Murtaza Ali Khan

PRAKASH JHA DELIVERS ANOTHER BINGE-WORTHY CHAPTER OF AASHRAM SAGA

MX Player Original Series Aashram, directed by the veteran Indian filmmaker Prakash Jha, introduced us to Baba Nirala, a self-styled…

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WITH ‘SCAM 1992’, HANSAL MEHTA PROVES WHY HE’S OUR OLIVER STONE

When Gordon Gekko, Michael Douglas’ predatory investor and corporate raider character in Oliver Stone’s 1987 film Wall Street, declares “Greed is…

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Cerebral, albeit misunderstood follow up to the Mirzapur saga

There is something about the long-form storytelling that makes it highly addictive and ever-reliable. But, for it to work well,…

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Despite the misses, Nair’s adaptation is not without its merits

In his seminal work on film theory titled Novels into Film, George Bluestone describes the relationship between novel and film…

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Ginny Weds Sunny: A confused mess with hardly any novelty

Ginny Weds Sunny, the new Netflix film starring Yami Gautam and Vikrant Massey, endeavours to be kind of cinema that…

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A revisionist take on a crucial but oft-forgotten slice of America’s violent past

"Before the Civil War, the states were all separate. People used to say ‘united States are.’ Wasn’t until the war…

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Serious Men is a powerful satire about the times we live in

When inquired about his surname, Ayyan Mani, the Tamil Dalit character essayed by Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Sudhir Mishra’s Netflix film…

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Timely and combustible ‘The Comey Rule’ serves as a veritable primer on US politics

If I were to ask you to pick your best scene ever in all of American television in the drama…

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Despite its shortcomings, conspiracy thriller Utopia is ideally suited for Covid-19 times

The novel coronavirus (nCoV) outbreak has had a devastating impact on humankind since the onset of 2020. But if we…

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Despite the misses, Abhay’s JL50 holds promise for the future of Indian sci-fi films

JL50, the new Sony LIV series created and directed by Shailender Vyas, was originally meant to be a science fiction…

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The Boys are back with a bigger, darker second season

When the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys premiered last year in August, it took superhero film enthusiasts by storm.…

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22 Years of ‘Dil Se’: An unforgettable ode to doomed love

Mani Ratnam’s film deserves more attention than it has received during the last decade and a half.

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