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Hard Day’s Night

Film historian Dhruv Somani, clocks into Bollywood films, which were set in a tension-packed time frame of 24 hours. There have been rare films whose plots have been set in a...

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For whom the bull tolls

Khalid Mohamed locks horns with India’s Oscar entry Jallikattu, Alt Balaji’s Bicchoo ka Khel… and more. True confession: At the outset, the cause celebre...

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Amazing Grace

Film historian, Dhruv Somani, pens the untold story of the playback singer Suman Kalyanpur, who retired from the hurly burly of the recording studios, gracefully   A swe...

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"Relax buddy, that's not one of us. That's just a farmer."

"Relax buddy, that's not one of us. That's just a farmer."

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Hair today, gone tomorrow

Khalid Mohamed streams right into Hansal Mehta’s Chhalaang, Akarsh Khurana’s Mismatched and more. Rightaway, please do be informed that this review, or what-cha...

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Oh, those feuds

Film historian, Dhruv Somani, rewinds to the mega-rivalry between several Bollywood heroines.  Feuds between the actresses of Bollywood would make for spicy reading in m...

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Such a Bored Game

Khalid Mohamed throws a dice at Anurag Basu’s Ludo… and checks out Pepper Chicken and The Crown 4  Now too many crooks spoil the broth, goes the old adage...

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How to go Crackers

Khalid Mohamed goes streaming with Laxmii, Aashram 2 and more. He’s got a kink about bangles, hollering, “If I ever see a ghost, I’ll wear choodiyans.&rdq...

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Bond, Bollywood Bonds

Film historian Dhruv Somani, in the wake of the passing away of Sean Connery, chronicles the desi Bonds that were. Sean Connery, who passed away at the age of 90 on October 3...

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THE RURAL BOY WHO BECAME A LITERARY ICON

Sohaila Kapur explores Mahesh Elkunchwar’s remarkable journey from rural Maharasht...

October 18 2026

PRAHAAR REVIEW: JUSTICE AND HEROISM

Prahaar examines Ujjwal Nikam’s role in landmark terror trials, championing due pr...

October 17 2026

BIRDS IN THE DARK REVIEW

A luminous tale of souls in search of light. Saibal Chatterjee’s review explores S...

October 16 2026