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True Review Television - Sumit Raghavan: India’s Consumate Actor

Sumit Raghavan is one of television’s most underrated actors. In early 2000, Dilip Joshi, Sumit Raghavan and Amit Mistry did a sitcom Shubh Mangal Savdhan for Sahara TV....

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True Review Television - Doordarshan’s Tribute To Mothers

Last Sunday, which was also Mother’s Day, as I watched the Prerna Awards on DD National, I was overwhelmed by the stories narrated on stage by Daughters who acknowledged...

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True Review Television - Tamanna: a Primetime Pick

Star Plus’ Tamanna isn’t just about the challenges of a woman cricketer and her single parenting. The script has taken a macro view of social biases, enforced view...

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True Review Television - Balika Vadhu: Change Of The Guard

Generation leaps are the flavours on Prime Time. Coincidentally, both shows which have taken the leap are Colors’ top line shows – Balika Vadhu and Chakravartin As...

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True Review Television - Bollywood On Prime Time

Dia Mirza is yet another Bollywood denizen to walk into the small screen. Known more as a conservationist rather than just an actor, one couldn’t have possibly thought t...

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True Review Television - Tamanna, A Whiff Of Freshness

On the weekend, Colors showcased their Golden Petals Awards. From the time the channel started this initiative, they have always used this property to display their creative w...

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True Review Television - Comedy Is No Laughing Matter

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma has now crossed 1900 episodes. This makes it the longest running daily sitcom on Indian television. It’s a tough act to follow, let alone ...

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True Review Television - Television’s Talent Lure

Much of the early television actors came from the stock of overlooked talent of Hindi cinema during the 1980s. Television gave them recognition, work and visibility, so long a...

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True Review Television - Television Has A Buzzword ‘Deva Re Deva’

Hindi potboilers have given us memorable negative characters and their equally unforgettable quotable quotes. Sholay gave us Gabbar Singh, the baap of all screen icons and his...

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True Review Television - Prime Time Has Two Fresh Looks

Last week’s most memorable watch was on &TV’s Prime Time newbie Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai. A lone dancer in a darkened theatre is in the throes of a sequence,...

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MOVIES: FAIRY TALE FALTERS IN AJOGYA

"Despite the charm of a fairy tale reference, Kaushik Ganguly's Ajogya struggles with a ...

June 11 2024

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: SHYAM BENEGAL’S MANTHAN

Thanks to the efforts of the Film Heritage Foundation, Shyam Benegal’s masterpiece...

June 9 2024

THOUGHT FACTORY: SILENCE IN THE FACE OF OPPRESSION

In an era of unprecedented division, the gap between mainstream and alternative opinions...

June 8 2024