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Pratik Gandhi, The Scam Artist Who Hustled His Way Up
Pratik Gandhi did everything from installing cellphone towers to dancing at birthday parties before finding success by playing Harshad Mehta in Scam 1992
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Pankaj Tripathi On Mirzapur 2, Pandemic Epiphanies, And A Role Hes Ashamed Of
The actor opens up about Mirzapur 2 on Amazon Prime, struggling to say no and his biggest insecurities as an actor.
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As The Indian State Cracks Down On Dissent, Rakeysh Mehra Revisits 'Rang De Basanti'
The filmmaker reflects on the struggle to get 'Rang De Basanti' cleared from the power corridors of Delhi, changing the film's climax last minute, and if he can make a film as anti-establishment as RDB today.
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'Class Of '83' Review: Bobby Deol's Netflix Film Refuses To Engage With Its Own Complexities
The film glosses past the moral and legal fallacies of police excesses and exonerates itself by putting the blame squarely onto the 'system'
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How Abhishek Banerjee Went From Casting His Own Replacements To Nailing The Role
The success of Abhishek Banerjee runs parallel to the rise of a new aesthetic in Indian entertainment. But as he'd eventually find out, it takes more than just 'right timing' to make it in Bombay.
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'Gulabo Sitabo' Review: Amitabh and Ayushmann Go To War In This Love Letter To Lucknow
Shoojit Sircar's odd new film captures the moral ramification of greed by pitting people against places.
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As A Filmmaker, Im A Critic Of The Present: Shyam Benegal Reflects On His Best Films
At 85, the octogenarian is still putting a project together but what does he feel about the disappearance of the working-class protagonist from our screens?
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Untangling Rishi Kapoor's Complicated Legacy
Rishi Kapoor was an iconic actor with a career panning decades. But in his later years he was toxic on Twitter and in his interviews admitted he wished he had done some things differently.
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Aching For The Cinemas In The Time Of Corona
As theatres shut down across the country, a film critic ruminates over the quiet melancholy of being away from the movies.
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'Angrezi Medium' Review: Irrfan Is Charming, Dobriyal Hilarious, Film Regressive
Homi Adajanias 'Angrezi Medium' forgets the story it started out to tell, burdening itself with contrivances that are exhausting to bear.
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