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‘Tabbar’ in Punjabi means family. For this thriller set in a small town, there couldn’t have been a more appropriate name. Created by Harman Wadala, who has also co-written the…

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Review – Ek Thi Begum 2 is a fast paced gangster entertainer, unfolds like a movie

Joginder Tuteja

On its release, the first season of Ek Thi Begum had turned out to be a pleasant surprise. With dialogues in Marathi and Hindi, it was a unique gangster entertainer…

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Movie review – Shiddat – A heartfelt romantic affair for those who are hopelessly in love

Joginder Tuteja

“Why me?”, she asks emotionally. “Because you, are well, you”, he says with a living heart After Kabir Singh, if there is a movie that has seen a simple question…

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Review – Ankahi Kahaniya is an anthology where two stories lose steam mid way and third falters in the final act

Joginder Tuteja

When it comes to the concept of anthologies, Netflix is pretty much leading the show. Every month or two they come up with anthologies that comprise of three or more…

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Review – Thalaivii works for its powerful drama in the second half

Joginder Tuteja

Making a biopic is a tricky proposition. The biggest till date is Sanju and while the film emerged as an all time blockbuster, there were also accusations around it being…

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Review – Bhoot Police is fun while it lasts

Joginder Tuteja

Now this is what falls under the purview of being a timepass affair. A horror comedy that did promise chuckles when the promo was launched, Bhoot Police ensures that there…

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Movie review – Helmet makes for an easy watch, has a seamless narrative

Joginder Tuteja

Now this is one movie which pretty much belongs to ‘Ayushmann Khurrana genre’. Over the last few years, the actor has chosen many taboo subjects and delivered successes quite regularly.…

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Review – 200 Halla Ho – Amol Palekar is a revelation all over again in this hard hitting drama

Joginder Tuteja

Amazed, I was truly amazed to see Amol Palekar back in action. Last seen in a Hindi film exactly 20 years back in a brief role in Aks [2001], and…

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Movie review – Shershaah – Sidharth Malhotra delivers his career best in this solid entertainer

Joginder Tuteja

First things first. By all means, this must be the toughest role for Sidharth Malhotra to enact. While he has been a part of several popcorn entertainers as well as…

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Movie review – Dial 100 – Manoj Bajpayee does it again in this tense drama

Joginder Tuteja

Manoj Bajpayee is clearly on a roll. One outing after another, he has been delivering performances that are different from each other and are getting noticed by one and all.…

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Review – Hungama 2 is a shockingly poor show

Joginder Tuteja

The signs were there right at the time of Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal and Bumm Bumm Bhole as well. The man who had delivered a series of comedy hits, Priyadarshan, had…

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Review – Feels Like Ishq is a mixed bag, a couple of stories do well

Joginder Tuteja

Made of six short films that have duration of around 30 minutes each, Feels Like Ishq is a mixed bag. A couple of them do really well, a couple of…

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Exclusive Review – Toofaan – This Farhan Akhtar and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra film is a major winner

Joginder Tuteja

If Toofaan was a web series, it could well have arrived in two seasons. Reason behind that this film is practically two stories told back to back. Yes, when it…

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Exclusive review – Samantar 2 – An excellent tale about the battle between destiny, fate and actions

Joginder Tuteja

Is it all written in the destiny? Can you work towards the change in fate? Do actions take precedence over destiny and fate? These are some of the questions that…

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Exclusive review – State of Siege: Temple Attack – Well crafted action sequences are the core of this Akshaye Khanna starrer

Joginder Tuteja

The tone is set right at the beginning of State of Siege: Temple Attack with a well crafted action sequence as a prologue. Even as the two Akshays, Akshaye Khanna…

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Exclusive review – Collar Bomb – Jimmy Sheirgill’s film raises an important question around perception v/s reality

Joginder Tuteja

Do perceptions end up driving our beliefs? Is reality different from what it seems? Can prejudice lead to unexpected outcomes? These are some of the questions that Dnyanesh Zoting directed…

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Movie review – Haseen Dillruba – This Taapsee Pannu starrer is way too far fetched

Joginder Tuteja

As a teenager, I used to regularly pick up pulp fiction literature during my train journeys. It was a different kind of high altogether to grab a Surendra Mohan Pathak…

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Review – Ray is a mixed bag where mind games form a common theme

Joginder Tuteja

The coming together of real and surreal is what binds the four stories in the latest anthology on Netflix, Ray. Is everything that you see is truly real, or what…

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Exclusive review – Grahan boasts of a very good story but patchy narrative and uneven performances

Joginder Tuteja

How do you feel as a viewer when the storyline is interesting and you want to know what happens next, but the narrative is patchy and performances uneven? It hurts,…

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Movie review – Shaadisthan doesn’t work at all, suffers from patchy execution

Joginder Tuteja

More often than not warning signs are there right at the time of announcement itself. In case of Shaadisthan, there wasn’t even a semblance of announcement. The promo wasn’t ‘promoted’…