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Arjun Kapoor and Tabu starrer Kuttey is an assortment of guns, gangs and gaalis

Debutant director Aasmaan Bhardwaj holds the mix of performances and Gulzar’s stellar lyrics. But the best bit are the dialogues written by Vishal Bhardwaj.

Varisu is a long tribute to Vijay’s superstardom. Director Vamshi has nothing new to offer

Varisu repackages an old story and serves it using an outdated template. But fans of Vijay will get their money and time's worth.

Thunivu’s plot so wobbly you forget it at the end. But it’s a visual treat for Ajith fans

When two Tamil superstars go head-to-head against each other — Ajith in Thunivu and Vijay in Varisu — it warrants a celebration. But Thunivu disappoints on many levels.

Watch Mumbai Mafia if ‘D-Company’, encounters and the ‘terror’ of Bombay still intrigue you

Mumbai Mafia focuses on how a few cops became larger-than-life figures as they tackled the rising terror and Mumbai’s organised crime through encounters.

‘The Pale Blue Eye’ is a gothic mystery thriller brimming with potential. Until it nosedives

Scott Cooper has directed Christian Bale in a well-crafted mystery in Netflix's latest detective thriller, which is intriguing but lacks the final punch.

Unlike BB Ki Vines, Bhuvan Bam’s Taaza Khabar is sadly a walking, talking cliché

The Disney+Hotstar’s series has Bhuvan Bam playing a public toilet manager who has the divine ability to know things way before they occur.

Vir Das: Landing speaks out unapologetically against India’s ‘cancel culture’

The Netflix stand-up special is a follow-up to the Two Indias’ monologue, which drew maximum eyeballs and massive trolling.

Netflix’s Treason stops short of an exercise in wasting everyone’s time

In the series created by Matt Charman, Charlie Cox plays a under-the-radar deputy, the one running the UK secret service, MI5.

The Witcher: Blood Origin is nothing but a forced Christmas special

After Henry Cavill’s exit made news, fans looked at the prequel to bring the focus back to the series’ magical world. But the show never finds its footing.

Pitchers 2 does not surpass the magic of previous season but it comes close

The show’s timing couldn’t have been better as the new installment of Shark Tank India is on the cards.

On Camera

Indira, Manmohan, Modi, all raised income inequality. Until Hindu fears took the driving seat

The issue of inequality has assumed the blazing limelight at a time when inequality in India is said to be higher than it was in the British Raj. It's a ripe situation for half-truths and incendiary statements.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.