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Bhonsle review: Manoj Bajpayee will win your heart in this film about hate, fear & kindness

Madhavi Pothukuchi - June 26, 2020

Out on SonyLIV, Bhonsle is a striking film about the effect of learned hatred & how a little kindness & bravery is all we need to counter it.

Bulbbul review: Anushka Sharma’s new Netflix production upturns the idea of a fairy-tale

Samira Sood - June 24, 2020

Directed by Anvita Dutt, the movie is a feminist take on childhood stories that combines horror, period drama & social commentary.

Penguin review: Watch it for Keerthy Suresh and beautifully shot scenes of horror

Madhavi Pothukuchi - June 19, 2020

Director-writer Eashvar Karthic delivers a well-crafted story that plays on every parent’s fear but overdoes it on the macabre.

Gulabo Sitabo review: Amitabh Bachchan & Ayushmann Khurrana deliver a quirky, passable tale

Madhavi Pothukuchi - June 12, 2020

Shoojit Sircar’s film, out on Amazon Prime Video, is amusing and well shot, but a slow pace and stretched-out writing threaten to bore.

Spelling The Dream: Netflix docu film on desi success at spelling bee is gripping but limited

Samira Sood - June 3, 2020

Of the last 31 champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the biggest such contest in the US, 26 have been Indian-Americans.

Pati Patni Aur Woh review: Kartik Aryan & Bhumi Pednekar film is a remake nobody needed

Madhavi Pothukuchi - December 6, 2019

Boring, unfunny script caters to the male ego. Pati Patni Aur Woh is the most underwhelming version of everything you’d expect.

Panipat review: Almost another lavishly mounted caricature of Muslim invaders as brutes

Samira Sood - December 5, 2019

Arjun Kapoor, Kriti Sanon and Sanjay Dutt star in Ashutosh Gowariker's portrayal of the Third Battle of Panipat.

Ujda Chaman review: The movie has the right intentions but the wrong filmmakers

Madhavi Pothukuchi - October 30, 2019

While the female character is, surprisingly, strong and watchable, she gets little screen time in this celebration of the modern male ego.

Saand Ki Aankh review: The Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar film largely hits the mark

Samira Sood - October 25, 2019

Despite a schmaltzy and overlong second half, Saand Ki Aankh — the film about UP's famous Shooter Dadis — is an absolute delight.

Laal Kaptaan review: Gorgeous cinematography & an ambitious idea can’t save this Saif film

Samira Sood - October 18, 2019

Overlong and unnecessarily longwinded, epic period Western-style action drama Laal Kaptaan is a beautiful bore.

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