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Moments Of The Struggle That Ajith’s Character Manohar Experiences Are What I’d Faced As A Youngster: Rajiv Menon On 20 Years Of Kandukondein Kandukondein

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Rajiv Menon On 20 Years Of Kandukondain Kandukondain

Posted on May 5, 2020May 13, 2020
by Team FC

In a conversation with Baradwaj Rangan, Rajiv Menon speaks about moving closer to reality as a filmmaker, the 18-year-gap before he made Sarvam Thaala Mayam, and making a film with an ensemble cast

The Connection Between Allu Arjun-Starrer Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo And Nietzsche’s Philosophy?

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The Link Between Allu Arjun's Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo And Nietzsche

Posted on April 6, 2020May 25, 2020
by Sagar Tetali

How does the 19th Century philosopher’s controversial concept of Master and Slave Morality play out in Director Trivikram Srinivas’ film?

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6 min

Why Unlikeable Female Leads In Hindi Film Are So Pleasurable To Watch

Posted on April 4, 2020May 9, 2020
by Sohini Chattopadhyay

In Guilty, the heroine is judgemental and contemptuous—a woman’s worst enemy. She makes moral mistakes of the sort that mainstream Hindi cinema does not really permit its heroines.

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Jawaani Jaaneman Movie Review: Doesn’t Become More Than The Sum Of Its Parts

Posted on January 31, 2020May 9, 2020
by Anupama Chopra

The laughs aren’t frequent enough and the emotions don’t deepen until the second hour

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Jawaani Jaaneman Movie Review: Adequate Performances Let Down By Frustratingly Inadequa...

Posted on January 31, 2020May 9, 2020
by Prathyush Parasuraman

Saif Ali Khan plays the made to order role of a man-child who evolves into responsibility. It’s well-acted, well-intended, but the shoddy writing labours the film