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Love, and other bugs

India, June 22 -- I have a deep-seated aversion to AI-generated content. Even so, watching Chris Evans deliver his heroic monologue in Materialists (2025) made me wish there was a version of Celine So... Read More


Love, and other bugs: Deepanjana Pal writes on Materialists

India, June 21 -- I have a deep-seated aversion to AI-generated content. Even so, watching Chris Evans deliver his heroic monologue in Materialists (2025) made me wish there was a version of Celine So... Read More


'Stolen' chances: Deepanjana Pal writes on a gritty film's scramble for space

India, June 7 -- Before making his first feature film, Stolen (2023), director Karan Tejpal worked as assistant director on Delhi-6 (2009) and was part of the directorial team on three Rajkumar Hirani... Read More


Blocked buster: Deepanjana Pal on the tussle over where to release Bhool Chuk Maaf

India, May 23 -- When Maddock Films decided to take the straight-to-streaming route with Bhool Chuk Maaf, they probably didn't think it would lead to a Rs.60-crore lawsuit. Tensions between India and... Read More


Blunt-force drama: Deepanjana Pal writes on the new series Black, White and Gray

India, May 10 -- Halfway into Black, White & Gray - Love Kills, there's a twist in the tale. It is one of many in this series created, written, directed and edited by Pushkar Sunil Mahabal, but this o... Read More


What are we all watching?

India, April 27 -- The other day, our family doctor put me on the spot. "Got any movie or show recommendations, preferably in Hindi?" he asked. This shouldn't be a challenge in the age of streaming, ... Read More


What are we all watching?: Deepanjana Pal on the missing Hindi comfort show

India, April 26 -- The other day, our family doctor put me on the spot. "Got any movie or show recommendations, preferably in Hindi?" he asked. This shouldn't be a challenge in the age of streaming, ... Read More


The wrong side of the spotlight

India, April 13 -- Having watched the first three episodes of The Studio, and discovered that it is possible to simultaneously cringe and giggle, I'd like to suggest "criggle" as an addition to the Ox... Read More


The wrong side of the spotlight: Deepanjana Pal writes on The Studio

India, April 11 -- Having watched the first three episodes of The Studio, and discovered that it is possible to simultaneously cringe and giggle, I'd like to suggest "criggle" as an addition to the Ox... Read More


Can India have its Adolescence?

India, March 30 -- In a far corner of the art gallery Project 88, there hangs a velvet curtain with the Urdu word Dum (Breath) etched on it in gold thread. A few steps away lies a white body bag, emb... Read More