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Continue reading →: Atrangi Re (2021) – Loving Someone With a Rainbow of Problems
This is a re-review of a film I have seen before, but with new maturity and analysing skills. The first review I made was not a good one and too short. I don’t think I gave my full talent or thought about it, so rectifying it now with this review/analysis…
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Continue reading →: Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014) – Local or Designer Love
This is a re-review of the one I did a long time ago, which is not good nor was there a lot of effort put into in. So, here is this new one in order to make up for it, and just being an excuse to watch these films again…
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Continue reading →: Dil Bechara (2020) – An Imperfect Swan Song
Sometimes time is all you have, and that is the case with this film. I finally saw it, after putting it off for many years because of obvious reasons. Well, time has passed, and this felt like the best time to review/analyse this film because the worst has passed, the…
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Continue reading →: Duvidha (1973) – Of Ghostly Veiled Desires
I think I saw this a long, long time ago on Mubi, but now I am watching this film again. Synopsis: Based on a Rajasthani folk-tale, Duvidha is the story of a merchant’s son who returns home with his new bride, but is sent back to look after his family…
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Continue reading →: Faulad (1963) – What if Moses Had the Power of Abs?
I am kinda on a roll in watching these ye olde B-grade Bollywood films, and this being of a particular niche which I am sure those are into sports would appreciate. Synopsis: The Maharaja hears of a prophecy, which tells about a low-caste man marrying his daughter and dethroning him…
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Continue reading →: Miss Lovely (2012) – A High Class Film About the Underbelly of Entertainment
I watched this a long while back on Mubi, and found it once again! I did not make a review of it when I first watched it, but now, it seemed like the perfect time to revisit this film. Synopsis: Bombay, 1986. Vicky and Sonu are brothers and partners in…
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Continue reading →: Aranyaka (1994) – A Forest of Ambiguities
This was an interesting film, and one which I found quite on accident. Synopsis: Based on the short story of the same name by the late Odia writer Manoj Das: In rural Odisha the local ruler Raja Saheb invites people over for a hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Mitty along with…
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Continue reading →: Bazaar (1982) – In a World of Men, Women Need to be Seen as Themselves First
I guess I am just dipping my toe into these non-mainstream films of the different industry, not just for a change in watching habits, but to see the films others may not talk about so much, at least online. Synopsis: In Bombay, Najma lives in a flat unmarried, yet her…
