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Khandhar is Mrinal Sen’s most poetic film. It’s a masterpiece of stillness and silence

Triya Gulati - August 10, 2025

Shatrughan Sinha was Bollywood’s villain. ‘Kalicharan’ made him a hero

Sunil Dutt sold 7 cars to make Reshma Aur Shera. It’s an Indian Romeo & Juliet story

With Aavishkar, Basu Bhattacharya turned his troubled marriage into a masterpiece

The Godfather at 50: The mob saga that raised the bar for gangster films

Gill Jamieson - March 19, 2022

The film revolutionised the portrayal of organised crime by conflating it with something all audiences can relate to: family.

In Shaad Ali’s Bloody Brothers, everyone has a skeleton in their closet. But there’s a big flaw

Amogh Rohmetra - March 19, 2022

In all six episodes of the light-hearted comedy thriller, there is no ‘action’, no gunshot and definitely no men flying here and there.

Not a cop-out — Dulquer Salmaan’s film ‘Salute’ shows breach of ethics in police force

Vandana Menon - March 18, 2022

The problem with Dulquer Salmaan’s crime thriller Salute is that it only places the blame on the ‘system’.

Loose plot, tight acting: In Amazon Prime’s Jalsa, Shefali Shah outshines Vidya Balan

Shubhangi Misra - March 18, 2022

Jalsa's a nail-biter as it approaches its climax. By the end of the film, you'll find yourself sitting at the corner of your seat with goosebumps.

The Kashmir Files tries showing 1990 exodus ‘truth’ but Vivek Agnihotri gives it death blow

Amogh Rohmetra - March 13, 2022

It could have been a stunning tribute to the Kashmiri Pandits' cause, but Agnihotri’s personal opinions tank the film's credibility.

Maaran has a script so wobbly even Dhanush can’t save it

Nidhima Taneja - March 12, 2022

The best scenes in this over two-hour-long film are some of the interactions between Smruthi Venkat and Dhanush.

Hotstar’s Rudra is tailored to fit Ajay Devgn’s persona. But its villains steal the show

Shyam Nandan Upadhyay - March 5, 2022

Devgn's portrayal of an ‘unconventional’ cop is at its intense best in Hotstar's Rudra. It adds to his role in Singham, Sunday, Insaan and Gangajal.

Baghjan Reels — a stirring documentary on the victims of India’s longest oil well fire

Tina Das - March 5, 2022

The oil leak in Assam's Baghjan didn't capture media attention as the Vizag incident. But the 34-minute-long documentary is a grave reminder of its cost.

Robert Pattinson is the best Batman and finally shows Sherlock Holmes side of the superhero

Nidhima Taneja - March 3, 2022

In The Batman, Reeves delivers a thriller that stands on its feet devoid of the ‘superhero’ genre, and a Batman rooted in realism.

Ambedkar, Bachchan, caste, sport — Nagraj Manjule’s ‘Jhund’ says a lot by saying nothing at all

Revathi Krishnan - March 2, 2022

Digital India, caste privilege, and Babasaheb Ambedkar — there isn’t a single frame in Jhund that does not have a meaning or purpose.

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Reel Take

Khandhar is Mrinal Sen’s most poetic film. It’s a masterpiece of stillness and silence

Shatrughan Sinha was Bollywood’s villain. ‘Kalicharan’ made him a hero

Sunil Dutt sold 7 cars to make Reshma Aur Shera. It’s an Indian Romeo & Juliet story

With Aavishkar, Basu Bhattacharya turned his troubled marriage into a masterpiece

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