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‘Yahan par koyi bhi farishta nahi hai’ (No one is an angel out here) When Jimmy Sheirgill mouths this line somewhere in the middle of this well crafted 12 episode…

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Angrezi Medium – A germ of an idea that unfortunately got lost

Joginder Tuteja

Somewhere at the core of Angrezi Medium, there was a germ of an idea that was brewing quite well. No wonder, when the makers would have to decided to take…

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Movie Review Operation Parindey

Anish Mohanty

Most films which release on digital streaming platforms have the same format and similar runtime which films releasing in theatres adhere to. Thus, it is interesting to see that ‘Operation…

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Baaghi 3 Review: The best film in the franchise so far!

Anish Mohanty

Tiger Shroff has, undoubtedly, contributed significantly towards improving the quality of action in films. Earlier, the tougher action sequences in the film would be (and continue to be) executed by…

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Shikara Review: Vidhu Vinod Chopra puts together an evocative romantic tale against the backdrop of the troubled times in Kashmir

Anish Mohanty

The exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from their motherland in the early 90s is one of the most shameful incidents to have happened in the history of independent India. According to…

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Street Dancer 3 delivers what it promises, is a good watch for dance lovers

Joginder Tuteja

If you are the one who digs into dance reality shows and is fond of watching videos with innovative dance moves, Street Dancer 3 indeed wins you over. The film…

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Movie review – Tanhaji – The Unsung Warrior – a cinematic spectacle by Ajay Devgn, Saif Ali Khan and Om Raut

Joginder Tuteja

While there are 100 odd notable films that release every year, only around 20-30 are the ones which deserve a definite big screen watch. Out of these, there are hardly…

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Movie review – Bhangra Paa Le – Decent, though predictable

Joginder Tuteja

Well, this is what happens when the promo itself is weak. A lot of pressure them comes on the core content to do the talking. This is what happened with…

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Movie review – Good Newwz – A tough subject narrated entertainingly with excellent performances

Joginder Tuteja

A subject like Good Newwz isn’t easy to narrate. When a film has terms like sperms and eggs with ovulation and swimmers thrown in between, it could either become a…

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Movie review – Pati Patni aur Woh – A breezy entertainer with career best performance by Kartik Aaryan

Joginder Tuteja

The promo said it all, and the fact that the film is a remake of the 70s namesake film starring Sanjeev Kumar, Vidya Sinha and Ranjeeta meant that there was…

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Gulabo Sitabo – Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurranna’s dramedy is an anti-thesis of Paresh Rawal-Akshay Kumar ‘nok jhok’ in Hera Pheri

Joginder Tuteja

Director Priyadarshan had once famously said that his films are basically ‘comedy of poverty’. Especially after the success of Hera Pheri, this started making sense as well. Now in a…

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Movie Review Angrezi Medium

Anish Mohanty

We live in times when a lot of people look down upon people who speak in a local language or their mother tongue. Speaking in English and speaking it well…

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Movie Review Guilty

Anish Mohanty

The phrase ‘Me Too’, as a popular website points out, was used on the social networking site Myspace in the year 2006 by activist Tarana Burke who was a victim…

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Movie review – Shubh Mangal Zyada Savdhan – Could have covered an extra distance

Joginder Tuteja

On its release, Shubh Mangal Savdhan had turned out to be a good success. It was also more to do with the fact that it was a concept based film…

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Kartik Aaryan’s career best performance is the highlight of Love Aaj Kal

Joginder Tuteja

Now this is what one terms as something truly and remarkably different performance. When it comes to love stories, there is a certain ‘sur’ that is adopted by most actors…

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Jawaani Jaaneman – Saif Ali Khan leads the show, Alaya is delightful in this feel good film

Joginder Tuteja

First things first, it is wonderful to see Saif Ali Khan at least making attempts to play different characters in varied genres. Yes, he may have played a cool yuppie…

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Jai Mummy Di – Not quite an entertainer

Joginder Tuteja

Jai Mummy Di is a film that was supposed to release last summer. Then without any reason been stated, the film was pushed ahead to this year. Well, after watching…

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Movie Review Bhangra Paa Le

Anish Mohanty

Though music and dance play integral roles in Hindi cinema, dance as a genre was not explored very well by filmmakers in the Hindi film industry. The success of ‘ABCD’…

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Movie review – Dabangg 3 – The Salman Khan starrer is a strictly average affair

Joginder Tuteja

With 2019 coming to a close, there is excitement galore as two of the biggest films are releasing on back to back Fridays. While this Friday has seen the arrival…

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Movie Review The Body

Anish Mohanty

Suspense thrillers do not get made very often in India. One of the reasons for that could be is that there is a dearth of good stories in that genre.…