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Let's rate this U, for Uncomplicated

India, Nov. 23 -- When Rahul Ravindran's new Telugu film, The Girlfriend, was released earlier this month, the online chatter made it seem explosively provocative. "It's feminist propaganda", "Himmat ... Read More


Let's rate this U, for Uncomplicated: Deepanjana Pal on the Telugu film The Girlfriend

India, Nov. 21 -- When Rahul Ravindran's new Telugu film, The Girlfriend, was released in theatres earlier this month, the online chatter made it seem like an explosively provocative movie. "It's fem... Read More


Lore and order: Deepanjana Pal on the new Mahabharat series, and Lokah Chapter 1

India, Nov. 7 -- Sitting down to watch the first episode of the new series Mahabharat: Ek Dharmayudh felt like artistic betrayal. The idea of creative fields being dominated by artificial intelligence... Read More


The Diplomat, Tempest: Deepanjana Pal writes on a new numbers game

India, Oct. 25 -- Two fictional diplomats have lit up our small screens lately: Seo Mun-ju (played by Jun Ji-hyun) in Tempest, and Kate Wyler (played by Keri Russell) in The Diplomat. Jun's Mun-ju is... Read More


Are you seeing what I'm seeing?

India, Oct. 12 -- When Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) was attacked for its depiction of India, director Steven Spielberg likely felt blindsided. Yes, he had shown this as a place where ch... Read More


Are you seeing what I'm seeing?: Deepanjana Pal writes on Homebound

India, Oct. 11 -- When Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) was attacked for its depiction of India, director Steven Spielberg must have felt blindsided. Yes, he had depicted it as a place in n... Read More


A change of scene

India, Sept. 28 -- Last week, debutant director Aryan Khan's show The Ba***ds of Bollywood (BoB) landed on Netflix, and the Film Federation of India announced that Homebound (2025), directed by Neeraj... Read More


A change of scene: Deepanjana Pal writes on Ba***ds of Bollywood and Humans in the Loop

India, Sept. 26 -- Last week, debutant director Aryan Khan's show The Ba***ds of Bollywood (BoB) landed on Netflix, and the Film Federation of India (FFI) announced Homebound (2025), directed by Neera... Read More


On the horizon: Deepanjana Pal writes on India's Venice winner, Songs of Forgotten Trees

India, Sept. 12 -- Once upon a time, a young woman from West Bengal's Purulia district dreamt of making a movie. Defying all odds, she brought to screen a story of two migrant women determined to surv... Read More


No guts, no glory

India, Aug. 31 -- The shadow of Abbas-Mustan looms large over War 2, as high-octane fights erupt across various modes of transport and characters hopscotch between being bad and good. Despite its big ... Read More