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Badrinath Ki Dulhania: A genuine film in the wrong era
Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan deliver their honest best in this uncomfortable film…
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Here’s why Mira Rajput Kapoor’s take on feminism has created a hullabaloo
The power to choose is feminism, not just going out to work. Mira Rajput Kapoor sure has different views…
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BBTalks: Middle East, India and our apathy, with Madhuvanti Srinivasan
What is actually happening in the Middle East and how far is the truth from what people think is actually happening? Across times, the middle east has been a game of great action – very complex social diversity, monarchy, oil, of course. Allegations with the west are precisely why this region has encountered a whirlwind […]
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Rangoon: A bird with weak feathers
Kangana Ranaut is not just one of the finest actors in the Hindi film industry, but she’s probably the best we have… Rangoon is a love triangle between Jamadar Nawab Malik, Russi Billimoria and Miss Julia set against the backdrop of pre independence India when Subhash Chandra Bose set up the Indian National Army to […]
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BBTalks: The Valentine’s Day Facade
Why does one particular day, picked by the people at large, for centuries, have to describe your love for your beloved? Is this universal day more important to you than your anniversary, or the day you first met, had your first kiss and so on and so forth. Don’t you think that on this day, […]
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Jolly LLB 2: A sequel in the true sense
Jolly LLB 2 is not just a court room drama. It’s more than that. It highlights everything that is wrong with the people around us, those in power, those without it and the Great Indian Judiciary… The story is about Jagdishwar Mishra who is known as Jolly who acts as an assistant to an established […]
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Kaabil: Rests on Performances
Kaabil is a poorly written film but Hrithik Roshan and Yami Gautam lift this clanky narrative, especially Hrithik… The story is about Rohan Bhatnagar and Supriya who are blind. They meet at a coffee shop and this meeting leads to marriage. This love story finally takes a tragic turn and then this blind man seeks […]
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Raees: A Stumbling Effort
Raees is a character who cannot see what’s written on the board, but when he picks up a gun, his aim is perfect… As simply as I can put it, the story is about a businessman from Gujarat who engages in making alcohol available in the state and in the process, encounters various difficulties in […]
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