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Exclusive review – Paurashpur – A deadly account of kingdoms and patriarchy from the 16th century

  • Joginder Tuteja
This is a kingdom where a Raja rules with an iron fist, his first born is destined to be his successor, the Maharani calls the shots for all matters related…
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Exclusive review – Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors is a gripping drama, raises an uncomfortable debate around marital rape

  • Joginder Tuteja
It was tough for me to gather my thoughts and pen down the review of Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors. Right from the first episode itself, I knew that it…
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Movie review – Coolie No. 1 – Varun Dhawan and David Dhawan reboot the entertainment with this faithful remake

  • Joginder Tuteja
Coolie No. 1 does one thing at the onset; it stays on to be a faithful remake of the 1995 namesake entertainer. Yes, it was a risky thing to do.…
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Movie review – AK vs AK is a must watch for Anil Kapoor’s performance, Anurag Kashyap’s maniac persona and Vikramaditya Motwane’s audacity

  • Joginder Tuteja
One of the best scenes from AK vs AK is towards the pre-climax. Anil Kapoor is in a distraught state, he needs help from anyone who can offer it to…
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Movie review – Sayonee makes one wonder how it was okayed in the first place

  • Joginder Tuteja
Hero is a sharp shooter where he aims at the ‘perfect 10’ target as a sport. Though it’s a different matter that when he shoots the villains, he just goes…
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Movie review – Torbaaz – This Sanjay Dutt film has a good plot but is a disjointed affair

  • Joginder Tuteja
Torbaaz was announced back in 2016. This was the time when Sanjay Dutt was returning to the Bollywood scheme of things and was excitedly signing up newer films. Considering the…
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Movie review – Durgamati – An entertaining horror drama with Abbas Mustan style twist pe twist

  • Joginder Tuteja
Guess what’s the best part about Durgamati? It has horror at the core of it, suspense as a strong ingredient and drama as the driving force. However, it’s the multiple…
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Music Review Darbaan

  • Anish Mohanty
Based on the short story ‘Khokababur Pratyabartan’ written by Rabindranath Tagore, ‘Darbaan’ is an emotional tale of a young man (Sharad Kelkar) and a person (Sharib Hashmi) who served his…
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Exclusive review – Dark 7 White is an intriguing political drama, is amongst the best OTT web series this season

  • Joginder Tuteja
Crime stays on to be one of the most preferred themes for Indian OTT web series currently. While there have been stories about gangsters [Mirzapur 2, Mum Bhai], scam [Scam…
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Exclusive review – Bicchoo Ka Khel has Divyendu Sharma have loads of fun, is a tribute to pulp fiction from the 80s/90s

  • Joginder Tuteja
Back in the 90s when I was a student, I remember picking up a few novels written by Surendra Mohan Pathak. This was mostly on my train journey between Delhi…
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Review – A Simple Murder has a zany plot, entertains right through

  • Joginder Tuteja
‘It’s all about a mouse, after all’ It’s amazing to see how writers Prateek Payodhi and Akhilesh Jaiswal put together a zany plot where it’s a mouse that sets the…
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Music Review Ludo

  • Anish Mohanty
While director Anurag Basu and composer Pritam Chakraborty’s association began with the latter scoring the title track for many of the TV shows directed by the former, the first film…
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Movie Review Sir

  • Anish Mohanty
Diwali is usually a very exciting time for those who like to go to a theatre to watch films. Every year, a bunch of big films hit the theatres, vying…
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Exclusive review – MumBhai – An engaging crime thriller that reminds of Shootout franchise and RGV’s gangster-cop dramas

  • Joginder Tuteja
An encounter cop (Angad Bedi) turns out to be a super cop as he gets on an exercise to cleanse up the city of Mumbai. His mentor? A gangster himself,…
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REWIND Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar: Daboo Malik’s first film album remains his best till date

  • Anish Mohanty
Being the son of composer Sardar Malik, Daboo Malik had an inclination towards music but he was more interested in facing the camera as an actor. In the 80s and…
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Laxmii review: Fast-paced narrative and terrific performance by its leading man drive this engaging horror-comedy

  • Anish Mohanty
Since the lockdown happened, many feature length films, that were initially scheduled for a theatrical release, started coming out on digital streaming platforms. The Akshay Kumar – Kiara Advani starrer…
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Exclusive movie review – Taish – Tense dramatic affair with style and substance

  • Joginder Tuteja
The very beginning of Taish, which has been presented in a movie as well as six episode (and much longer) series format, says it all. In the washroom lobby of…
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Footfairy review: A taut thriller that rides on the brilliance of its leading man

  • Anish Mohanty
In the late 80s and the early 90s, many filmmakers of repute started making feature length films for Doordarshan. These films featured prominent actors and technicians from the film world…
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Exclusive review – Comedy Couple – A relatable romcom that also reflects the current times

  • Joginder Tuteja
Being a resident of Gurgaon, I could pretty much relate to the world shown in Comedy Couple, a made-for-OTT film which has just premiered on ZEE5. A young couple [Saqib…
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Laghushanka Review: This delightful short film uses humour as an effective tool to drive home an important message

  • Anish Mohanty
Nocturnal enuresis is a medical condition in which an individual suffers from involuntary urination. Most people call identify this condition with the term ‘bed wetting’. While very young children suffering…
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