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‘Tu Yaa Main’ Movie Review: Reels, Reptiles and a Fun Time at the Movies

Bejoy Nambiar’s survival thriller about an influencer couple stalked by a hungry reptile is silly, campy and perversely enjoyable

BY Rahul Desai
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‘Vadh 2’ Movie Review: A Decent Sequel, A Poignant Crime Drama

A sequel to 'Vadh' (2022), 'Vadh 2' stars veterans Sanjay Mishra and Neena Gupta at the top of their game

BY Rahul Desai
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‘Thursday Special’ Short Film Review: Eat, Sleep, Grieve, Repeat

Presented by Shoojit Sircar and Vikramaditya Motwane, Varun Tandon’s poignant short film explores grief through the love language of food

BY Rahul Desai
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‘Mardaani 3’ Movie Review: One Plus Two Does Not Equal Three 

Rani Mukerji returns as the massy-emotions-donning supercop in 'Mardaani 3', a movie that’s too reheated and calculated to make an impact

BY Rahul Desai
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‘Mayasabha’ Movie Review: An Original But Less-Than-Affecting Psychological Drama

Rahi Anil Barve’s intriguing second film after 'Tumbbad' is set in a rundown movie theatre, but gets consumed by the stagey-ness of it all

BY Rahul Desai
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'Border 2' Movie Review: Whose Line Is It Anyway?

The spiritual sequel to J.P. Dutta’s 'Border' is predictably loud and aggressive, refusing to conquer new ground.

BY Rahul Desai
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‘Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos’ Movie Review: Let’s Put A Smile On That Face

The Vir Das-starring comedy about a bumbling NRI spy in Goa is unapologetically crazy, clumsy and contagious

BY Rahul Desai
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'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.

BY Shilajit Mitra
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'Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2' Movie Review: Kapil Sharma Versus The World

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
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‘Real Kashmir Football Club’ Series Review: The Sport of Good Storytelling

The eight-episode series, inspired by true events, succeeds at simplifying a modern Kashmir tale through sports, humanity and balanced writing.

BY Rahul Desai
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'Dhurandhar' Movie Review: No Love Lost or Found In Ranveer Singh's Spy Thriller

Aditya Dhar’s second film after 'Uri: The Surgical Strike' stars Ranveer Singh as a patriotic spy trapped in an inert and distracted action thriller.

BY Rahul Desai
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‘Perfect Family’ Series Review: A Therapeutic, Well-Acted Portrait of Dysfunctional Familyhood

The 8-episode drama, streaming on YouTube, is imperfect but compelling enough to subvert a preachy genre

BY Rahul Desai
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‘Tere Ishk Mein’ Movie Review: When ‘Raanjhanaa’ and ‘Animal’ Enter A Toxic Relationship

Starring Dhanush and Kriti Sanon, Aanand L. Rai’s latest monument to the madness of love is very difficult to sit through.

BY Rahul Desai
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‘Kaisi Ye Paheli’ Movie Review: Technical Glitches Mar A Good One-Liner

Ananyabrata Chakravorty’s small-town whodunnit has the ideas, but fails to contain its excitement.

BY Rahul Desai
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'Mastiii 4' Movie Review: Eternal Sunshine of the Stunted Male Mind

Milap Zaveri’s latest plays out like a prudish porn fantasy parading as an unwatchable sex comedy.

BY Rahul Desai
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‘120 Bahadur’ Movie Review: The Battle is Lost in Farhan Akhtar's Historical Drama

Starring Farhan Akhtar, the historical drama set during the 1962 Sino-Indian war is ambushed by its own mediocrity.

BY Rahul Desai
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‘Agra’ Movie Review: Lust and Loathing in Small-town India

Kanu Behl’s latest exposes the myth of sexual awakening in a world of repressed desires.

BY Rahul Desai