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Are We Ready for Bobby Deol’s Dhai Kilo Ka Comeback?

Back in the day, there was something about Bobby Deol – the curls and the dimples, the biceps and the dancing movies. But soon, he became a meme. Now, rising from the ashes of all those jokes, Deol is a man approaching 50, and ready to make a comeback with Race 3.

Hriday Ranjan July 13, 2016

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Deepak Dobriyal, the Eternal Wingman

In Kuldip Patwal, his upcoming film, Deepak Dobriyal plays a grocer thrown in jail for a murder he claims he didn’t commit. Finally, a central role. If provided with substantial screen time, it might just be the role he’s been itching to play.

Anupam Kant July 12, 2016

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40 Years Later, Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Gol Maal is Still the Best Film About Middle Class Indians

There is plenty to be admired about Gol Maal beyond its tomfoolery. Foremost of which is the creation of Ram, a male protagonist who despite being pressed by the familiar requirements of earning a living, has a touch of sophistication.

Manik Sharma July 12, 2016

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Fast-Track Pyaar: How Hindi Movies Made India Fall In Love With Trains

No Imtiaz Ali film is complete without a train scene. In Love Aaj Kal, a separation unfolds on a train ride and in Jab We Met, a relationship blooms through the course of the journey. But the most iconic train scenes in Bollywood remain Simran running toward Raj in DDLJ and Rajesh Khanna crooning “Mere Sapno Ki Rani” as Sharmila Tagore gazes at him from a coach.

Sayantan Mondal July 10, 2016

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How the Meenakshi Seshadri-Starrer Damini Taught Me My First Lesson in Feminism

In Damini, which released 28 years ago, Meenakshi Seshadri plays a housewife who beats impossible odds in her quest for justice for a rape survivor, the family’s domestic help. In some ways, the movie is the origin story of a conviction that has defined my life and given it purpose — that women are not second-class citizens of the world.

Sonali Kokra July 10, 2016

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Hamid: The Movie on Kashmir We Need

Hamid is a gentle tale of a Kashmiri child’s yearning for his missing father. It is essentially a story of violence – you don’t see it but experience it in full force. Hamid focuses on a particularly gruesome brand of emotional violence that marks the stories of Kashmir’s “disappeared” men.

Sharan Saikumar July 9, 2016

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10 Years On, I’d Do Anything but “Rock On!!”

At 12, I was convinced that music was my calling and Rock On!! was the closest I could get to the ultimate rockstar experience. But today, as the film turns 10, I find nothing redeeming about the film, except its music.

Nihal Bambulkar July 8, 2016

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17 Years of Veer-Zaara: An Ode to the Time When Bollywood Made Music Instead Of Churning Remixes

Like Veer and Zaara’s love story, the movie’s music stands the test of time. “Main Yahaan Hoon” became the ballad for an entire generation. Fifteen years on, it makes us pine for eternal love even when we find ourselves in an age where regularly liking someone’s Instagram posts is the zenith of commitment.

Jackie Thakkar July 8, 2016

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20 Years of Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani: In the Age of CAA and “Godi Media”, this SRK Film Seems Prophetic

Twenty years ago, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani that starred Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla, featured a news channel that toed the government’s narrative and paid goons hired by a politician to orchestrate riots. It ends on a positive note where codes of democracy are honoured and protestors usher in a change. Today, as the entire country protests against the CAA-NRC, the film’s subtext has never been more relevant.

Manik Sharma July 7, 2016

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Introducing Sara Ali Khan. She’s a Lot More than Saif and Amrita Singh’s Daughter

Sara Ali Khan appeared on Koffee With Karan with her famous abba. It was assumed that she’d be docile like Alia Bhatt or evade questions like Sonam Kapoor. But by the end of Koffee With Karan’s most refreshing episode of the season, she had given the rest of her peers a crash course in individuality.

Poulomi Das July 7, 2016