'The Great Shamsuddin Family' Movie Review: Home Truths and a Fun Ensemble
Two generations of a Muslim family hold the peace—barely—in Anusha Rizvi's sweetly drawn directorial return.
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Two generations of a Muslim family hold the peace—barely—in Anusha Rizvi's sweetly drawn directorial return.
BY Shilajit Mitra
Kapil Sharma is once again a man with many wives in this belated sequel; it's satire meets fantasy meets low comedy
BY Shilajit Mitra
Held at the sprawling Dubai Exhibition Centre, the event turned into a celebration of Shah Rukh Khan, concluding with a head-turning ‘tribute’ performance by Malaika Arora.
BY Shilajit Mitra
Actor Priyamani suggests six bingeable shows rooted in the subtle — and occasionally supernatural — art of detection.
BY Shilajit Mitra
Anurag Kashyap is at his most bewilderingly vague in the concluding chapter to the 'Nishaanchi' saga
BY Shilajit Mitra
As the popular spy series reports to duty, creators Raj & DK talk about the delicate art of baking geopolitics into a high-stakes narrative
BY Shilajit Mitra
The actors — comrades in 'Chittagong' and father-son in 'Gangs of Wasseypur' — are reunited as hero and villain in the third season of 'The Family Man'.
BY Shilajit Mitra
The team behind the globally acclaimed Netflix series discuss its latest (and biggest yet) season
BY Shilajit Mitra
The Hollywood Reporter India picks the 25 best Indian films of the 21st century. Making the list is 'Nagar Kirtan'; Kaushik Ganguly’s award-winning drama is a tender exploration of love and longing, undefeated by its harsh social backdrop.
BY Shilajit Mitra
The Hollywood Reporter India picks the 25 best Indian films of the 21st century. Making the list is 'Gangs of Wasseypur' Part 1 and Part 2; Anurag Kashyap’s two-part coal belt saga is a feast, a sensory all-you-can-eat buffet that altered the recipe of popular entertainment in India.
BY Shilajit Mitra
Emraan Hashmi and Yami Gautam Dhar star in a well-meaning but blandly linear film inspired by the Shah Bano verdict
BY Shilajit Mitra
With MAMI cancelled, Mumbai’s arthouse scene stands exposed — no film centre, no indie hubs, only passionate cinephiles keeping the culture alive.
BY Shilajit MitraHuma Qureshi is part of the ensemble star cast of 'Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups' that includes Yash and Nayanthara among others
BY Shilajit Mitra
The actor discusses the longevity of her hit series 'Maharani', her quest to become 'the most diverse actor' of India and the dearth of quality stories in the Hindi mainstream.
BY Shilajit Mitra
A bird-brained film that treats history like claydough
BY Shilajit Mitra
Shraddha Srinath and Santosh Prathap anchor a pulpy thriller about gamers and scammers
BY Shilajit MitraThe actor chats about the world premiere of 'Full Plate' at the 30th Busan International Film Festival.
BY Shilajit MitraStarring Rasika Dugal and Arjun Mathur, the film is pegged as a Hitchcockian chamber drama set over a single evening.
BY Shilajit Mitra
In making an urgent point about agrarian distress, the courtroom comedy loses sight of its strengths
BY Shilajit MitraA destitute family takes a trip to the Maha Kumbh in a humane yet formally stiff indie drama
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