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True Review: Miss Lovely

Director: Ashim Ahluwalia Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Anil George, Niharika Singh Rating: 1.5 stars We need a strong lobby for pushing good Hindi films ahead, given the spat...

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True Review: Boogie Woogie

Music and dance reality shows which TV audiences continue watch today are many. But it?s time we looked at a few pioneering shows, which have been telecast since the mid 1990s...

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True Review: Yaariyan

Star Rating: ** Stars   YAARIYAN = Y A A W W N I Y A N   When will Bollywood grow up?  Why production houses with huge resources wasting theirs as well as a...

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True Review: Dedh Ishqiya

Director: Abhishek Chaubey Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Madhuri Dixit, Arshad Warsi, Huma Qureshi, Vijay Raaz Rating: 2.5 stars Tis the season of sequels and action flicks. Dedh...

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They Brought Laughter Into Homes

Surfing through the channels late Saturday night, I found Sarabhai v/s Sarabhai on Star Utsav. Although relegated to Star One and not the premium channel Star Plus, in its run...

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The Wolf of Wall Street Review

Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street” is a riot, packed with absurd hilarity, great performances and cleverly designed characters that keep the audienc...

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Wanted: Fresh, New Ideas For Prime Time In 2014

It was gratifying to see  attempts   being made by channels, production houses,   the writers and directors to try think out of the box and attempt to...

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TRUE REVIEW: MAHABHARAT (TELEVISION)

MAHABHARAT, A TIMELESS FLAVOUR It has barely been three months since Star Plus started telecast of the 21st century’s rendition of Mahabharat. The producers and the cha...

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TRUE REVIEW: MAHABHARAT

Rating: 1.5 stars Director: Amaan Khan Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Sunny Deol, Vidya Balan, Deepti Naval, Manoj Bajpayee, Shatrughan Sinh...

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True Review: THE WEEK NIGHT DHAMAAL

THE WEEK NIGHT DHAMAAL It?s the longest running sitcom on Indian television. Over 1200 and it's still running. Inspired by Duniya Na Oondha Chashmah written by columnist and ...

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RETROSCOPE: THE FLAME THAT STILL BURNS

When Smita Patil Breathed Her Last On The Midnight Of December 13, 1986, The World Of Ci...

December 13 2025

MOVIES: A STARK MIRROR OF EXPLOITATION

In this powerful review, critic Utpal Datta examines The Untold Agony, revealing how Jay...

December 12 2025

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: TALE OF A CRIME THAT CUTS DEEP

A gripping Saudi thriller that uses the framework of a desert murder mystery to expose t...

December 11 2025