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B-Town Wonder Women and their Wingmen
In 2016, we saw movies like Pink and Dangal that were premised on the struggles of female heroes – and the men who enabled them.
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15 Years of Baghban: It’s All About Guilting Your Children
Baghban might have been a superhit when it released, but the film has aged very badly. The most damning part about the film is the reinforcement of the mistaken notion that all adults choosing to live their lives away from their parents, must certainly hate their elders and treat them like trash.
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Bombay to Mumbai: How Nariman Point Evolved From a Patch of the Sea Into the City’s Commercial Heart
Mumbai is a city of many faces, and it contains hidden multitudes. #MumbaiMirrored is a video series that chronicles Bombay’s evolution into Mumbai, presented by Mumbai Mirror. Here, we delve into the history of perhaps the city’s most recognisable landmark: Nariman Point.
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Mumbai and Its Complicated Relationship With the Underworld
As Bombay evolved into Mumbai, a lot has changed. The underworld and its dons are no longer part of the city’s everyday lexicon. #MumbaiMirrored is a video series, presented by Mumbai Mirror that charts the journey of the city. An anecdotal look at the city’s murky yet fascinating past.
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50 Years of Amitabh Bachchan: Why Don Remains Big B’s Slickest Film
Don is one of Amitabh Bachchan’s slickest film.The 1978 blockbuster took mofussil funk to new heights with its chhora Ganga kinare-wala act, before the realists came and spoiled the party.
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17 Years of Veer-Zaara: An Ode to the Time When Bollywood Made Music Instead Of Churning Remixes
Like Veer and Zaara’s love story, the movie’s music stands the test of time. “Main Yahaan Hoon” became the ballad for an entire generation. Fifteen years on, it makes us pine for eternal love even when we find ourselves in an age where regularly liking someone’s Instagram posts is the zenith of commitment.
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Amar Akbar Anthony: Why We Need Manmohan Desai’s Diverse India Now More than Ever
In the world that we live in today, which is marred by discrimination toward minorities and a breathless demand for proof of citizenship, Amar Akbar Anthony’s secular universe almost seems utopian. It’s funny because Manmohan Desai’s portrait of India is actually the India that our ancestors fought for.
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Daniel Day-Lewis, the Lunatic
Daniel Day-Lewis acquired the reputation of a man, willing to lose his sanity by wanting to become a different person for a different film. But I see method in his madness.
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Uunchai review: A Restrained Emotional Drama that Tugs at the Heart
Sooraj Barjatya returns to weave a simple, yet emotional narrative that hits all the right notes and is symbolic of the Director’s signature approach to cinema.
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Alia Bhatt: The Shahenshah of Our Generation
Alia Bhatt boasts of the hottest opening streak in modern Indian film history, beating Amitabh Bachchan and the Khans hands down.