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

Tina Das - August 3, 2025

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

Hariyali Aur Rasta was a romantic drama that questioned arranged marriages

Umrao Jaan’s captivating music is a lasting testament to Khayyam’s musical genius

Madhavi Pothukuchi - August 25, 2019

Khayyam masterfully blended ghazals, shayaris and classical Hindustani music to create melodies that made the story of Umrao Jaan.

Kabuliwala is the heart-rending childhood tale of innocence, love & fate

Madhavi Pothukuchi - August 10, 2019

Balraj Sahni’s Kabuliwala perfectly captures the essence of a wonderful friendship that builds against the backdrop of hardship.

Meena Kumari was more than just the tragedy queen and 1955 film ‘Azaad’ shows us why

Madhavi Pothukuchi - August 4, 2019

Meena Kumari plays a happy and carefree character in S.M. Sriramulu Naidu’s 1955 film.

Uttam Kumar’s Saptapadi is the 1960s’ inter-faith love story that rings true even today

Madhavi Pothukuchi - July 28, 2019

Saptapadi’s famous, moving Othello scene, which was directed separately by Utpal Dutt, deserves special praise.

Do Raaste cemented Rajesh Khanna’s position as Bollywood’s first superstar

Madhavi Pothukuchi - July 21, 2019

Do Raaste shows how a middle-class Indian family tries to adjust when people with different outlook share the same roof.

On Guru Dutt’s birth anniversary, a look at Pyaasa that continues to leave Indians in awe

Madhavi Pothukuchi - July 14, 2019

Guru Dutt’s magnum opus – second only to Kaagaz Ke Phool – is the perfect example of art-house cinema marrying Bollywood.

In Uttam Kumar & Sharmila Tagore’s film ‘Amanush’, floods restore faith in human spirit

Madhavi Pothukuchi - July 7, 2019

Directed and produced by Shakti Samanta in both Bengali and Hindi, Amanush is a classic and a lesson in the complexity of human emotions.

As Chennai grapples with water crisis, Do Boond Pani shows what Day Zero can look like

Madhavi Pothukuchi - June 28, 2019

The film exposes the broken government system, and the shoddy execution of welfare projects.

Anyone who is not a doctor should watch Pankaj Kapur’s Ek Doctor Ki Maut before blaming them

Madhavi Pothukuchi - June 23, 2019

Tapan Sinha's brilliant 1990 film shows the slow death of innovation in India's health sector due to a broken and corrupt system.

In Manthan, Girish Karnad showed why change matters through the Amul story

Madhavi Pothukuchi - June 16, 2019

Manthan is not a simplistic do-gooder story about rescuing a village with new ideas. The film is beautifully layered and had an outstanding cast.

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Reel Take

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

Hariyali Aur Rasta was a romantic drama that questioned arranged marriages

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