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Mandi (1983)
A matriarchal bordello run by a confident dominating Madam meets a patriarchal world in Shyam Benegal’s classic movie. Mandi is not your average brothel based movie, it’s actually a pretty light drama with a lot of humorous situations that cover up a dark despair. Benegal…
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Ankur (1974)
The Seedling, is how the name of the movie is translated into, in English. Ankur was the first feature release of the legendary Director Shyam Benegal, but it was also a debut for several other actors. The movie is set in rural Hyderabad based upon…
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Despatch (2024)
Despatch is a crime drama revolving around a journalist named Joy Bag. According to reports Kanu Behl took 8 years to make the movie. However the movie is more of a biopic of Joy Bag than a thriller or a crime drama. Despatch starts off…
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Bougainvillea (2024)
Bougainvillea is a psychological thriller set in a secluded part of Kerala. The movie starts off slow but well, with mystery and intrigue building up as you are introduced to Royce who is taking care of his wife Reethu, suffering from amnesia thanks to an…
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Paani (2024)
Paani is a Marathi movie based on one man’s quest to bring water to his drought plagued village in Marathwada. Hanumant Babu Kendre is a young man from the village of Nagderwadi, who is keen on getting married to a girl who he falls in…
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Agni (2024)
Let me begin by saying that this movie is a copy of Backdraft (1991) starring William Baldwin and Kurt Russells. While there are small changes and its not a scene by scene lift off, it is still basically the same storyline. Secondly the movie is…
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Kanguva (2024)
Kanguva in Marathi means a hair comb, which for someone like me is useless. But I am not even sure why I am starting the review of this movie with this piece of information, it’s just one of the many things that came to my…
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Jigra (2024)
I really like Alia Bhatt and have been in awe of her right since her act in Udta Punjab. I always thought she is one actress who would look convincing in any role. Karan Johar and Vasan Bala probably took this too personally, said “Challenge…
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Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video (2024)
This is one of the most hilarious movies I have ever watched in a long long time. Infact it’s so hilarious that I am still laughing I mean, imagine stealing the concept of Cameron Diaz’s movie Sex Tape and then creating a huge farce and…
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Amaran (2024)
Amaran is based on the true life story of Major Mukund Vardharajan who succumbed to his injuries during a successful counter terrorism operation. However, the movie is more than just a tale of heroic exploits of a soldier. It is rather a more humane take…
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Lucky Baskhar (2024)
On a well done backdrop of late 1980s (early 90s) Venky Alturi takes you to the Bombay of stock market scams and financial dealings. This was a time when Mumbai was still Bombay, scams were still caught and the scamsters were still jailed, institutions like…
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Sikandar ka Muqaddar (2024)
Hansa: Aye Prafullll, I heard your new movie is playing on Netflix Praful: Yes Hansa, after a long long time. Hansa: And do you have a good role in it? Praful: I am there right from the first scene Hansa: Suparkkk Praful, so what is…
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Martin (2024)
Martin is a high voltage Kannada action thriller which can applauded and put to good use for several reasons. The movie starts off in Islamabad Pakistan, which has a prison filled with all the MMA wrestlers of the world. While the entire North India is…
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Yudhra (2024)
So last night I made myself an omelette. It wasn’t an ordinary omelette it was a cheese and Kheema omelette. I put on the movie as I started cooking the Kheema. Stirring the well minced mutton as I looked at Siddhant chaturvedi who was beating…
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Lubber Pandhu (2024)
A clash of egos, firm unwavering love, confidence in oneself, sportsman spirit with subtle hints at casteism, classism, woman empowerment and all on the backdrop of cricket….that’s what forms the podium on which Lubber Pandhu is delivered. And what a movie it is…… The movie…
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Vettaiyan (2024)
Vettaiyan is the latest offering from TJ Gnanavel whose last movie Jai Bhim was a super super success. In this movie Gnanavel tries to talk about the moral dilemma behind encounter killings, wait no sorry, drugs in school, no coaching class scams, no no, Chinese…
