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‘Toofan’: Poor Man’s ‘Rocky’ Meets ‘Million-Dollar Baby’ Meets ‘Dangal’

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s latest sports drama “Toofan” is a poor man’s “Rocky” meets “Million-Dollar Baby,”…

Browning of Velma: Mindy Kaling is Surprised at Reactions to South Asian Voicing the ‘Nerd’ in Scooby-Doo Spin-Off

Mindy Kaling wonders why people are unable to imagine “a smart, nerdy girl with terrible…

‘Toofaan’ v ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’: Two Great Films, One Incomparable Actor

Amazon Prime released “Toofaan” on 16 July 2021 in both Hindi and English. I watched it…

‘Old’ M. Night Shyamalan is Back on the Road to Rehabilitation as ‘a Filmmaker of Rare Talent and Creativity’

Just a few years ago, when M. Night Shyamalan’s name appeared on a movie screen,…

Kumail Nanjiani to Star, Produce Adaptation of Ayad Akhtar’s ‘Homeland Elegies’ for FX

Kumail Nanjiani will star and executive produce a limited series adaptation of Pulitzer Prize-winning author…

Payal Kapadia Wins Best Documentary Award at Cannes for ‘A Night of Knowing Nothing’ Based on Student Protests

Mumbai-based filmmaker Payal Kapadia has won the L’Oeil d’Or: Le Prix du documentaire, an award…

‘Never Have I Ever’ Season 2 is Thoroughly Engaging and Occasionally Exciting

Season 2 of Mindy Kaling’s coming-of-age Netflix rom-com promptly picks up where Season 1 left…

Jimmy Shergill Starrer ‘Collar Bomb’ is a Barely Serviceable Crime Thriller

There are times when a writer-director has an aha moment, hitting on a novel idea,…

Netflix’s ‘Sara’S’ is a Much Needed Conversation Starter on Women’s Reproductive Rights

I don’t claim to be a Malayalam film connoisseur, but when netizens were raving about…

Alvida Salim: Indian Americans Pay Tribute to Bollywood Legend, Thespian Dilip Kumar

Salim of “Mughal-e-Aazam” is no more, once again. Bollywood legend, actor Dilip Kumar, one of…

Netflix’s ‘Haseen Dillruba’ Lacks the Energy and a Sense of Thrill That Would Have Made the Film Work

Director Vinil Mathew’s “Haseen Dillruba” starts with a bang…literally…a gas cylinder blows up…but loses its…

Zakir Hussain Scores Music and Stars in Disney’s Animation Series ‘Mira, Royal Detective’

Grammy award-winning Indian tabla virtuoso, composer and percussionist, Zakir Hussain will feature in an episode…

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