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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
Apr 6, 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 24, 20183 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 16, 20184 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, 20182 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.
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Mar 10, 20183 min read


Highest Grossing Films of Indian Cinema, ever
Highest Grossing Films of Indian Cinema, ever
Himani Srivastava
Mar 9, 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 26, 20187 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
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Feb 23, 20183 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. Who kne
Kunal Srivastava
Feb 18, 20182 min read


Review: Aiyaary exposes the real Aiyaars
Aiyaary Movie Review
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Feb 18, 20184 min read


India’s Real Pad Man has Charged Many Minds
Long before Mrs Funnybones found out about the real Padman Arunachalam Muruganantham – the man himself, who has invented the machine for mak
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Feb 10, 201810 min read


Films To Watch This Month
While the buzz is still on ‘Padman’ and ‘Aiyaary’, this month will also see other films backed by big banners and names including Yashraj Fi
IFI Correspondent
Feb 10, 20182 min read


Padman Review: Taking the blood out of Padman
Akshay Kumar cannot be Arunachalam Muruganantham – on whose life is based his latest film ‘Padman’. And R. Balki is not Shyam Benegal. Perha
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Feb 9, 20184 min read


IFFI not enough, Government should incentivize film biz more
Need for introduction of pension system in Indian Film Industry and other reforms.
Manoj Srivastava
Jan 31, 20185 min read


Review: Padmaavat
Film Review: Padmaavat Indian Film Institute
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Jan 24, 20186 min read


Review: Vodka Diaries -: Let’s not raise a toast to this Vodka…
Vodka Diaries Film Review by Indian Film Institute
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Jan 20, 20182 min read


Review: My Birthday Song
My Birthday Song Film Review
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Jan 20, 20182 min read


“Tiger Zinda Hai” May Cross INR 300 Cr. Mark
Tiger Zinda Hai, starring Salman and Katrina Kaif, has been breaking records at the box-office since its release. It has now consolidated...
IFI Correspondent
Jan 5, 20181 min read


Films To Watch This Month
“MUKKABAAZ” - 12 January 2018 Directed by Anurag Kashyap, premiered at Toronto International Film Festival 2017 is due for release this...
IFI Correspondent
Jan 5, 20182 min read


Six Films Not To Miss In 2018
Game-changers? May be not. Conversation starters? For sure. The six Hindi films that you wouldn’t want to miss in 2018 will definitely...
Saibal Chaterjee
Jan 5, 20183 min read
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