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REVIEW 347: KATTI BATTI
Release date:September 18, 2015Director:Nikhil AdvaniCast:Language:Imran Khan, Kangna Ranaut, Vivan Bhathena HindiAmong the many ways one might react to Katti Batti, there are these two options: (a)...
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KAREENA KAPOOR PROFILE / PUBLISHED IN THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS
(This article by Anna MM Vetticad first appeared in The New Indian Express on September 25, 2011.) KAREENA, QUEEN OF THE TIGHTROPE WALKGood looks, charisma, perfect grooming, reasonable acting talent...
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KAREENA KAPOOR INTERVIEW / PUBLISHED IN THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS
(This interview by Anna MM Vetticad first appeared in The New Indian Express on September 25, 2011.) HEADLINE: “I can’t keep doing performance-oriented roles like Jab We Met”HEADLINE: “Having something...
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REVIEW 348: CALENDAR GIRLS
Release date:September 25, 2015Director:Madhur BhandarkarCast:Language:Akanksha Puri, Avani Modi, Kyra Dutt, Ruhi Singh, Satarupa Pyne, Madhur BhandarkarHindiIt feels sad to write this review. Was this...
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FTII PRIVATISATION / COLUMN PUBLISHED ON BBC HINDI
(This is the English version of an article published on BBC Hindi on September 22, 2015) DESTINATION: PRIVATISATION?The Central government’s unrelenting propaganda against FTII’s striking students and...
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REVIEW 349: SINGH IS BLIING
Release date:October 2, 2015Director:PrabhudhevaCast:Language:Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson, Lara Dutta, Kay Kay Menon, Pradeep Rawat, Anil Mange, Arfi Lamba, Rati Agnihotri, Kunal KapoorHindiThe wisest...
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REVIEW 350: JAZBAA
Release date:October 9, 2015Director:Sanjay GuptaCast:Language:Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Irrfan Khan, Shabana Azmi, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Atul Kulkarni, Jackie ShroffHindiFly-by-night feminists are India’s...
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REVIEW 351: PYAAR KA PUNCHNAMA 2
Release date:October 16, 2015Director:Luv RanjanCast:Language:Kartik Aaryan, Nushrat Bharucha, Sonalli Sehgall, Ishita Sharma, Omkar Kapoor, Sunny Nijjar HindiIf it wasn’t trying to cash in on the...
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PRIYANKA CHOPRA IN QUANTICO, COURT AT THE OSCARS / COLUMN PUBLISHED IN THE...
IT MATTERS, NASEERSAAB“I don’t know why we hanker after this Oscar business,” says Naseeruddin Shah. Yes, let us not “hanker”, but let us not be dismissive of a global stage eitherBy Anna MM...
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REVIEW 352: SHAANDAAR
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BOLLYWOOD’S ATTITUDE TOWARDS MARRIED ACTRESSES WHO ARE MOTHERS / COLUMN...
(This is the English version of an article published on bbc.com/hindi/ on October 21, 2015.)MOMS MUST BE MOMS BUT DADS WILL BE BOYS Though Bollywood is marginally less resistant to married actresses...
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REVIEW 353: TITLI
Release date:October 30, 2015Director:Kanu BehlCast:Language:Shashank Arora, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Ranvir Shorey, Amit Sial, Lalit Behl HindiTitli is one of the most gripping Hindi films to come to...
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REVIEW 354: PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO
Release date:November 12, 2015Director:Sooraj BarjatyaCast:Language:Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Deepak Dobriyal, Swara Bhaskar, Armaan KohliHindiAn early scene in Rajshri...
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REVIEW 355: SPECTRE
Release date:November 20, 2015Director:Sam MendesCast:Language:Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Ralph Fiennes, Monica Bellucci, Naomie HarrisEnglishIs this the life you always...
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REVIEW 356: X: PAST IS PRESENT
Release date:November 20, 2015Director:Abhinav Shiv Tiwari, Anu Menon, Nalan Kumarasamy, Hemant Gaba, Pratim D. Gupta, Q, Raja Sen, Rajshree Ojha, Sandeep Mohan, Sudhish Kamath, Suparn...
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REVIEW 357: TAMASHA
Release date:November 27, 2015Director:Imtiaz AliCast:Language:Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika PadukoneHindiThere is so much to love about Tamasha, yet it is such a cruel tease. Have you ever watched a film...
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WHY DOES INDIA NEED A CENSOR BOARD / COLUMN PUBLISHED ON BBC HINDI
(This is the English version of an article published on bbc.com/hindi/ on November 28, 2015.)OUSTING NIHALANI IS NOT ENOUGH, OUST THE CENSOR SYSTEMThere should be no place in a civilised, democratic...
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IMTIAZ ALI INTERVIEW / A SHORTER VERSION APPEARED IN MAXIM
(A shorter version of this interview by Anna MM Vetticad appeared in the February 2014 issue of Maxim magazine)HEADLINE: “Living in a society in a certain routine, is often a role you impose upon...
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REVIEW 358: ANGRY INDIAN GODDESSES
Release date:December 4, 2015Director:Pan NalinCast:Language:Sarah-Jane Dias, Anushka Manchanda, Pavleen Gujral, Sandhya Mridul, Rajshri Deshpande, Amrit Maghera, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Arjun Mathur,...
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REVIEW 359: HATE STORY 3
Release date:December 4, 2015Director:Vishal PandyaCast:Language:Sharman Joshi, Zareen Khan, Karan Singh Grover, Daisy Shah, Priyanshu ChatterjeeHindiIn a week that has brought to Indian theatres the...
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