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And the rest is hysteria

Khalid Mohamed reviews the annoyingly overwrought Kaagaz, the understated Sir and recommends Alfred Hitchcock’s golden oldie Spellbound.  KAAGAZ (ZEE5, TWO stars)&...

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Order! Order!

Khalid Mohamed reviews the twisty courtroom drama Nail Polish, the erotica-fest Paurashpur and a sensitive short film Adivaanam. Polish or no polish, this is a nail-biter, ...

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Pause for a cause

Khalid Mohamed thumbs up the cautionary Unpaused, checks out the complicated crime thriller and gives up on a dithering bid to take over  Casino: My Game, My Rules UNPAU...

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Ghost ghost na raha

Khalid Mohamed strives to sit patiently through the season’s supposed scarefest, Durgamati - the oddball series Bhaag Beanie Bhaag… and finds some comfort in the ...

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Blow hot, blow Coolie

Khalid Mohamed sneaks a peek at the trailer of Coolie No. 1… and finds mega-relief in Darbaan and Mank. For better or worse, David Dhawan sir’s 45th alleged la...

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For whom the bull tolls

Khalid Mohamed locks horns with India’s Oscar entry Jallikattu, Alt Balaji’s Bicchoo ka Khel… and more. True confession: At the outset, the cause celebre...

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Hair today, gone tomorrow

Khalid Mohamed streams right into Hansal Mehta’s Chhalaang, Akarsh Khurana’s Mismatched and more. Rightaway, please do be informed that this review, or what-cha...

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Such a Bored Game

Khalid Mohamed throws a dice at Anurag Basu’s Ludo… and checks out Pepper Chicken and The Crown 4  Now too many crooks spoil the broth, goes the old adage...

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How to go Crackers

Khalid Mohamed goes streaming with Laxmii, Aashram 2 and more. He’s got a kink about bangles, hollering, “If I ever see a ghost, I’ll wear choodiyans.&rdq...

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Hot Sexy Movies…

Khalid Mohamed checks out a couple of Amazon Prime Video channel’s ‘hot, sexy movies’ and Zee 5’s Taish (Rage) Feeling quite like Robinson Crusoe, str...

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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