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Masoom is a Gripping and Unsettling Story of Family Secrets and Lies

Masoom is fully committed to its mood and texture and more than the mystery, it is shouldered by the uncomfortable relationship between Boman Irani and his daughter, played by Samara Tijori.

Pradeep Menon July 10, 2016

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Mukti Bhawan and the Parent Trap

Mukti Bhawan captures what it’s like to deal with the impending death of a parent. Losing one feels like diving into life without a safety net, a signifier of irrevocable adulthood.

Poulomi Das July 10, 2016

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Did Bigg Boss Season 13 Take the Thrill of Voyeurism Too Far?

Not so shockingly, Bigg Boss crossed another line this year. Season 13 might be the most invasive of all, earning its notoriety for deeds done not just inside the Bigg Boss house but outside it as well, by weaving in the personal issues of participants into the show.

Runa Mukherjee July 10, 2016

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Purple Pain

The Artist Formerly Known As Prince was more than a musician. For a gawky, lisping, introverted Bengali from 1990s’ Kolkata, he was a rite of passage.

Ambarish Ray July 9, 2016

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Aarya Season 2 review: Sen-sational yet again

The second season of Aarya may not feel as fresh but is equally explosive and thrilling, with Sushmita Sen returning to form, and one could say, doing even better than the first season.

Medha Dutta July 9, 2016

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Can Men and Women Be Friends? After 30 Years of When Harry Met Sally, We Still Don’t Know

Anyone who’s seen When Harry Met Sally as many times as I have will tell you this: its genius evolves and matures as you (hopefully) do. Maybe, when you realise you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you really do want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible. But men and women can be friends. The sex part doesn’t always get in the way. Does it? Oh, who the hell knows.

Sonali Kokra July 9, 2016

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Your #TimesUp! How the Men of the Oscars Failed its Women

Beginning with Frances McDormand’s stunning speech, “speaking up” about diversity, inclusion, and the gender gap was a duty left to the women. Not one male Oscar winner so much as touched on #MeToo or harassment.

Poulomi Das July 9, 2016

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The Prophet of the Apes

Proving you can send a monkey to do a man’s job, War for the Planet of the Apes might be a better Biblical film than The Ten Commandments and the recent flop, Exodus: Gods and Kings.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 9, 2016

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Leila Review: A Tedious Netflix Series that is Neither Political Commentary Nor Dystopian Drama

It’s hard to remain invested in a show whose physical universe doesn’t come across as dystopian at all. Leila’s identifiers of the future — social inequality, water shortages, and extremism — aren’t as shocking for these are troubles that play out in present-day India with alarming regularity.

Poulomi Das July 9, 2016

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Why Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther Will Always Be More than Just Another Superhero Film

Black Panther transcends the stereotype of being “just” a superhero blockbuster, which is becoming an art Marvel films have started to perfect. It’s a post-colonial sci-fi saga with something important to say.

Kahini Iyer July 9, 2016