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INDIA’S FILM CENSORSHIP SYSTEM / FILM FATALE: COLUMN PUBLISHED IN THE HINDU...
CONSISTENTLY INCONSISTENTThe Censor Board’s ratings for mainstream Bollywood films reveal a gender bias and star obsession, over and above the extreme conservatism of which it is often accusedBy Anna...
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REVIEW 333: WELCOME 2 KARACHI
Release date:May 28, 2015Director:Ashish R. MohanCast:Language:Arshad Warsi, Jackky Bhagnani, Lauren Gottlieb HindiIt could have been titled 2 Idiots. Welcome 2 Karachi is the story of a foolish Indian...
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REVIEW 334: DIL DHADAKNE DO
Release date:June 5, 2015Director:Zoya Akhtar Cast:Language:Anil Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra, Shefali Shah, Rahul Bose, Zarina Wahab, Anushka Sharma, Farhan Akhtar, Aamir Khan, Ridhima Sud,...
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ANIL KAPOOR INTERVIEW / PUBLISHED IN MAXIM INDIA
“I WAS ONCE KNOWN AS A BORING MAN, ULTIMATELY THAT BECAME SEXY”“MERE KO LAGTA HAI KI MERA HAMESHA TIME CHAL RAHA HAI”Thirty-sevenyears into his film career, Anil Kapoor seems unstoppable. He stars in...
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REVIEW 335: HAMARI ADHURI KAHANI
Release date:June 12, 2015Director:Mohit Suri Cast:Language:Vidya Balan, Emraan Hashmi, Rajkummar Rao, Suhasini Mulay, Amala Akkineni, Prabal Panjabi, Namit Das, Madhurima Tuli, Sara Khan HindiThis...
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REVIEW 336: ABCD 2 (ANY BODY CAN DANCE 2) (3D)
Release date:June 19, 2015Director:Remo D’souza Cast:Language:Prabhudheva, Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, Lauren Gottlieb, Raghav Juyal, Sushant Pujari HindiThe first half of Any Body Can Dance (ABCD)...
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AGEIST BIASES AGAINST ACTRESSES / FILM FATALE: COLUMN PUBLISHED IN THE HINDU...
TOO OLD TO BE SEEN WITH?Age remains a dirty word for women in commercial cinema worldwide, despite occasional flashes of liberalismBy Anna M.M. VetticadIn an ideal world, being a Bond ‘girl’ would not...
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REVIEW 337: BELASESHE
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REVIEW 338: MISS TANAKPUR HAAZIR HO
Release date:June 26, 2015Director:Vinod KapriCast:Language:Annu Kapoor, Ravi Kishen, Om Puri, Sanjai Mishra, Rahul Bagga, Hrishita Bhatt HindiJust reading this film’s credit rolls is enough to bring...
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REVIEW 339: GUDDU RANGEELA
Release date:July 3, 2015Director:Subhash KapoorCast:Language:Arshad Warsi, Amit Sadh, Aditi Rao Hydari, Ronit Roy, Rajeev Gupta, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Amit Sial, Brijendra Kala, Sree Swara Dubey,...
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REVIEW 340: BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN
Release date:July 17, 2015Director:Kabir KhanCast:Language:Salman Khan, Harshaali Malhotra, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Om Puri, Rajesh Sharma, Sharat Saxena, Adnan SamiHindiI can’t...
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ROMANTICISING RAPE / FILM FATALE: COLUMN PUBLISHED IN THE HINDU BUSINESSLINE
THE RAPE OF AVANTHIKABahubali features one of the longest scenes of romanticised symbolic violation ever seen on screen. Why are we as a nation not angered by it?By Anna M.M. VetticadShe, a brave...
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REVIEW 342: DRISHYAM
Release date:July 31, 2015Director:Nishikant KamatCast:Language:Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Shriya Saran, Rajat Kapoor, Kamlesh Sawant, Ishita Dutta, Mrinal JadhavHindiI cannot remember ever enjoying a thriller...
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TRIVIALISING SEXUAL VIOLENCE / COLUMN PUBLISHED ON BBC HINDI
(The Hindi translation of this article was published on bbc.com/hindi/ on July 25, 2015. It was written as a follow-up to the right-wing reaction to “The Rape of Avanthika”, my column that appeared in...
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REVIEW 343: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION
Release date:August 7, 2015Director:Christopher McQuarrieCast:Language:Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Alec Baldwin, Sean HarrisEnglishMission: Impossible – Rogue...
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REVIEW 328: AVENGERS - AGE OF ULTRON (3D)
Release date:April 24, 2015Director:Joss WhedonCast:Language:Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron...
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PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES & OTHER MARGINALISED SECTIONS IN FILMS / FILM...
FROM IQBAL TO MARGARITA: NO ‘THEM’, ONLY ‘US’Physically challenged, mentally challenged,Muslim, Christian, Sikh, gay,woman… it is possible for a character to be all or any of these, yet be a source of...
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REVIEW 329: GABBAR IS BACK
Release date:May 1, 2015Director:KrishCast:Language:Akshay Kumar, Shruti Haasan, Jaideep Ahlawat, Suman Talwar, Sunil GroverHindiIt's the loudest Hindi film to come to theatres in a while. That’s...
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THE annavetticadgoes2themovies AWARDS: BEST BOLLYWOOD FILMS & ACTING...
Four years since The annavetticadgoes2themovies Awards kicked off, the one thing that has remained a constant in the Mumbai film industry is evolution. Cynics may not agree, but the truth is we’ve been...
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