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Dhoop Ki Deewar: Intriguing and Interesting
Shafiq Siddiqui reviews the web series Dhoop Ki Deewar, airing on Zee5. Two episodes of the series are released every Friday. India and Pakistan share a love-hate relationshi...
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Down with Dowry!
Film historian Dhruv Somani looks back at a clutch of Bollywood films, which gutsily dealt with the evils of the dowry system. The pernicious system of dowry persists, espe...
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Rickshawala
After the critical success of Seasons Greetings, Ram Kamal Mukherjee is back with a loving ode to that hoary Kolkata institution - the hand-pulled rickshaw, writes Shantanu Ra...
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Play It Again
Film historian Dhruv Somani, tracks the highs and lows in the playback singing and acting careers of Shailendra Singh, who had wowed the nation with his voice for Rishi Kapoor...
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Romance in the 1984 Sikh Riots: Grahan
The OTT platforms have released a few remarkable web series displaying a different array of stories and plots; Grahan is one amongst such, writes Shafiq Siddiqui ...
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A Quart of Ray
Ever since Satyajit Ray passed away, his works have made it to the screen in sterile, ineffectual adaptations. Netflix’s Ray corrects that anomaly, writes Shantanu Ray C...
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Rambha Ho: Never Say Never
“Who says I have quit forever”, asks the screen sensation of unforgettable dance numbers, Kalpana Iyer, in a chat-fest with film historian Dhruv Somani. From th...
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Paap: Antim Pawrbo and Mouchak
While Paap passes muster, Mouchak scrapes the bottom of the barrel. Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri writes. Two new web series from Hoichoi - a murder mystery (Paap: Antim Pawrbo) a...
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The Afterlife of Kudrat
Film historian Dhruv Somani, re-evaluates Chetan Anand’s take on reincarnation forty years later. This one’s a keeper. An alluring film, directed by Chetan Anan...
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Against All Odds
Film historian Dhruv Somani, tracks the once super-successful career of the underappreciated playback-singing career of Hemlata, who inexplicably quit the Bollywood music scen...
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