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REVIEW 371: SANAM RE
Release date:February 12, 2016Director:Divya Khosla KumarCast:Language:Yami Gautam, Pulkit Samrat, Urvashi Rautela, Rishi Kapoor Hindi This is not a film, it is an embarrassment. If you want to fully...
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REVIEW 372: NEERJA
Release date:February 19, 2016Director:Ram MadhvaniCast:Language:Sonam Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Yogendra Tiku, Shekhar Ravjiani Hindi In a week when defenders of violence and divisiveness are laying claim...
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REVIEW 373: ALIGARH
Release date:February 26, 2016Director:Hansal MehtaCast:Language:Manoj Bajpayee, Rajkummar Rao, Ashish Vidyarthi Hindi In terms of timeliness, Aligarh hits the bull’s eye like few others, in a country...
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REVIEW 374: TERE BIN LADEN – DEAD OR ALIVE
Release date:February 26, 2016Director:Abhishek SharmaCast:Language:Manish Paul, Pradhuman Singh, Sikandar Kher, Piyush Mishra, Mia Uyeda, Sugandha Garg, Rahul Singh, Iman CrossonHindi Every once in a...
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CAROL & ATTITUDES TO LGBT THEMES AT THE OSCARS / FILM FATALE: COLUMN...
WHO’S AFRAID OF A HOMOSEXUAL WOMAN?Carol’s exclusion from this year’s Best Picture Oscar nominations is a reminder of a continuing Academy discomfort with LGBT-themed filmsBy Anna MM VetticadThe...
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OSCARS 2016 PREDICTIONS / PUBLISHED ON FIRSTPOST
Leo or Eddie? Brie or Cate? The Revenantor Spotlight? Our Picks and the Odds-On FavouritesBy Anna MM VetticadThe world’s most sought-after awards for cinematic achievement are once again up for grabs....
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REVIEW 375: JAI GANGAAJAL
Release date:March 4, 2016Director:Prakash JhaCast:Language:Priyanka Chopra, Manav Kaul, Prakash Jha, Ninad Kamat, Rahul Bhat, Vega Tamotia, Murli Sharma, Queen Harish HindiIs this film the fantasy...
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REVIEW 376: ZUBAAN
Release date:March 4, 2016Director:Mozez SinghCast:Language:Vicky Kaushal, Sarah-Jane Dias, Raaghav Chanana, Manish Chaudhari, Meghana Malik, Harmehroz Singh HindiIt boggles the mind that one of the...
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REVIEW 377: TERAA SURROOR
Release date:March 11, 2016Director:Shawn ArranhaCast:Language:Himesh Reshammiya, Farah Karimi, Shernaz Patel, Kabir Bedi, Naseeruddin Shah, Monica Dogra, Shekhar KapurHindiHimesh Reshammiya is a gutsy...
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REVIEW 378: KAPOOR & SONS (SINCE 1921)
Release date:March 18, 2016Director:Shakun BatraCast:Language:Sidharth Malhotra, Fawad Khan, Alia Bhatt, Rishi Kapoor, Rajat Kapoor, Ratna Pathak Shah HindiWhen families such as this one surface in...
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REVIEW 379: ROCKY HANDSOME
Release date:March 25, 2016Director:Nishikant KamatCast:Language:John Abraham, Nishikant Kamat, Sharad Kelkar, Nathalia Kaur, Diya Chalwad, Shruti Haasan, Nora Fatehi, Suhasini MuleyHindiIf you call a...
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COMMUNITY STEREOTYPING IN BOLLYWOOD / PUBLISHED IN THE HINDU BUSINESSLINE
Wherefore Art Thou, ‘Madrasis’?The non-caricatured portrayal of Punjabis and Tamil Nadu in Kapoor & Sons is unusual in a Bollywood otherwise ridden by community stereotypes if not exclusionsBy Anna...
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REVIEW 380: KI AND KA
Release date:April 1, 2016Director:R. BalkiCast:Language:Kareena Kapoor Khan, Arjun Kapoor, Swaroop Sampat, Rajit Kapur, Cameos: Amitabh & Jaya BachchanHindiWhat would happen if a couple reversed...
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REVIEW 381: THE JUNGLE BOOK
Release date:April 8, 2015Director:Jon FavreauCast:Language:Neel Sethi, Voices: Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong’o, Giancarlo EspositoEnglishIn a sense, Gulzar...
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REVIEW 382: FAN
Release date:April 15, 2016Director:Maneesh SharmaCast:Language:Shah Rukh Khan, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Waluscha de Sousa, Yogendra Tiku, Deepika Amin, Sayani GuptaHindiWe have watched stars wave warmly at...
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REVIEW 383: LAAL RANG
Release date:April 22, 2016Director:Syed Ahmad AfzalCast:Language:Randeep Hooda, Akshay Oberoi, Pia Bajpai, Meenakshi Dixit, Rajniesh DuggallHindiLet’s get this out of the way first. Randeep Hooda is...
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REVIEW 384: SANTA BANTA PVT LTD
Release date:April 22, 2016Director:AkashdeepCast:Language:Boman Irani, Vir Das, Vijay Raaz, Sanjay Mishra, Lisa Haydon, Ram Kapoor, Neha Dhupia, Johnny Lever, Vrajesh Hirjee, Ayub Khan, Guest...
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REVIEW 385: NIL BATTEY SANNATA
Release date:April 22, 2016Director:Ashwiny Iyer TiwariCast:Language:Swara Bhaskar, Riya Shukla, Pankaj Tripathi, Ratna Pathak Shah, Cameo: Sanjay Suri HindiWARNING: LONG REVIEW AHEADA struggling...
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REVIEW 386: BAAGHI
Release date:April 29, 2016Director:Sabbir KhanCast:Language:Tiger Shroff, Shraddha Kapoor, Sudheer Babu, Sunil GroverHindiBaaghi is a slickly packaged empty vessel. The action choreography is...
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REVIEW 387: MOTHER’S DAY
Release date:April 29, 2016Director:Garry MarshallCast:Language:Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson, Jason Sudeikis, Timothy Olyphant, Shay Mitchell, Britt Robertson, Jack Whitehall, Sarah...
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