True Review

True Review – The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Critics Ratings: 3.5 Stars* Cast: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Luke Evans, Evangeline Lilly, Orlando Bloom, Lee Pace. Direction: Peter Jackson. Produced:...

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True Review : Badlapur Boys

Critics Rating: 1 Stars* Cast: Nishan Nanaiah, Annu Kapoor, Saranya Mohan, Aman Verma Direction: Shailesh Verma Produced: Satish Pillangwad Written:&nb...

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TV Review: A SUITABLE ACTOR Television

There are thousands of shows currently being aired on Indian television featuring a few hundred actors. Most shows are imperceptible with lackluster performances, while a hand...

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True Review - Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain

Critics Rating: 3 Stars* Cast: Martin Sheen, Mischa Barton, Kal Penn, Rajpal Yadav, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Fagun Thakrar. Direction: Ravi Kumar Produced: Ravi Kumar Writte...

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True Review - Exodus: Gods and Kings

Critics Rating: 2 Stars* Cast: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Aaron Paul, Ben Kingsley, John Turturro, Ben Mendelsohn. Direction: Ridley Scott Produced: Peter Chernin, Dyla...

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TV Review: Yamraaj's Double Debut

I find it strange that sometimes television channels tend to launch shows which are similar in plot, lead characters and time slots. I am not alluding to the saas-bahu fare, o...

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True Review: Penguins of Madagascar

Critics Ratings: 2.5 stars Cast: Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Conrad Vernon, Christopher Knights, Benedict Cumberbatch, John Malkovich Direction: Eric Darnell, Simon J Smith ...

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True Review - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

Critics Rating: 3.5 Stars*           Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Woody Harre...

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NO HOSPITAL DRAMAS!

The early years of satellite television, we saw shows like M.A.S.H., Chicago Hope, General Hospital, St Elsewhere, Picket Fences, and many more. Chicago Hope, St Elsewhere and...

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NO SENSITIVITY FOR A CHILD’S RIGHT TO ENTERTAINMENT

If one were to do a cross channel run, not a single one topped the Children?s Day celebrations. News channels like CNN IBN did their Citizen Journalist rounds with children, w...

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POWERFUL PEOPLE: 55 YEARS ON, MERE APNE’S RELEVANCE

Khalid Mohamed in conversation with the indefatigable poet, lyricist, story-script-write...

January 20 2026

KALEIDOSCOPE: LUCKNOW BETWEEN PAST AND NOW

Cultures are never frozen in time, they keep moving, keep evolving.Filmmaker and writer ...

January 19 2026

HEALTH: WHEN CANCER GETS PERSONAL

As cancer treatment continues to rely on averages and probabilities, a breakthrough appr...

January 18 2026