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5 Reasons Why Varun Dhawan is Winning 2020 With Coolie No. 1
Coolie No. 1 is a Varun Dhawan show all-out with catchy dance numbers, over-the-top comedy, and great action sequences.
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Coolie No. 1 is an Assembly of Bollywood’s Greatest Comics
Coolie No. 1 boasts of a comedy dream team with Johnny Lever, Paresh Rawal, Javed Jaffery, and Rajpal Yadav. Obviously, it’s a laugh riot.
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Housefull 4 Review: A Collection of Cringe-worthy Jokes That Range From Absurd to Insensitive
Housefull 4, much like its predecessors, is a collection of crass jokes stitched into a completely brainless plot. From the first frame to the last, everything about the movie screams “why”. It’s pointless to ask why Bollywood is still making such atrocious films, but why on earth are we still watching them?
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The Sidekick, the Saviour: The Underappreciated Comic Genius of Johnny Lever
Johnny Lever has always been a different kind of “sidekick”. Not only did he support the leading actors but he also saved the film with his presence. He’s always been there to provide catharsis by proxy. In Lever, Indian cinema found its human laugh track.
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15 Years of Hulchul: Why We Miss Priyadarshan’s Brand Of Comedy
Every climax of a Priyadarshan comedy is a lot like the Maharashtra state elections: They lack logic and involve way more characters than you can keep track of. But that’s exactly what makes films like Hulchul, Hera Pheri and Bhool Bhulaiya even more memorable.
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Kaalia, Bob Biswas and Circuit: The Side Characters Without Whom No Bollywood Plot is Kaamyaab
A Bollywood film is incomplete without a “side hero” – you know, the “hero ka dost”. But side characters have risen from the forgotten corners of history, and thanks to social media, often find their own audience. Sanjay Mishra’s Kaamyaab reminds us of the long road side characters have had to tread.
