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O’Romeo review – Bollywood Shakespeare takes dive into grisly mafia queens territory
After hit takes on Macbeth, Othello and Hamlet, Vishal Bhardwaj’s Romeo and Juliet adaptation sees dead-eyed l…
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Shyam Benegal obituary
Pioneering director with a vital role in India’s ‘parallel cinema’ movement who used his films to explore diff…
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Shyam Benegal obituary
Pioneering director with a vital role in India’s ‘parallel cinema’ movement who used his films to explore diff…
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Singham Again – third time around for Ajay Devgn’s supercop leading selection box of star names
The big Diwali release is the latest entry in Rohit Shetty’s ‘Cop Universe’, once again featuring Devgn as the…
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Mr & Mrs Mahi review – Indian cricketing love story is more than just a boys’ own tale
Janhvi Kapoor plays a medical student with the prospect of a pro career in the game, with Rajkummar Rao as the…
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Vikram Vedha review – swaggering Bollywood remake of Tamil crime caper
Pushkar-Gayatri’s reboot of their 2017 hit improves on the original thanks to two zingy lead performances from…
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Brahmastra Part One: Shiva review – peppy superhero franchise starter
Bollywood’s answer to the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a star-studded special effects extravaganza with Ranbir…
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Laal Singh Chaddha review – a ‘Hindi Forrest Gump’, no more, no less
Director Advait Chandan is too literal in his adaptation of the 90s classic but finds a warmth and political h…
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Helmet review – flaccid condom-awareness comedy
Grown adults behave like horny kids in this ill-judged comedy, meant to start discussion about contraception i…
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Shershaah review – Sidharth Malhotra stars in nuance-free military biopic
Karan Johar-produced film about Vikram Batra, who died in the 1999 India-Pakistan conflict, promotes him as a …
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Radhe review – Salman Khan blockbuster is a cheap dash through the fight tropes
Why use the door, Salman? Bollywood megastar goes back to basics, pummelling everything in sight including nar…
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Coolie No 1 review – David Dhawan’s comedy remake is bigger but not better
Dhawan casts his son Varun in the role made famous in 1995 by Govinda, but little effort has been made to ackn…
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AK vs AK review – ingenious meta-feud of Bollywood heavyweights
Anurag Kashyap kidnaps the daughter of Anil Kapoor in a mock-doc thriller that skewers India’s showbiz sceneAf…
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Durgamati: The Myth review – haunted house goes under the Hammer
Bad-apple politicians put the squeeze on a hapless secretary in this tired pile of vengeful ghost mayhem Censo…
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Shakuntala Devi review – spirited biopic of a mathematical genius
Vidya Balan puts in a blazing performance as the eponymous Indian maths genius in Anu Menon’s characterful fem…