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Thamma: Bollywood’s Vampire Saga That’s Too Familiar
Thamma (2025), the new Bollywood horror-comedy starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna, sparkles with slick visuals and a high-energy vibe. Directed by Aditya Sarpotdar, it’s a wild mix of Betaals (vampire-like creatures), werewolf-like beasts, and forbidden love, set in the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe. But for anyone who’s watched The Vampire Diaries, Twilight, or The…
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Mandala Murders: A Portal to Elsewhere, Where Imagination Reigns
So I just binged Mandala Murders on Netflix, and I have to say, it’s not like the usual Indian web series or movies we’ve been getting lately. You know how so many shows these days feel like they’re trying to shove some big social or political message down your throat? Like, every other film is…
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The Woman Behind the Iron Lady: A Review of Emergency
The real woman with profound emotions behind the Iron Lady, as human as any other, torn between her conscience and the relentless demands of her role. With feelings of love for her son and fear for her family, she grapples with the inner conflict of being a mother and a leader. The burden of her…
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The Kashmir Files – Part 2; why you should not watch it!
I hope you have already read the first part. You could have a look at that here: The Kashmir Files – Part 1. I had described my observations regarding the movie. It is not that The Kashmir Files is the only movie talking about Kashmir or a Genocide or terrorism or cruel things that humans do…
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The Kashmir Files – Part 1
[Disclaimer: The article is not a review of the film, it is a description of the author’s experience and what the author actually felt during and after the movie. ] At last I got a chance to watch the much talked about film The Kashmir Files. I saw it in a small city called Eindhoven…
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Badshah Babur defeated Shaybani Khan; but only in “The Empire”- the show.
The recently released Disney +Hotstar series “The Empire” has been in the news for obvious reasons. A lot of people seem to be complaining that it glorifies Babur. Does it? Yes it does. Is there a problem with that? There shouldn’t be.. unless the series that claims to or being advertised/marketed as to depict history,…
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Powerless and insignificant tech savvy fans!
For the past few months, Bollywood industry in India has managed to stay in top headlines for every reason other than creativity, imagination, art or entertainment. This isn’t the first time when it is the case; the industry and the people associated, have a knack of selling their inferior quality products (movies) by keeping themselves…
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Avrodh: the web-series that looks more realistic and closer to the truth!
The recently released Sony Liv’s web-series “Avrodh: The Siege Within” replays the unfortunate terror attack in Uri and the events that lead to one of its kind Surgical Strikes by Indian Armed forces in Sept 2016. We have already witnessed the gallantry of the special forces in the Bollywood movie “Uri: The Surgical Strike“, so…
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