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Jane Austen in Bollywood and beyond

New Delhi, June 13 -- The opening line from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is so well-known ("It is a truth universally acknowledged.") that it's become a kind of cultural shorthand for matchmaking... Read More


'Housefull 5' review: A star-studded shipwreck

New Delhi, June 7 -- Fifteen years after the first Housefull movie hit screens in 2010, Housefull 5 arrives with the usual bluster and baloney-big stars, bigger sets, and a plot that makes no sense. I... Read More


'Karate Kid: Legends' review: A respectful retread

New Delhi, May 31 -- The sixth film in the martial arts franchise that debuted in 1984, Karate Kid: Legends flings open the dojo doors to deliver chops, blocks, and kicks in a nostalgic throwback for ... Read More


White smoke on the silver screen: How Hollywood sees the papacy

New Delhi, May 9 -- The world was looking at the Sistine Chapel as the Vatican's first papal conclave in over a decade began on 7 May, following the death of Pope Francis on 21 April. The conclave end... Read More


'Kull: The Legacy of the Raisingghs' review: Power struggle in the palace

New Delhi, May 4 -- An eight-episode game of thronesunfolds in the financially stretched palace of the royal Raisingghs of Bilkaner, a fictitious town in Rajasthan, in Kull: The Legacy of the Raisingg... Read More


'Phule' review: Too much like textbook history

New Delhi, April 26 -- Writer-director Ananth Narayan Mahadevan bookends his 129-minute biopic on social reformers and educationists Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule with the events of 1897. Poona is dev... Read More


'Logout' review: The fallout of digital dependence

New Delhi, April 19 -- There are two sides to digital media influencer connections. The first is the connection created by these influencers-designed, manufactured, marketed, finessed, and posted on t... Read More


'Jaat' review: Sorry tale of southbound Sunny

New Delhi, April 11 -- Will Sunny Deol-or the makers of any film starring him-ever move past the overused 'Yeh dhai kilo ka haath' (this two and a half kilo hand) line of dialogue from the 1993 film D... Read More


'Test' review: Missed chances

New Delhi, April 5 -- S. Sashikanth, a former architect turned film producer, takes on the role of co-writer and director of Test (Netflix), a drama that unfolds against the backdrop of cricket, unrea... Read More


'Snow White' review: The spell is undone

New Delhi, March 22 -- Yet another remake of yet another often retold Disney classic is revisited as the Marc Webb-directed musical Snow White. Featuring a mix of new and old songs, a fresh cast, the ... Read More