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The Secret Sex Lives of our Buajis
More than being an incisive account of the inner lives of four women, Lipstick Under My Burkha is an unflinching commentary on the existence of sexual lives of the elderly.
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Koffee With Karan: Hardik Pandya Isn’t a “Brat”, He is an Outright Misogynist
There’s no denying that the old relationship between cricket and courteousness had become archaic. But after the latest Koffee with Karan episode, which featured Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul on the couch, it might have finally died for good.
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Joji Review: This Fahadh Faasil Macbeth Movie is Unlike Any Other
Joji, Dileesh Pothan’s Malayalam-language Macbeth adaptation, is not a historical epic or a gangster movie. It is set in a leafy rubber estate in Kerala’s Kottayam. But what makes the film different is not just the setting but also Fahadh Faasil’s interpretation of Macbeth as a mousy schemer instead of a tormented warrior-type.
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Gehraiyaan Review: A throbbing mix of human insecurities and flaws
Gehraiyaan holds a broken mirror to your soul, by portraying deeply flawed characters with Shakun Batra ably orchestrating, and Deepika Padukone essaying perhaps the role of her career so far.
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Bestseller review: Won’t sell anywhere
The new Amazon prime original is dull, unimaginative and worst of all takes its viewers for granted.
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Parasite’s Oscar Win Is A Sign That You Should Watch These Five Bong Joon-ho Movies
There's no better time than now, when #Parasite's worldwide recognition has revealed an appetite for world cinema, to take a deep-dive into Bong Joon-ho’s filmography. Go rewatch Parasite in the theatres as many times as you’d like, but come back after and watch these five films that are a testament of a generational talent working at the absolute height of his powers.
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Border Bros: Bees Saal Baad
J P Dutta's Border not only summarised for us the five kinds of soldiers we saw protecting our battlefields, but it also predicted the role of cyber soldiers – men who protect our social-media feeds today.
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Hail Mario, Full of Grace
Years before we had God of War, an Italian plumber was the de facto face of video games. On the eve of the 35th anniversary of Donkey Kong, we celebrate the legacy of “Jumpman”.
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Arré Checklist: Who is the World’s Most Powerful Baby?
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s new baby should know a thing or two about social media celebrity. But the world is a tough place, and Mini-K faces stiff competition from Taimur Ali Khan and the royal babies.
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Friendship Cancel with Twitter, Announces Amitabh Bachchan
It boggles the mind to think that India’s most adored superstar could be so touchy about something as superficial as a Twitter follower count. But losing those followers seems to have hurt AB more than the Bofors allegations and Nishabd combined.