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The Beginning Of A Mega Supernova

  • Posted on May 14, 2022
  • by Mukesh Manjunath
Chiranjeevi’s waning stardom feels stranger because in Telugu cinema’s biggest moment his films today are barely at the forefront of Telugu cinema let alone be amongst those that are showcased to the world. But why?
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Behind And Off The Screen, Where Are The Women In Tamil Cinema?

  • Posted on March 8, 2022
  • by Nadika Nadja
So, this vacuous women’s day, I wish for more diverse film sets — more representative of the society the films are made in and addressed to.
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How Dileep uses his films to gather support, power

  • Posted on January 11, 2022January 12, 2022
  • by Vishal Menon
An ex-fan of the ex-star calls out the actor’s bluff in his attempts to use his art as a means to gather support
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Shah Rukh Khan Has Always Represented The Best Of Us

  • Posted on October 29, 2021
  • by Anupama Chopra
Over nearly 30 years as India’s most beloved romantic hero, Shah Rukh has seen tumultuous times. The current crisis dwarfs them all
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Men Like Us: A Queer Reading Of First Cow

  • Posted on July 13, 2021
  • by Sahir Avik D'souza
I was in no doubt that Otis and King-lu loved one another, even if they themselves never said so
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6 Korean Films That Bollywood Made Terrible Remakes Of

  • Posted on May 14, 2021
  • by Sahir Avik D'souza
Here is a list of Korean films that Bollywood adapted, but shouldn’t have
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Meiyang Chang on the Challenges and Opportunities of an Indian-Chinese Actor

  • Posted on March 2, 2021March 3, 2021
  • by Meiyang Chang
The singer-TV host-actor on the conflicts of playing a Chinese army officer in War in the Hills, racism in the time of Covid, and why representation matters 
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Lijo Jose Pellissery's Jallikattu Is Out Of The Oscar Race

  • Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021
  • by Baradwaj Rangan
A ‘Pebbles’ winning the prestigious Tiger award at Rotterdam is but a pebble in a pond. For one, the festival is too “indie”. And two, not enough has been written about the film. Yet.
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10 Years of Instagram: How The Platform Has Shaped Celebrity Culture In India

  • Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020
  • by Gautam B Thakker
The increase of reliability on the so-called ‘Instagram Image’ has resulted in a highly saturated market that fosters insecurities
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Bollywood – The Show Must Go On!

  • Posted on September 23, 2020September 23, 2020
  • by Anupama Chopra
Everything Bollywood has been accused of in the last few months – discrimination, drugs, favoritism, nepotism, short-sightedness, cowardice, greed, arrogance, vanity – could be true. As it is true for the rest of the country and every other ecosystem. The Hindi film industry is not a hotbed of sin, polluting an otherwise pristine nation
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Season 2 Of The Boys Is All Guns, Guts, Glory And Heart

  • Posted on August 31, 2020September 4, 2020
  • by Aniruddho Chakraborty
This is an advance spoiler-free review of The Boys season 2, which will stream on Amazon Prime Video on September 4
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Who Should We Blame When A Good Film Fails At The Box Office?

  • Posted on August 10, 2020
  • by Anshulika Dubey
Co-founder of Crowdfunding platform Wishberry gets to the heart of the ‘insider-outsider’ debate raging Bollywood
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