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Satish Shah played a dead body in ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’. And stole the show

Triya Gulati - November 2, 2025

A ghost, war veteran & a lost nation—Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Naukri was ahead of its time

Amitabh and Amjad’s real-life friendship played out in Yaarana. It’s usually different on-screen

Satyajit Ray’s 1960 Devi shows God-fearing rural Bengal—and devotion delusion

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.

Ekta Kapoor’s Lock Upp promised ‘masala’, but Kangana Ranaut just can’t move on

Unnati Sharma - March 2, 2022

There's an element of Big Boss and Aap Ki Adalat in it, but we can only hope it gets better. Or even Kangana Ranaut wouldn't able to save it.

Why’s Ukraine President Zelenskyy a winner? Watch TV comedy ‘Servant of the People’ for answer

Raghav Bikhchandani - March 1, 2022

The show represented the comedy career of Zelenskyy, who had done it all from winning dance shows to playing Paddington Bear and Napoleon.

Madhuri Dixit is the plot, and ‘The Fame Game’ her canvas

Janki Dave - February 26, 2022

Madhuri Dixit plays Anamika Anand, a veteran Bollywood star whose life and layers unfold as the eight-episode Netflix series plays out.

Gaalis to chikankari — Gangubai is an Alia Bhatt show in Bhansali’s grand and violent world

Tina Das - February 25, 2022

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s films are larger-than-life. Gangubai is no different and the spotlight on Alia Bhatt never wavers.

Vikrant Massey, Sanya Malhotra shine in ‘Love Hostel’. But the film doesn’t

Nidhima Taneja - February 25, 2022

’Love Hostel’ streaming on Zee5 stars Bobby Deol, Vikrant Massey and Sanya Malhotra and is a bold choice in BJP-ruled India. But it fizzles out.

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Reel Take

Satish Shah played a dead body in ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’. And stole the show

A ghost, war veteran & a lost nation—Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Naukri was ahead of its time

Amitabh and Amjad’s real-life friendship played out in Yaarana. It’s usually different on-screen

Satyajit Ray’s 1960 Devi shows God-fearing rural Bengal—and devotion delusion

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