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Halal Love Story: Crafting Humour With Simple Twist

Halal Love Story (Malayalam film streaming on Amazon Prime); Cast: Indrajith Sukumaran, Joju George, Grace Antony, Sharaf U. Dheen, Nazar Karutheny; Direction: Zakariya Mohammed; Rating: * * * and 1/2 (three and

November 3, 2020

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Taish: A Non-Linear Visual Treat

Taish (streaming of Zee5); Cast: Pulkit Samrat, Jim Sarbh, Harshvardhan Rane, Kriti Kharbanda, Ankur Rathee, Zoa Morani, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Saurabh Sachdeva, Abhimanyu Singh, Armaan Khera, Saloni Batra, Kunika; Direction: Bejoy Nambiar; Rating:

November 2, 2020

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Mirzapur 2 Hits The Right Note

Lots of guns and lots of blood, high drama and hint of sleaze, cuss and explosive dialogues, and a cast in good form with a few exciting new additions. Mirzapur 2 ticks

October 27, 2020

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A Suitable Boy Gets Mixed Response

One of two things happen when Mira Nair tries making an Indian film in India. She crafts a story that is beautifully authentic and inspired by India that is (think Salaam Bombay!

October 27, 2020

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Putham Pudhu Kaalai: An Anthology Of Emotions

If OTT has directly benefitted in terms of viewership owing to lockdown, the outcome of the situation has also served digital content well. A bunch of films and web series drawing plot

October 18, 2020

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Bunty Aur Babli 2 Reunites For Saif and Rani

Actors Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Siddhant Chaturvedi and debutante Sharvari have completed dubbing for the upcoming film, Bunty Aur Babli 2. Director Varun V. Sharma said: “All actors have wrapped up

October 14, 2020

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Khaali Peeli: Masala Stuffed Romantic Action

The functional dose of Bollywood ‘entertainment’ you get is, not surprisingly, the sort that would seem fresh about four decades back. …writes Vinayak Chakravorty Khaali Peeli; Cast: Ishaan Khatter, Ananya Panday, Jaideep

October 7, 2020

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Serious Man: A Satirical Reminder Of Hard Realities

Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Indira Tiwari, Aakshath Das, Nassar, Sanjay Narvekar, Shweta Basu Prasad; Direction: Sudhir Mishra; Rating: * * * and 1/2 (three and a half stars) Just when you thought you

October 5, 2020

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Nishabdham: Clouded Mystery Of Silence

What could they have possibly said to Michael Madsen, to lure him into signing this one? Yes, Michael Madsen — Hollywood maverick of Kill Bill and Reservoir Dogs — turns out in

October 5, 2020

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