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Maharani Season 2 Review: Huma Qureshi delivers a pitch-perfect performance in the vastly entertaining new season of this political thriller

Anish Mohanty

Before embarking upon a career as a filmmaker, Subhash Kapoor worked as a political journalist for several years. His experiences as a journalist seem to have played an important role…

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Laal Singh Chaddha Music Review

Anish Mohanty

‘Dhoom 3’ (2013) was the first Aamir Khan starrer that had music by Pritam. After this film, Pritam went on to compose a good, thematic soundtrack for Khan’s home production…

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Raksha Bandhan Music Review

Anish Mohanty

One always looks forward to the music of a film produced or directed by Aanand L Rai. He is one of the very few producers/directors who has largely stuck to…

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Judaa Hoke Bhi Music Review

Anish Mohanty

Vikram Bhatt reinvented the horror genre with ‘Raaz’ (2002). The film, which went on to become one of the biggest successes of the year, paved the way for several more…

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Good Luck Jerry Music Review

Anish Mohanty

Though the Tamil language film ‘Kolamaavu Kokila’ didn’t have much scope for music, Anirudh Ravichander managed to put together a very engaging album for the film. While the original film…

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Dr. Arora Music Review

Anish Mohanty

You are not quite sure what to expect when the album of a digital streaming show, which revolves around a sexologist in a small town and the people around him,…

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HIT: The First Case Movie Review

Anish Mohanty

As far as making thrillers are concerned, the Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada film industries have an edge over the Hindi film industry. In the last several years, these four…

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Khuda Haafiz: Chapter ll – Agni Pariksha Music Review Music Review

Anish Mohanty

‘Khuda Haafiz’ had a rather underwhelming soundtrack by Mithoon. While one or two songs left a mark, the album didn’t make much of an impression. In ‘Khuda Haafiz Chapter II…

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Ittu Si Baat Music Review

Anish Mohanty

Music director Vishal Mishra and lyricist Rajshekhar have collaborated on a bunch of films including ‘Qarib Qarib Singlle’, ‘Saand Ki Aankh’ and ‘Bamfaad’. On two of the films (‘Saand Ki…

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Anek Movie Review

Anish Mohanty

‘Mulk’ (2018) marked the beginning of a new chapter in filmmaker Anubhav Sinha’s career. After years of making films that he hoped would appeal to the masses and set the…

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Prithviraj Music Review

Anish Mohanty

Shankar – Ehsaan – Loy composing for a period film was something a lot of their fans would have been looking forward to for years. Shankar Mahadevan, after all, is…

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Modern Love: Mumbai Music Review

Anish Mohanty

The rise of digital streaming platforms has led to more music being heard. Many of the films and shows being made for these platforms also have a soundtrack to accompany…

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Jayeshbhai Jordaar Music Review

Anish Mohanty

In today’s times, Yash Raj Films is one of the very few production houses that still believes in releasing the music of their films several days before the latter arrives…

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Jersey Movie Review

Anish Mohanty

In 2019, the Nani-Shraddha Sainath starrer ‘Jersey’ released in theatres and received a lot of love from the audience. Apart from doing well at the box-office, the Telugu language film…

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London Files review: Arjun Rampal starrer web-series makes for an interesting watch

Anish Mohanty

A large number of Hindi films have been shot in London till date and majority of them have shown the brighter, glamorous side of the city. London has been used…

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Antakshari Movie Review

Anish Mohanty

Within the first few reels, ‘Antakshari’, the new Malayalam film that has dropped on SonyLIV, manages to move across different timelines. The film, where songs are used as an important…

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Attack Music Review

Anish Mohanty

One doesn’t expect to come across a lot of songs in a film that has been designed as an action thriller. However, in the past, there have been many action…

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Jhund Music Review

Anish Mohanty

Ajay-Atul first collaborated with filmmaker Nagraj Manjule on the Marathi film ‘Fandry’ which marked the latter’s debut as a feature film director. After that, they collaborated with each other on…

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Radhe Shyam – A good looking film gone totally wrong

Joginder Tuteja

First things first, Radhe Shyam is a very good looking film. With pastel shades in every frame, there is a lot of visual beauty that it brings with it. Secondly,…

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Undekhi Season 2 Review: A solid follow-up to the first season

Anish Mohanty

The first season of ‘Undekhi’ ended with a very interesting cliffhanger that made one look forward to see how the next season unfolds. After a wait of almost two years,…