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Alia Bhatt: The Shahenshah of Our Generation
Alia Bhatt boasts of the hottest opening streak in modern Indian film history, beating Amitabh Bachchan and the Khans hands down.
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When Bollywood Biggies Did Not Hesitate to Speak Out Against the Government
During the Emergency, Kishore Kumar, Manoj Kumar, and Dev Anand emerged as the fiercest voices against the establishment. Even as their songs and films were banned from Doordarshan, they remain undeterred. Why does the current crop of Bollywood A-listers choose to remain “apolitical” even as anti-CAA protests grip the nation?
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Phone Bhoot Review: Screwball Horror Comedy That’s Unashamed of Being Silly
Phone Bhoot is silly, awkward and committed to nonsense to the extent that you don’t mind taking partaking in its idea of fun.
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Baaghi 3 Review: Third Time Sucky
In Baaghi 3, Tiger Shroff attempts to make his facial muscles emote as diligently as his chest and calf muscles. Of course, he fails.
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KBC: The Show Where Not Everyone is a Crorepati, But Everyone’s a Winner
A family can be divided over an issue as serious as politics or as frivolous as what radio channel to play in the car. But have Amitabh Bachchan pop up on the screen, pose a trivia question with four options, and they’ll come together to solve it in a happy ending befitting a Yashraj film.
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Sacred Games: Where Saif Ali Khan Finally Found His Voice
In 2017, Saif Ali Khan might have come closer to being taken seriously as an actor with notches of brilliance in Rangoon and Chef. But it is in 2018, with Kaalakaandi and Sacred Games, that he might have found his voice.
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What Bollywood Can Learn About Self-Awareness from Uday Chopra
Uday Chopra’s Twitter timeline is not only high AF, but it is also an insight into what his legacy is likely to be: His staunch self-awareness. The 46-year-old’s social media interactions are the gold standard in how to deal with trolls. His acting career might be over, but he can offer Indian celebrities a crash course in how to wear fame lightly.
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Just How Sanskaari is Pahlaj Nihalani’s Julie 2?
Pahlaj Nihalani had touted Julie 2 as a bold exposé with a message for aspiring actors, minus any vulgarity. But it’s proof that the former CBFC chief needs to be gifted a dictionary. The film is neither bold, nor an exposé.
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Why Kabir Singh is Proof of How Movies Get Away with Trivialising Women
Every woman watching Kabir Singh isn't just watching a film. They're inevitably imagining a scenario where they are stripped of their agency, only to have a man cross the boundaries of what qualifies as love and what it is never anything but violence. The trouble is, the box-office is applauding.
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The Truth in Black & White
Don’t worry, black people! This is how we treat everyone who is not a savarna Indian male.