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Scam 2003: The Telgi Story Review: Entertaining encore with a nuanced lead performance
Gagan Dev Riar plays Abdul Karim Telgi, in the second season of a show that offers yet another masterclass in nourishing authenticity and platforming undiscovered talent.
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The Freelancer review: Visually stunning but emotionally thin series retraces winning formula
Based on the book A Ticket to Syria by Shirish Thorat, and mounted on an impressive scale, this new series does the usual Neeraj Pandey things that are both good and bad.
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Akelli review: Nushrratt Bharuccha goes up against ISIS in this implausible film
The visual texture and design notwithstanding, this survival film set in Iraq is far too cocky and masculine to be plausible.
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Dream Girl 2 review: Ayushmann Khurrana walks the talk but can’t quite rescue a rudderless film
Khurrana, much like the spectacular cast of Dream Girl 2, is handed a script that no amount of gender-flipping shenanigans can rescue.
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Billions review: An entertaining, unfussy show that dared to differ from 'Succession'
A series that maybe should have ended with the departure of Damian Lewis, bows out, with a lukewarm seventh season, and pays homage to one of TV’s most fascinating Goliath versus Goliath battles.
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Asteroid City review: Wes Anderson’s existential dramedy is deeply personal but also over-indulgent
Wes Anderson’s latest film has all of his trademark touches, a meta sense of humour, and that screwball undertone. Unfortunately, it can also, at times, be full of itself.
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Vision 2047: In the age of content, India’s rise to a cultural superpower is imminent
The path to global recognition and dominance begins with native ideas. But to get there, we must build incorruptible institutions and empower artists.
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Why Sunny Deol’s onscreen anger is the stuff of viral memes and a cinematic antique
Sunny Deol’s sinewy exterior, his somewhat distressed countenance, gave Indian angst the angry face it deserved.
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Netflix show Guns and Gulaabs review: Rajkummar Rao and Gulshan Deviah soar in a series that plods
The world of Raj and DK's Guns and Gulaabs is animated, quirky and rarely without bilious dialogue, but it is also a world that can at times feel overstretched.
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Ghoomer review: Abhishek Bachchan, Shabana Azmi spin this formulaic film into contention
Directed by R. Balki, Ghoomer is predictable and flawed but also watchable for its sheer exuberance and earnestness.
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Why Millennials are the most nostalgic generation yet
Not all is lost for those who can’t make up their mind between career and passion, money and spirituality, peace or pomp.
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The Jengaburu Curse review: Intent can’t quite meet execution in this well-meaning cli-fi series
Shouldered by decent performances, this ecological thriller is far too rushed for its own good.
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Made In Heaven 2 review: Not quite as path-breaking as the first season but eminently watchable
In its second season, Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti’s acclaimed series takes fewer risks, but remains as entertaining as ever.
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OMG 2 review: A timely, crowd-pleasing film that successfully mainstreams the need to discuss sex education
Pankaj Tripathi, Akshay Kumar, Yami Gautam and pretty much everyone from this ensemble cast is a hoot in this welcome exercise in platforming a sensitive cultural blind-spot.
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Gadar 2 The Katha Continues review: Sunny Deol’s bloodshot eyes carry a loud and wasteful film
Directed by Anil Sharma, Gadar 2 is boisterous, screechy and has nothing to add to the folksy, rustic charms of the original.
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Tribute | Mark Margolis as Hector Salamanca in Breaking Bad was the pinnacle of TV writing and acting
A paralyzed patriarch, who spawned death and horror from a wheelchair, Margolis’ iconic role as a bitter drug-lord was TV heaven.
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Meg 2 The Trench review: Jason Statham leads a silly but enjoyable sequel
The Meg franchise, led by a bullish Jason Statham, is aware of its silliness and knows how to get a kick out of bloodletting carnage. Unfortunately, there just isn’t enough of it.
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Netflix’s The Hunt For Veerappan is informative but never quite insightful
This four-episode documentary tells a famous tale, but rarely manages to humanize the people who played a part in it.
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Obituary | Lagaan art director Nitin Desai: The man who manufactured epics
Known for his work on landmark period films like 1942: A Love Story and Devdas, Desai’s work within and for the film industry, will outlast the temporariness of a film set.
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Rocky aur Rani, Murad & Safeena: Hindi films’ ‘It’ couple Ranveer-Alia’s onscreen chemistry is lit
With Rocky aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani, two of this generation’s finest actors try to resuscitate a genre we have grown up watching, but also gotten over. To their credit, they might just have done it.
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Rocky aur Rani kii Prem Kahaani review: Karan Johar revives the mainstream Hindi romance
Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt find that elusive thing – chemistry – as the great Indian romance lives to fight another day.
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Kaalkoot review: Vijay Varma is excellent in a show that has ideas but lacks focus
Vijay Varma is a fragile, benevolent police officer in a thriller that though brimming with ideas, never settles into a rhythm.
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Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer: Cillian Murphy attains greatness in this role of a lifetime
Christopher Nolan adapts American Prometheus in this moving, dense film sans ‘almost’ all of his usual tricks.
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Barbie review: Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling unbox this doll to delightful effect
Starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, Barbie is a joyous humanization of the most popular and problematic toy in history.
