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The Lost City of Truly Bad Actors
At the end of "Mohenjo Daro", my daughter learned that ancient civilisations are full of bronze people in bizarre headgear and I learned that picking the worst actor was not easy.
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The 3D-Degree Torture
People are realising that if a movie is giving them a headache without it being directed by Sajid Khan, then something is amiss.
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Bareilly Ki Barfi And Every Daughter’s Dream Dad
The star of Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s Bareilly Ki Barfi is the relationship between the father and the daughter. Bitti's father does not demand blind obedience; instead, he adores and sympathises with her. And accepts her the way she is.
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The Very Hungry Bear and the Internet’s Other Oddities
This year’s viral moments taught us that even though the web is a truly democratic arena, nothing is ever as it seems.
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Can We Love Lewis Carroll in a Post-#MeToo World?
Lewis Carroll based his most famous character on Alice Pleasance Liddell, the 10-year-old daughter of his friend. Carroll’s views on little girls bordered on the predatory. So how do we read the beloved Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland in a post #MeToo world?
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Why We Must Thank Mira Nair for PK Dubey
With Monsoon Wedding, Mira Nair breathed life into Delhi on celluloid almost two decades ago. And even today, Nair’s eccentric, marigold-chewing PK Dubey remains unforgettable.
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Arré Checklist: How to be Oscar-literate in Seven Steps
The Academy Awards are just around the corner and it is time to prep for Oscar film conversations at the bar and on the train. Here’s how you can get ready to reel off Call Me By Your Name and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri factoids in five minutes.
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20 Years Of Sooryavansham: Our Sunday Afternoon Guilty Pleasure Before the Age of Binge-Watching
Purists may dismiss Sooryavansham as one of Amitabh Bachchan’s mediocre offerings, but two decades later, this sappy family drama has found itself a diverse and an ever-growing fandom: Some watch it for cheap thrills, some out of habit. The movie’s perpetual telecast has inspired legions of jokes and memes.
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Masaba Masaba Review: Mothers and Daughters Just Wanna Have Fun
Masaba Masaba, where celebrity mother-daughter duo Neena and Masaba Gupta play fictionalised versions of themselves, isn’t the most perfect show, but it remains immensely watchable. Set around late 2017, Masaba Masaba takes the candyfloss “girls can have some fun too” approach.
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The Reign of the Geek Gods: How Game of Thrones and Avengers Helped Nerds Take Over the World
I’m going to remember April 2019 for a long, long time. Apart from the political implications, this month will also go down as a landmark in pop culture. Both on TV and film, nerd culture planted its flag in mainstream, with Avengers and Game of Thrones becoming the most discussed, tweeted about, recapped, and memed franchises ever.