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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

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’.

Superstar Dilip Kumar was the ‘Thug of Hindostan’ in 1968 hit film Sunghursh

Amit Upadhyaya - October 7, 2018

If you are expecting a bandit-genre movie, Harnam Singh Rawail’s ‘Sunghursh’ is not it.

Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam took on adultery way before Supreme Court did

Amit Upadhyaya - September 30, 2018

Abrar Alvi’s 1962 film Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam made way for a fearless and gutsy Meena Kumari.

Yash Chopra’s Waqt was the dazzling Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham of its time

Amit Upadhyaya - September 23, 2018

Yash Chopra’s Waqt had it all: Family, love triangles, multiple stars, hit music and a courtroom.

Ankhen, India’s first big spy film had a Doctor, Madam, Captain, and of course, Lily

Amit Upadhyaya - September 16, 2018

Ramanand Sagar's Ankhen was released in 1968, the year India’s spy agency RAW was formed.

Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi was a 1966 film, but it speaks to the crisis in journalism today

Amit Upadhyaya - September 9, 2018

The film is based on the relationship between an editor and a proprietor, and is a love-triangle melodrama set around the newsroom.

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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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