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[20 Oct 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Movie Review: Barfi!

Anurag Basu’s latest film Barfi! will make you leave the cinema house smiling.

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[15 Sep 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Movie Review: Ek Tha Tiger

Ek Tha Tiger borders on incredulity in the first half and, as the film progresses, things only get worse in the second.

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[31 Aug 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Movie Review: Gangs of Wasseypur

Based on a true story, Gangs of Wasseypur is a five-hour long saga in which the characters live life according to their own unique rules.

Arts & Culture, Books »

[31 Jul 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Book Review: Bollywood’s Top 20 Superstars of Indian Cinema

In his latest book, cinephile Bhaichand Patel narrows down the best of Bollywood.

Arts & Culture, Movies »

[16 Jul 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Movie Review: Ferrari ki Sawari

Taglined ‘Small Guys, Big Dreams,’ Ferrari ki Sawari appeals to every ordinary South Asian bloke’s desire to hit a sixer at Lords and zoom down the street in a red Ferrari.

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[16 May 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Movie Review: Housefull 2

Funny and cheerfully naughty, Housefull 2 provides some mindless action sprinkled with salty language.

Opinion, Speaker's Corner »

[19 Apr 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Letter from India: Holy Cows and Reel-Life Icons

How the mighty have fallen in Indian eyes with scandals rocking the defence forces – while a real hero has his day…

Blog Row, Sport Report »

[4 Apr 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Cricket: Fame and Fortune

As the Indian Premier League (IPL) returns with its fifth edition in Chennai, India this month, the threat of matches getting fixed looms large.

News & Politics, Opinion, Viewpoint »

[12 Mar 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Letter from India: The Seamy Side of Justice

Does a rape victim have to face the glare of publicity in order to get justice? Will Indian courts finally decriminalise homosexuality? And which Bollywood couple recently tied the knot at a star-studded wedding? Sujoy Dhar updates us with all the latest news from India.

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[3 Feb 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Of Heroes and Villains

In mediocre box-office Bollywood, Agneepath is like a luminescent shooting star. It retains some of the flavour of the cult Amitabh Bachchan starrer but transgresses from the original script only slightly to create maximum impact.