If not for the selfless approach of the past generations, India would have never seen independence. They fought for the rights of the people of the land and fought tooth and nail against the Britishers. The freedom we take so lightly today came at their expense. Several movies have explored this theme in the past.
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India is seeing a tectonic shift in filmmaking these days. Either we have movies filled with propaganda or we have high on drama, unrealistic tales. Obviously, Laapataa Ladies was an exception. A new Hindi film, Murder Mubarak, has begun streaming on Netflix. It has an ensemble of actors joining in from various walks of life. The offbeat
The theatrical business has regained prominence in India after the disastrous impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. We have had some money-spinning blockbusters recently. Shaitaan is the latest big film to hit the silver screen. Inspired by a Gujarati movie, Vash, Shaitaan is two hours and twelve minutes long. Does it have the legs to sail
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The advent of OTTs has made mid-budget and small films meaningless on the big screen. Either they don’t release in the theaters or, when they do, the audience is least interested in giving them a chance. However, this seems to be changing recently and Laapataa Ladies is a part of that change. The comedy-drama film is the
We keep hearing cinema has the power to shape society, but haven’t commercial aspects made this almost impossible to happen? There’s a total dearth of films that question the system, the evils, and the intentions of those in power. Bhakshak, a new Hindi film streaming on Netflix, breaks this ongoing blindness. But it isn’t the
Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon, two heartthrobs of young Indian audiences, have come together for the first time on the big screen. Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya is the latest Hindi Romcom to hit the big screen. While Kapoor is coming on the back of Jersey (theatrical), Kriti’s last film was Ganapath. Both were, unfortunately, on the southern
The blockbuster success of Pathan gave Siddharth Anand’s already successful career further heights. Other movies helmed by the director include War, Bang Bang!, and Bachna Ae Haseeno, etc. Fighter marks his third film with Hrithik Roshan and fourth with Deepika Padukone. India’s first aerial action movie, it is almost three hours in length. As usual,
There haven’t been any major Bollywood releases in 2024 so far. Merry Christmas is the first of the lot, which too falls in the mid-budget segment. The movie has been simultaneously shot in Hindi and Tamil languages. It is director Sriram Raghavan’s first Tamil directorial. Katrina Kaif is also making her debut in the language
The last Indian Netflix release of 2023 is finally here. Kho Gaye Hum Kahan landed on the platform on an unusual day of the week i.e., Tuesday. Apart from an observation, that doesn’t mean anything. The film, on the other hand, is an understated, companionable flick that you can stream with your buddies or reminisce them while
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“It’s a story of friendship, love, and belonging,” is what Shah Rukh Khan kept on emphasizing while promoting Dunki, his third film of 2023. The superstar is coming on the back of two monstrous hits in Pathan and Jawan. While they were commercial movies, Dunki is more on the artistic side. It is a family
