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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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Little Jaffna review – undercover cop thriller goes deep into French-Tamil gangland
Lawrence Valin directs and stars in this Paris-set drama, where a young man caught between cultures infiltrate…
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Joram review – old and new worlds collide in pressure cooker man and baby-hunt
Director Devashish Makhija slowly ramps up the tension with a sharp eye for oppressive realism and social sati…
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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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Thar review – Anil Kapoor’s violent cop thriller puts the punch in Rajasthan
There are hints of Sergio Leone and Cormac McCarthy in this Rajasthan-set mystery starring the actor and his s…
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Jalsa review – hit-and-run Bollywood drama speeds past social issues
Drama about a reporter who knows too much about a gruesome traffic incident checks off a grocery list of urgen…
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Jalsa review – hit-and-run Bollywood drama speeds past social issues
Drama about a reporter who knows too much about a gruesome traffic incident checks off a grocery list of urgen…
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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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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…