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Why Bittu, the Live Action Short Film Shortlisted for the Oscars, Deserves All Our Love

Bittu is a touching story of friendship between two school girls in a village. The film which has been shortlisted for the Oscars has no big stars. Instead, director Karishma Dev Dube went to local communities and government schools in the rural areas to pick her cast.

Arré Bench July 15, 2016

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Kya Bol Rele Gully Boy: How Hip-Hop Hacked India in 2019

Even as India registers a low rank for starting a business, and millions of micro-firms struggle to stay afloat, a new species of internet-enabled artist-entrepreneur is thriving. Unburdened by corporate or political bureaucracy, Indian hip-hop’s army of ardent creators have hooked our youth to a quality product.

Nair Da July 15, 2016

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What Rock On!! 2 Gets Wrong About the Indie Scene

Getting real musicians is great for lending Rock On!! 2 indie cred, but how about capturing the spirit of the scene properly? Where is the agony of playing shit gigs at shit venues?

Suprateek Chatterjee July 14, 2016

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Roma Review: Alfonso Cuarón Masterfully Captures the Memory of Childhood

Alfonso Cuarón’s autobiographical Roma doesn’t simply imitate or recreate life in an upscale neighbourhood in 1970 Mexico City. Instead the black-and-white spectacle captures the memory of childhood, in unflinching clarity.

Poulomi Das July 14, 2016

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Why The Office’s Dwight Schrute is Our Favourite Fool

You can’t have enough of Rainn Wilson’s dorky megalomaniac in The Office. Dwight Kurt Schrute III is the most sharp-witted portrayal of a socially awkward anti-hero that I’ve seen. Imagining the sitcom without Dwight is near impossible.

Jackie Thakkar July 14, 2016

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Kapil Sharma’s I’m Not Done Yet is a Charm Offensive that only Confirms his Pedigree

Kapil Sharma has been routinely written off and criticised for his brand of comedy, but it’s also fact that he is now too big to fail, or become the butt of someone else’s joke in a practical sense. His Netflix special only proves that Sharma can become the comedian, woke audiences want him to be, but simply chooses not to.

Aparnna Hajirnis July 14, 2016

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My Day Chasing Pokemon in Mumbai

PokeGo has driven the world crazy chasing virtual monsters but it’s had a few bonus benefits in the real world too.

Tanvi Dhulia July 14, 2016

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Delhi Crime Review: An Unsettling Retelling of the 2012 Delhi Gang-Rape Probe, Minus Any Super Cops

Delhi Crime chronicles the three days of a nationwide manhunt for the six men responsible for the 2012 Delhi gang rape. Much of what happens in the series is well-known, but it is still compelling for it doesn’t glamourise either the police’s job or its capability to do so. This is reality, the series seems to say – deal with it.

Manik Sharma July 14, 2016

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American Factory Review: The Obamas’ Netflix Documentary Explores a Possible Threat to the “American Dream”

Co-produced by the Obamas, Netflix’s American Factory is the story of the clash between American and Chinese work cultures. In an age of globalisation, it asks a pertinent question: Can the American dream still exist in a world where its labour rarely has an upper hand?

Poulomi Das July 14, 2016

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Why Better Call Saul is 5X Greater than Breaking Bad

Better Call Saul is incredibly ambitious – for 5 seasons now, it has operated without the traditional ruse of a finale. On the other hand, it has consistently dangled the far future, the grim monotonous limbo of a wildly colourful man all the while working in the shadow of some of his life displayed in Breaking Bad.

Manik Sharma July 14, 2016