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Retroscope

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro

Comedy, for some odd reason, has not been a favourite genre for Indian film makers. There is a marked preference for sentimental romances, love stories, family melodrama, g...

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TV

2017: Year Of Change

Star Plus brought in 2017 with a telecast of the Star Screen Awards. The other channels continued with their weekend programming. The fallout of demonetization, I wonder? E...

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Bollywood

Dear Zindagi: Amid Objectifying Songs This Album Makes You Hopeful About Life

The moment you turn on the radio, you switch to your favourite channel that promises melodious songs, which also include yesteryear’s iconic numbers sung by Mohammad ...

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Sustainable Development

Facebook Hack Shows It’s Time To Upgrade Our Method Of Verifying Identity

On Monday, a Facebook user lost control of his personal account, as well as several business pages, for almost a full day, after a hacker was able to convince Facebook to c...

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Festivals

At The Military Film Festival, Veterans Are The Target Audience

Master Sgt. Juan Valdez was the last Marine to climb off the roof at the U.S. Embassy and into a helicopter that skirted the horizon as North Vietnamese fighters surged tow...

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Gender

Princess Mary Of Denmark Makes Impassioned Plea To Close The Gender Gap

Princess Mary of Denmark has made an impassioned plea for governments and society to do more to achieve gender equality in a speech to open a major conference on women's ri...

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TV

True Review Television - Doordarshan’s Tribute To Mothers

Last Sunday, which was also Mother’s Day, as I watched the Prerna Awards on DD National, I was overwhelmed by the stories narrated on stage by Daughters who acknowled...

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TV

True Review Television - Tamanna: a Primetime Pick

Star Plus’ Tamanna isn’t just about the challenges of a woman cricketer and her single parenting. The script has taken a macro view of social biases, enforced v...

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Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope- On The Cusp Of Change

The spectacular Disney musical Beauty And The Beast returned for a second season and in spite of high ticket rates, was sold out.

The production has all the gra...

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TV

True Review Television - Comedy Is No Laughing Matter

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma has now crossed 1900 episodes. This makes it the longest running daily sitcom on Indian television. It’s a tough act to follow, let alo...

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