Period and historical films
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Girls Will Be Girls review – sexual awakening in Indian boarding school is poised and plausible
Preeti Panigrahi is excellent as Mira, a prefect dealing with first love and, unusually, sex, as she navigates…
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Swatantra Veer Savarkar review – biopic of Hindu nationalist is self-defeating call to arms
Politically-inspired biopic of Indian politician who opposed Gandhi’s non-violence is hamstrung by its own lac…
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The Archies review – Riverdale goes to India for goofy lessons in capitalism
Relocated to north India in 1964, the comic-book class struggle here comes complete with romance and brilliant…
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83 review – cricket crowdpleaser puts a new spin on the underdog movie
India’s stunning 1983 World Cup triumph is retold in endearing style by a sports film with a sharp anticolonia…
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The Warrior Queen of Jhansi review – Indian rebellion epic gets feminist retelling
Devika Bhise as the widowed monarch Rani Lakshmibai shows the Victorian Brits, including Rupert Everett, what …