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‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ is a Masterstroke in Pandering to a Nation that Wants to be Misled

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Tatsam Mukherjee

Oscars 2026: A Chilling Effect Seems to have Permeated the Dolby Theatre

Listen to this article: Talking about how disappointed one was by the Oscar ceremony, year after year, might be like beating a dead horse. We should...

16.03.2026 10

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Tatsam Mukherjee

Oscars 2026: A Chilling Effect Seems to have Permeated the Dolby Theatre

16.03.2026 10

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Tatsam Mukherjee

The Voice of Hind Rajab: Nominated for an Oscar, The Film’s Devastating Clarity Might be Why its Release in India is in Limbo

Listen to this article: “Come get me. They’re shooting!” Long after seeing The Voice of Hind Rajab, the five-year-old’s voice still echoed in...

15.03.2026 10

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Tatsam Mukherjee

The Voice of Hind Rajab: Nominated for an Oscar, The Film’s Devastating Clarity Might be why its Release in India is in Limbo

Listen to this article: “Come get me. They’re shooting!” Long after seeing The Voice of Hind Rajab, the five-year-old’s voice still echoed in...

15.03.2026 10

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Tatsam Mukherjee

‘Accused’: For All its Sound and Fury, Konkona Sen Sharma-Starrer Holds up the Status-Quo

When I watched the teaser for Anubhuti Kashyap’s Accused about a week ago, my first reaction was that of excitement. But almost reflexively, I...

28.02.2026 10

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Tatsam Mukherjee

‘Shatak’: An AI Slop-Filled, Shoddy Propaganda Tribute to the RSS's Centenary

Very little of Aashish Mall’s Shatak looks real. I’m not talking just historical authenticity here, or the conspicuous name-dropping of...

23.02.2026 30

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Tatsam Mukherjee

‘Assi’: Anubhav Sinha's Film is Designed to Speak the Language of Manipulation Instead of Nuance

At one point in Anubhav Sinha’s Assi, a father (Manoj Pahwa) and his son (Abhishant Rana) are devouring a plate of chhole bhature. The father says,...

22.02.2026 10

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Tatsam Mukherjee

26 Scenes From 26 Years of Hindi Cinema Worth Remembering in 2026

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Tatsam Mukherjee

‘Dhurandhar’: Aditya Dhar’s Spy Saga Is as Subtle as a Troll

07.12.2025 20

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‘Train Dreams’ Confronts Ecological Conservation, 20th-Century Capitalism Through a Faceless American Figure

01.12.2025 10

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Tatsam Mukherjee

How Bollywood’s ‘Cartelised’ Exhibition System Leaves Indie Films Like 'Agra' Out in the Cold

15.11.2025 10

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Tatsam Mukherjee

'Task' Is One of This Year’s Most Grounded, Humane and Satisfying Crime Dramas

30.10.2025 20

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Tatsam Mukherjee

'The Smashing Machine': Dwayne Johnson Fuels a Counterintuitive Sports Drama

12.10.2025 10

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Tatsam Mukherjee

'Homebound' is Neeraj Ghaywan’s Searing Portrait of Thwarted Youth in a Callous Nation

27.09.2025 20

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Tatsam Mukherjee

In 28 Years Later, Danny Boyle Refashions a Zombie Thriller Into a Moving Coming-of-age Tale

22.06.2025 20

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Tatsam Mukherjee

At Cannes 2025, India Sees a Calm After the Storm

25.05.2025 10

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Tatsam Mukherjee

‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ Is an Operatic and Reverential, but Bloated Farewell

18.05.2025 10

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Tatsam Mukherjee

Thunderbolts* Teases a Possible Reinvention of the MCU, But Ends up as One More From the Assembly Line

04.05.2025 10

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I Don’t Agree With the Modifications the Censors Made to My Film on Phule: Ananth Mahadevan

18.04.2025 20

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Tatsam Mukherjee

Empuraan Displays Bravery in its Politics, but is Ultimately a Tedious Commercial Star Vehicle

31.03.2025 20

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Tatsam Mukherjee

It is Time for All of us to Stand Up For Kunal Karma and the Rights Guaranteed by the Constitution

26.03.2025 10

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Tatsam Mukherjee

'The Diplomat' wants to be 'Argo' but Ends up Catering to the 'Kerala Story' Audience 

15.03.2025 10

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Tatsam Mukherjee

‘Superboys of Malegaon’ Brings Back the Wide-eyed Wonder to Hindi Films

02.03.2025 20

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Tatsam Mukherjee

A Real Pain: Jesse Eisenberg’s Film Revises the Way We See the Failure in the Family

19.01.2025 30

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Tatsam Mukherjee

‘Heart Over Mind’: The Best Hindi Films of 2024

2024 has been an ugly year to be a fan of Hindi cinema. We’ve seen independent voices being crushed and shut out of the system with little to no...

29.12.2024 7

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Tatsam Mukherjee

'Squid Game 2' Has a Hearty Laugh About 'Democracy' and 'Free Will' in an Unequal Society

Like it happens with the follow-up for any successful show, I entered the Squid Game 2 with a fair bit of trepidation. What worked in the first...

28.12.2024 10

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Tatsam Mukherjee

‘Baby John’ Is a Culmination of Hindi Cinema’s Laziest Instincts in 2024

Nothing screams ‘crisis’ in Hindi cinema right now more than Salman Khan showing up in his second ‘star cameo’ of the year – hedging his...

26.12.2024 7

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Tatsam Mukherjee