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Chupke Chupke: Parimal Tripathi & Family Are the Perfect Antidote to Our Lockdown Blues
If there were in fact a template of what feel-good movies should follow, Chupke Chupke, which turns 46 today, has all the cues
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Thank You Soldier for the Ultimate Bobby Deol Experience
After Soldier, the verdict was out. Bobby Deol’s uncontainable sex appeal was in fashion, and the #ForearmAppreciationClub was in full swing. That lasted for a brief, wonderful minute.
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Happy Birthday, Paaji! Dharmendra is Like Your Grandpa on Instagram – Adorable
Garam Dharam’s Lit AF Instagram feed is the most feel-good thing on the internet right now. The Bollywood stalwart’s posts reflect his carefree nature and zeal for life and serve as a stark reminder that there’s nothing quite as adorable as old people on social media.
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The Man Behind the Madhuri Magic
If you scan Madhuri Dixit’s photographs from the ’90s, you can spot Rikku Rakesh Nath lurking in the shadow like a protective angel. And in many ways, that’s what the man, who managed Madhuri Dixit’s career, really was.
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Come for the Moustache, Stay for the Decency: Why Amol Palekar Remains Hindi Cinema’s Wholesome Middle-Class Snacc
In film after film, in Chhoti Si Baat and Baaton Baaton Mein, in the universes of Basu Chatterjee and Hrishikesh Mukherjee, on public transport and in Bandra apartments, Amol Palekar played the man on the street. Who else could essay a white-collar worker with the soul of a poet, who you might meet on a train or a bus, if not him?
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What Do Baazigar and Chachi 420 Have in Common With the Oscar-Winning Parasite?
Oscar-winning South Korean phenomenon Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-Ho, walks on a similar path as several Bollywood plots, focusing on ugly societal norms, class divide, and striking inequality. The only difference — our love for a sprinkling of masala.
