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A pocket watch, a broken toy, and a lifetime of regret —Anmol Ghadi was blockbuster

Triya Gulati - September 14, 2025

Aamne Samne is one of Bollywood’s best thrillers. Somebody’s out to kill Sharmila Tagore

Gharana wasn’t just any family drama. It exposed a hypocrisy at the heart of Indian homes

Anamika married melody and mystery. It gave two evergreen songs — for romance and heartbreak

Smita Patil’s ‘Mirch Masala’ is the movie a post-#MeToo India must watch

Amit Upadhyaya - December 16, 2018

Smita Patil left an indelible impact with her unique sensuality, resolve and vulnerability in Mirch Masala.

Cultural Taliban in India needs to watch Dharmendra’s ‘Chupke Chupke’ again

Amit Upadhyaya - December 9, 2018

Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Chupke Chupke, set in Allahabad (now Prayagraj), delivers a simple message through hilarious performances.

‘Padosan’ can’t be made in today’s Republic of Easy Offended India

Amit Upadhyaya - December 2, 2018

Cult comedy Padosan features Hindi cinema’s most popular duet and never runs out of laughs.

‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’ — a deeply conservative film that gave Bollywood its ‘boldest’ actor

Amit Upadhyaya - November 25, 2018

Dev Anand’s film Hare Rama Hare Krishna, starring Zeenat Aman, gave India both its Rakhi and hippie anthem.

With 2019 elections approaching, Gulzar’s Aandhi is the film to watch again

Sharanya Munsi - November 18, 2018

Suchitra Sen and Sanjeev Kumar-starrer Aandhi was banned by Indira Gandhi govt during the Emergency.

Tipu Jayanti may be in the soup, but film ‘Johar-Mehmood in Goa’ placed him with Nehru & Gandhi

Sharanya Munsi - November 11, 2018

I.S. Johar’s celebrated 1965 comedy with Mehmood delivered a message on secularism that has been followed by Bollywood ever since.

As DD journalist is killed by Naxals, here’s how Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa showed sense of loss

Sharanya Munsi - November 4, 2018

Govind Nihalani’s 1998 film is a riveting take on the Naxalbari movement that shook Kolkata’s rich and poor alike.

As CBI investigates CBI, the movie to watch is Special 26

Sharanya Munsi - October 28, 2018

Neeraj Pandey-directed and Akshay Kumar-starrer Special 26 is a con artist drama based on a real-life incident.

‘Seeta Aur Geeta’ is the legacy of Hema Malini, the actor

Amit Upadhyaya - October 21, 2018

Hema Malini ruled the film from start to finish, which also starred reigning superstar Dharmendra and Sanjeev Kumar.

Long before India’s #MeToo, Pati Patni Aur Woh thought workplace harassment was funny

Amit Upadhyaya - October 14, 2018

B.R. Chopra film’s overarching philosophy remains ‘men will be men’.

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Reel Take

A pocket watch, a broken toy, and a lifetime of regret —Anmol Ghadi was blockbuster

Aamne Samne is one of Bollywood’s best thrillers. Somebody’s out to kill Sharmila Tagore

Gharana wasn’t just any family drama. It exposed a hypocrisy at the heart of Indian homes

Anamika married melody and mystery. It gave two evergreen songs — for romance and heartbreak

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