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Parched, Review by Siraj Syed: Rani & Lajjo & Bijli & Thelma & Louise’s Rihaee Get this right. Parched is not a remake. It is a nod to the soul of the 1988 film, Rihaee (Liberation, directed by...
The Magnificent Seven, Review by Siraj Syed: Rogue Bogue’s Epilogue You might say that The Magnificent Seven is not as iconic a Western as some others in the genre, like Stagecoach, Gunfight at the...
Raaz Reboot: Exorcise in futility When the best things in a horror/supernatural film are its songs, it does not augur well. A few days before the release of Raaz Reboot (they use that in the title?...
It’s bright, it’s bubbly, it’s racy. It’s flippant, it’s contrived, it’s lengthy. Photocopy is a Marathi language Indian romantic comedy film, produced by singer and first time producer, Dr. Nehha...
Wah Taj, Trailer and Preview: Heritage fight ‘Wah’ is an Indian expression, roughly equivalent to the English ‘wow’ or ‘great’. The Taj in the title refers to Taj Mahal, India’s biggest tourist...
Golf is not very popular in India. Neither is ice hockey. Cricket is. So you cannot blame Sohail Khan for making these basic changes to the plot of the Adam Sandler film of yesteryear, Happy Gilmore...
Don’t Breathe, Review: Wait Until Bark “Just because he’s blind, it don’t mean he’s a saint,” says Money. Money is a nick-name, and he’s right about the blind guy. He’s no saint. He’s a Gulf War...
Early on in Ruchika Oberoi’s Island City, an IT company Manager reminds his employees that its temporary tagline, the three words, all beginning with F, do not constitute the company’s ‘motto’....
Vidnet 2016: Casting the content net far and vid--Bollywood, Hollywood, and..? MUMBAI: Bollywood, Hollywood and sports content will certainly get you traction, but ultimately, well thought out...
CommumnicAsia 2016: Piddock’s Glisser; clients like Microsoft, AMEX, VISA, Bloomberg, UPS: looking for US Business Manager Micahel 'Mike' Piddock inhabited the U.K. longe at CommunicAsia 2016,...
