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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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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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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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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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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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The Buckingham Murders (2024)
Okay, first of all, let me say that someone who can make an awesome Biryani or a fantastic cake is perfectly capable of making a terrible Sabudana Khichadi. So when, Hansal Mehta, who made Shahid and Citylights makes Buckingham Murders you shouldn’t hold that against…
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Do Patti (2024)
DO PATTI, BUT EK NA CHALI!Do Patti scores top marks for me as one of the worst A-lister Hindi films I have seen in recent times. I like both Kriti Sanon and Kajol as very capable actors, but Do Patti is that one film that…
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Mausam (1975)
The movie begins with the gentle tune of “Dil dhundhta hai fir wahi fursat ke Raat din” as a merc travels through the winding roads of Darjeeling, and you know you are set for a soul stirring journey for the next two hours or so.…
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Do Patti (2024)
Director: Okay ladies I have a movie for you Kajol: Yes Yes Yes I wanna do a movie Kriti: Me too. But I won’t be a robot again Director: Alright, well, this is not about robots, it’s a thriller Kajol: A thrillerrrrrrrr Director: Yes a…
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Khel Khel Mein (2024)
The plot is stolen (okay, adapted). Even the title is stolen from an old Rishi Kapoor movie. The star cast seems frivolous. The trailer made it look like a slapstick comedy. And it has Akshay Kumar. So basically I went about watching this movie with…
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Stree 2 (2024)
Stree 2 is the 4th installment in the Maddock Supernatural Universe, directed by Amar Kaushik. And as things would have it, the supernatural universe gets worse and worse. The movie is one more entry into the genre of “horror-comedy” where the horror is funny and…
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Vedaa (2024)
Vedaa is a movie about a young woman resisting the caste system and fighting against the antagonist. Wait no… sorry, Vedaa is a movie based on true events about honour killings. Oh wait no sorry again, Vedaa is about a court martialed Major who fights…
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Kooki (2023)
(Trigger Warning – Reference to Rape) “Why is rape not considered as a heinous crime?” Pranab J. Deka repeatedly asks you this question through his movie and refuses to move further. Kooki is a movie on rape, about rape and everything that surrounds a rape…
