a screen star on the cusp of becoming a screen deity, is to see an immensely likeable performer who moved effortlessly between the big gesture and the intimate one.
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'Ponniyin Selvan' ready reckoner: A refresher on PS-1 and what to look for in PS-2
Kalki Krishnamurthy’s historical fiction is much more than just a lavish action-adventure epic, and Mani Ratnam doesn’t spoon-feed Chola history. So, here's a refresher on Ponniyin Selvan-1 to prepare you for Ponniyin Selvan-2, which releases on April 28.
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Hush Hush review: Even sharp performances can't save this show once it starts to unravel
There is much promise, and some good performances, in this new series about Gurugram socialites dealing with a friend’s mysterious death. But 'Hush Hush' soon becomes trite and unfocused.
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Jogi review: An obviously well-intentioned film, marred by flashbacks and flaws in execution
'Jogi' is a drama-cum-thriller about personal vendettas and deep friendships playing out against the background of the 1984 anti-Sikh violence.
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RK/RKay review: Meta fun when a creation takes on a life of its own
'RK/RKay' is a mostly fun film about some very serious things, including the tormented relationship between an artist and his work.
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Good Luck Jerry review: Busy plot and too many characters spoil some of the fun
This dark comedy about a young woman caught in the Punjabi drug trade has some nice moments, and an entertaining cast of characters, but it isn’t as zany as it wants to be.
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Forensic review: Clichéd premise, and antics that add up to nothing
This Mussoorie-based thriller about a series of child-murders tries to be cool and edgy, but runs out of steam.
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Review: 'Escaype Live' has its flaws, but being over-the-top is not one of them
'Escaype Live' may put off viewers who demand understatement in everything they watch. But is it fair to expect subtlety from a story about underprivileged people doing loud, attention-drawing things to become social-media stars?
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Puzhu review: Mammootty’s magnetic presence keep you invested, eager to know more
'Puzhu' is an existential thriller about an unlikeable and paranoid man, a king who may soon be felled by a worm.
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Home Shanti review: Supriya Pathak and Manoj Pahwa are marvellous in this throwback to shows like 'Wagle ki Duniya' and 'Nukkad'
'Home Shanti', a new series about a Dehradun family building a house, is short and sweet, and gets much of its character, or cement, from the presence of Supriya Pathak and Manoj Pahwa.
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Review | 'Sardar Udham' is long and flabby, and it saves the best for last
This historical drama about revolutionary Udham Singh has a powerful climactic scene set in the wake of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Unfortunately it’s a slog getting there.
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Review | 'Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam' offers an absorbing view of how close relationships work
Shot in an unbroken 82-minute take, and with a single fixed camera, this Malayalam film is a dynamic exploration of a relationship facing a possible crisis.
