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Kaabil: Hrithik goes on a done-to-death vengeance spree

by Sukanya Posted on January 25, 2017

The expression of disbelief and loud shriek that goes off after a character sees his or her loved one’s cold corpse for the first time is engraved in every Hindi movie buff’s memory. In the beginning, it felt dramatic and … Continue reading →

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Ghayal Once Again: Sunny, the actor impresses. Sunny, the director, not so much!

by Sukanya Posted on February 5, 2016

Every single time Sunny Deol got angry in Rajkumar Santoshi’s Ghayal, I thought he would actually tear the screen and erupt from it. His fits of fury felt so overwhelming and tangible. Twenty-six years later, he’s back playing the same … Continue reading →

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Haider is a bewitchingly clever retelling!

by Sukanya Posted on October 2, 2014

By its very virtue, melancholy is a lonely, lingering, tedious and consuming emotional state. It simply cannot be hurried. Except if you persist sympathetically by the side of the man devastated by its grip, the upshot is more heartfelt than … Continue reading →

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