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9 min

Mukesh Chhabra On How Gangs Of Wasseypur Changed Casting In Hindi Film

Posted on June 22, 2022June 22, 2022
by Sankhayan Ghosh

In an interview, the casting director talks about what Anurag Kashyap’s film did differently, how casting has evolved with streaming, and how online auditions have been a gift of the pandemic

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7 min

Amazon Prime Video Announces Slate Of Over 40 New Titles

Posted on April 29, 2022
by Team FC

From Raj and DK’s Farzi starring Shahid Kapoor to Naga Chaitanya’s Dhootha, there’s a lot to watch out for on Amazon Prime Video over the coming months

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4 min

10 Indian Movies And Shows To Watch On SonyLIV

Posted on January 27, 2022January 27, 2022
by Team FC

Since the breakout success of Scam1992 SonyLIV has commissioned and acquired some of the finest shows and movies — from Tabbar to Maanaadu, from Aamis to Gullak

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6 min

Favourite Irrfan Movie: Victory, Virility, Vulnerability And The Magic Of Maqbool

Posted on January 12, 2022
by Sampreeti Sen

It is an indispensable cinematic text for all future Shakespeare adaptations, and a young man with big, beautiful eyes, hungry for his first real break in the big ol’ world of Bollywood has a lot to do with it

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1 min

Download The Script Of Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa

Posted on January 5, 2022January 5, 2022
by Team FC

The third segment of Netflix’s Ray anthology is directed by Abhishek Chaubey and written by Niren Bhatt

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9 min

Best Performances in Hindi 2021, Ranked

Posted on December 28, 2021
by Rahul Desai

A mix of the best across film and web shows

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5 min

Best Hindi Web Shows of 2021, Ranked

Posted on December 22, 2021December 22, 2021
by Rahul Desai

This year may not have been as good as 2020 for Hindi web shows. That said, even the blatantly flawed shows this year conveyed ambition

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5 min

Favourite Villains: Urmila Matondkar’s Restructured Villainy In Kaun?

Posted on December 13, 2021December 13, 2021
by Devi S

She sinks in so effortlessly, retaining an aura of mystery until the very end

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5 min

Satyameva Jayate 2 Is A Torture Chamber Disguised As A Film

Posted on November 25, 2021November 25, 2021
by Rahul Desai

While every screechy frame may look to be designed as a celebration of Bollywood’s corniest tropes, it’s largely composed to provoke the gatekeepers of new-age cinephilia

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3 min

Masters Of The Universe: Revelation Part 2 Has Too Much Excess

Posted on November 24, 2021
by Aniruddho Chakraborty

The season is an extremely fun binge, but tonally, it is significantly more uneven than Part 1

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4 min

Amazon Prime Video's Line-Up For The 52nd International Film Festival

Posted on November 19, 2021
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Catch the exclusive world premiere of Amazon Original Movie Chhorii, and masterclasses with The Family Man and Sardar Udham creators

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4 min

Dulquer Salmaan’s Kurup Seduces With Scale And Style

Posted on November 12, 2021December 1, 2021
by Vishal Menon

For a film that starts off trying to capture the essence of a dangerous mind, it soon limits itself to low hanging fruit.

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2 min

Kurup Trailer: Dulquer Salmaan Plays The Fugitive With Style

Posted on November 3, 2021November 3, 2021
by Team FC

The film has an ensemble cast with Sobhita Dhulipala, Tovino Thomas, Shine Tom Chacko, Indrajith Sukumaran, Sunny Wayne, Maya Menon, Manoj Bajpayee.

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2 min

Minnal Murali: Malayali Superhero Who Has Never Heard Of Batman

Posted on October 28, 2021
by Team FC

Tovino Thomas is a superhero from the neighbourhood who has lighting speed and super strength.

most eligible bachelor Akhil Akkineni Pooja Hedge

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4 min

Most Eligible Bachelor Is A Present Day Romance Mired By Cliches

Posted on October 15, 2021
by Bhavana Murali

Packed with sexist jokes and outdated ideas, this film passes off dangerous cliches about marriage and romance as progressive thought. But, who does this progressiveness suit?

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12 min

20 Rewatchable Hindi Movies Of All Time

Posted on October 2, 2021October 1, 2021
by Team FC

A non-comprehensive list of films, across timelines, that make us laugh and cry; leaving us amazed and amused

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3 min

Raajneeti: A Powerful Ensemble, Fueled By Nuanced Storytelling

Posted on September 28, 2021
by Ishan Kacker

Prakash Jha’s political thriller drama, Raajneeti (modelled on the Mahabharata) is a perfect storm of violence, conflicting relationships, the lust for power, sibling rivalry, and politics

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6 min

Spending Six Years Chasing The Story Of Satya

Posted on September 22, 2021September 22, 2021
by Prathyush Parasuraman

The author speaks about the characters of Satya that don’t work, the legacy, and the queer-coded genre of gangster films

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12 min

Abhishek Chaubey On His Standout Short From Netflix’s Ankahi Kahaniya

Posted on September 18, 2021September 18, 2021
by Sankhayan Ghosh

The director of Ishqiya and Udta Punjab on his new film, the charms of old Bombay, why short films are great news for filmmakers, and how art changes the world.