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    Sir: Bridging the divide

    By Anshu / January 18, 2021

    I stumbled upon Rohena Gera’s movie, Is Love Enough? Sir, one weekend while browsing through Netflix. It has been a few weeks since I watched it, but the two main protagonists have grown in my mind. I…

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    Tribhanga: A tale of three women

    By Anshu / January 17, 2021

    Renuka Shahane’s directorial debut, Tribhanga, is a poignant tale which eventually makes the turmoil in your head settle down. Peace, as Kajol says in the film, is what you find inside. The movie begins with the incongruous…

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    Gulabo Sitabo: A tale for fragile egos

    By Anshu / June 13, 2020

    Na jaane kya man mein aayi upar wale neBanwayi har ek choohe ki billi ek So go the lyrics of Gulabo Sitabo, Shoojit Sircar’s new directorial venture which released on Amazon Prime on June 12 2020. The…

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    Pataal Lok: Despair and disparity

    By Anshu / May 26, 2020

    His parents have given him the unfortunate moniker — Hathi Ram, which means an elephant. Jaideep Ahlawat, who plays Hathi Ram Chaudhary, a middle-aged cop with the Delhi Police, does remind you of an elephant. He is…

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    Thappad: Questions our conditioning

    By Anshu / March 7, 2020

    The camera stops in front of some affluent Delhi bungalows where two cars are parked adjacent to each other in a driveway. On the left is an ambitious executive who is rushing to office, with his wife…

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  • Films,  Reviews

    Chhapaak: Making a splash quietly

    By Anshu / January 12, 2020

    The visuals have ended. The screen has turned black. All you hear is Arijit Singh’s soulful voice. The movie has finished. Yet more than half the audience remains seated. Unstirring. Silent. I haven’t seen a movie end…

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  • Books,  Reviews

    The 7 am Chronicles: An insight into life in India

    By Anshu / December 15, 2019

    For several of us, mornings begin with drinking a cup of chai and reading a slice of life from Indraneel Majumdar’s Facebook page. He writes a piece daily. And we are so addicted to his writing that…

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  • Films,  Reviews

    Do paise ki dhoop, Chaar aane ki baarish: A review

    By Anshu / October 31, 2019

    The first thing which grabbed my attention as I was browsing through Netflix was the title of the film. Do paise ki dhoop, chaar aane ki baarish, sounded like something Gulzar might have written, and I was…

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  • Reviews,  Web series

    Chernobyl: A disaster which was waiting in the wings

    By Anshu / June 11, 2019

    “What is the cost of lies? It is not that we mistake them for the truth. The real danger is that if we hear enough lies, then we no longer recognise the truth at all.” These are…

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    I’ve never been (Un)happier: Shaheen Bhatt’s candid story

    By Anshu / May 7, 2019

    This is a short book written by 29-year old Shaheen Bhatt, who has spent most of her adult life dealing with clinical depression. Shaheen Bhatt has an enviable pedigree. She is the daughter of celebrity parents: Mahesh…

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