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HISTORY?S GOLDEN AGE, RETOLD

The Mauryan Emperor?Ashoka, who ruled most of the?Indian subcontinent?in the 3rd century BCE has held a fascination for Indian filmmakers. In ?1980,? erstwhile filmmaker ?OP ...

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March Marches On

“Beware the ides of March,” warned the Soothsayer in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. While a tragedy of such terrible proportions did not befall the screen, The...

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Dragon Blade

Critic’s Rating: 1.5 Star. Cast: Jackie Chan, John Cusack, Adrien Brody. Direction: Daniel Lee. Producer: Visualizer Films. Written: Daniel Lee. Genre: Historical. Durat...

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Run All Night

Critic’s Rating: 2.5 Star. Cast: Liam Neeson, Joel Kinnaman, Ed Harris, Vincent D’Onoforio. Direction: Jaume Collet-Serra. Producer: Roy Lee, Michael Tadross, Broo...

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SONY, THIS WEEKEND

The weekend on Sony Entertainment Television was marked by thrills courtesy Adaalat and CID; and reflection thanks to Bhanwar. Team Adaalat went to the Andaman Islands, and t...

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Cinderella

Critics rating: 2.5 Stars Cast:  Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Stellan Skarsgård, Richard Madden. Direction: Kenneth Branag. Produced: Simon Ki...

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HUMOUR FROM HEAVEN

Imagine what would happen when any one of the gods came down to earth? That?s just the crux of? SAB TV?s rib-tickling satire Yam Hain Hum. Yamraj, the god of death is dismayed...

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NH10

Critics rating: 3.5 Stars Cast:  Anushka Sharma, Neil Bhoopalam, Darshan Kumaar. Direction: Navdeep Singh. Produced: Vikramaditya Motwane, Anurag K...

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CHAPPIE

Critics rating: 2 Stars Cast:  Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Yolandi Visser, Watkin Tudor Jones Sigourney Weaver. Direction: Neill Blomkamp P...

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TELEVISION’S CULTURE POTS

When German friends first visited Bombay, they were blown away by the multiple ethnic groups on the streets. They had just visited the Rajabai Clock Tower and seen statues of ...

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GENDER: HOW PATRIARCHY SILENCES RESISTANCE

Patriarchy persists by co-opting privileged voices, masking systemic exploitation in ind...

November 23 2024

KALEIDOSCOPE: BRIDGING THE SACRED AND THE ARTISTIC

A spiritual and artistic celebration that brings the divine essence of Varanasi’s ...

November 22 2024

POWERFUL PEOPLE: USHA UTHUP - THE QUEEN OF POP

Celebrating Usha Uthup’s five-decade journey as a musical trailblazer, cultural am...

November 21 2024