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Manjulaa Shirodkar
Jul 28, 20183 min read
Saheb Biwi aur Gangster 3: Plotting intrigue again but without the bite
Dhulia, Gill and Sheirgill are back. ‘Thanks Gods’? Well, depends on how much you love the franchise. Sheirgill as Saheb a.k.a Vijay Pratap
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Jul 20, 20183 min read
Dhadak: Heartbeat missing in action
Set in Udaipur, Dhadak tries to capture the local flavors in its use of the local dialect, Mewari. But it doesn’t capture caste divisions in
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Jul 15, 20183 min read
Soorma: Tale of an Indomitable Will
Let’s talk about the problematic part first. One of the places where Shaad Ali fails to deliver in Soorma is when Sandeep Singh - portrayedÂ
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Jun 29, 20183 min read
Raju makes you fall in love with Sanju : Review
When you walk into watch Sanju and watch it you should – you will see only Sanjay Dutt. That is right. Please don’t look for Ranbir Kapoor b
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Jun 16, 20184 min read
Race 3: Racing in, racing out - going nowhere
Race 3 just doesn’t have that zing and pizzazz. There is a lot of noise - heightened and enhanced by Dolby Atmos but it is only lots of nois
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Jun 2, 20184 min read
'Veere Di Wedding' Da Review
Are producers Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor attempting a version 2.0 of Lipstick Under my Burkha – which they distributed? Because that is i
Manjulaa Shirodkar
May 11, 20183 min read
Raazi Review: Now you see me, now you don’t
And the diminutive, petite Alia Bhatt stands the tallest amongst all the others in Raazi – a film that revolves around her and appears as th
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Apr 21, 20184 min read
Majidi fails to take you Beyond the Clouds
Anil Mehta’s cinematography is something you do not even notice when you sit down to watch a film. He keeps it simple, keeps himself out of
IFI Archives
Apr 14, 20183 min read
Satyajit Ray: The Feel of Festivals (IFFI - 1975)
Satyajit Rays' 1975 article on film festivals.
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Apr 14, 20183 min read
Movie Review: "October"
When friends rally around but move on because its more practical – remember October Â
When relatives in your hour of crisis stay back only t
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Apr 6, 20183 min read
Movie Review: 'Blackmail'
When it takes more than 10 minutes of screen time before the hero gets to speak his first dialogue, you can be certain that our film of the
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Mar 24, 20183 min read
Hichki Review: Rani Returns With A Great Tic
Without shadow of a doubt, ‘Hichki’ is Rani Mukerji’s film. As someone suffering from Tourette Syndrome – a neuropsychiatric disorder which
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Mar 16, 20184 min read
'Raid' Review: Saurabh Shukla is Raid’s Finest Star
With a great ensemble crew like filmmaker Raj Kumar Gupta, scenarist Ritesh Shah, music composer Amit Trivedi, editor Bodhaditya Banerjee an
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Mar 10, 20182 min read
Hate Story IV: Erotic Thriller is a Snooze delight
In its fourth outing, it is the turn of Tasha urf Urvashi Rautela who seeks to destroy not one but three men in one shot! Her sole aim - a f
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Mar 10, 20183 min read
3 Storeys Review : Not three but four Stories
The slow-paced 3 Storeys is an interesting amalgamation of 6-7 lives which intersect or move parallely but are imbued with life.
Himani Srivastava
Mar 9, 20187 min read
Highest Grossing Films of Indian Cinema, ever
Highest Grossing Films of Indian Cinema, ever
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Feb 26, 20187 min read
Joie De Vivre defined Sridevi
Even as one tries to come to terms with Sridevi’s demise the one thought that is repeating itself is, is she really gone?
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Feb 23, 20183 min read
Review: Of Sonu, His Titu & Their Sweety
Sonu…’ is set in Delhi against the uber-rich background of Titu’s family of halwais named ‘Ghasitaaz’ who are serious competition to Haldira
Kunal Srivastava
Feb 18, 20182 min read
How First Cinemas in 1890's looked like
Kinetoscopes were comprised of several images which were run at a rate of 12 images per second and were three to five seconds long. Â Who kne
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Feb 18, 20184 min read
Review: Aiyaary exposes the real Aiyaars
Aiyaary Movie Review
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