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Vikram Vedha | 50 Films I Love | R Madhavan, Vijay Sethupathi | Film Companion
In Vikram Vedha, directors Pushkar and Gayathri reimagine the Vikram Betal tale as the story of a cop and a criminal. Vikram is an encounter specialist, and Vedha is the…
50 Films I Love: Annayum Rasoolum
Annayum Rasoolum is a slow burn. It plays out with a grim inevitability. And yet those fleeting moments in which Anna and Rasool find happiness are enough to provide hope.
50 Films I Love: Harold Ramis’ Caddyshack
I love the madness in this film starring Chevy Chase, Bill Murray and Rodney Dangerfield. It celebrates the triumph of the underdogs, the eccentrics and even the downright dangerous
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50 Films I Love: Asit Sen’s Khamoshi (1969)
Waheeda Rehman’s performance, Hemant Kumar’s music, Gulzar Saab’s lyrics and Kamal Bose’s exquisite cinematography make this film worth seeking out
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50 Films I Love: Shekhar Kapur’s Masoom (1983)
In a year in which the biggest hit was the loud, gaudy Himmatwala, this film with its realistic textures, nuanced performances and insightful narrative, seems to have sprung from some other filmmaking universe
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50 Films I Love: James L. Brooks’ As Good as It Gets (1997)
This love story about a New York novelist who falls in love with a waitress starring Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt has predictable beats but the writing, dialogue and performances push it to another level
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50 Films I Love: Zoya Akhtar’s Luck by Chance
Starring Farhan Akhtar and Konkona Sen Sharma, this film about two outsiders in Bollywood combines insight with laugh-out-loud humor
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50 Films I Love: Subhash Ghai’s Karz
Starring Rishi Kapoor, Tina Ambani and Simi Garewal, this film about a singer who discovers the truth about his apst life is unabashedly pulpy but it works
50 Films I Love: Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot
Starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe, this film was released in 1959 but its effervescence and sparkle are timeless
50 Films I Love: Shyam Benegal’s Kalyug
FC Editor Anupama Chopra shares some of her favourite films. Her first pick is this modern-day rendition of the Mahabharat starring Shashi Kapoor, Anant Nag, Rekha, Raj Babbar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and more
