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Gangubai Kathiawadi review – Bollywood take on the mafia queen of the Mumbai underworld
Alia Bhatt stars as schmaltz and spectacular fantasy-musical setpieces balance the gruesomeness of this true-c…
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Flee review – fantastically moving story of a refugee’s life-saving secret
This extraordinary tale of the desperate lengths a gay Afghan man was forced to go to in order to escape perse…
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The Beatles and India review – the fab four go looking for a guru
This engaging music doc recounts the time the band enjoyed a spiritual summer of love in Rishikesh, and briefl…
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Salaam Bombay! review – still fiercely unsentimental and throbbing with energy
The re-release of Mira Nair’s unflinching 1988 story of street children, prostitutes and drug dealers shows it…
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The White Tiger review – Balzac-worthy satire of submission and power
This adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s Booker-winning novel about aspiration in modern India is teeming with energ…
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Sing Me a Song review – sombre Bhutanese internet love story
French documentarian Thomas Balmès checks in with the Himalayan monk he filmed back in 2013 to find him addict…
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No Fathers in Kashmir review – flat drama doesn’t do its subject justice
The turmoil in Indian-administered Kashmir is an urgent topic but Ashvin Kumar’s coming-of-age film feels life…