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bookmyshow’s Red Lorry Film Festival (RLFF), 3.0: A truckload of film treasure, treasure-hunt for film-buffsEditions 1.0 and 2.0 came and went, with the press, or, at least this writer, not being...
Na Jaane Kaun aa Gaya, Review: Who, indeed?Looks like the makers of this film have taken their title literally and seriously. Translated, it reads, “Wonder who has come/arrived” At the end of 113...
Boong, Review: Slingshot hotshot in search of father, and fartherDo you know that Boong is the first ever Indian film to win an award at British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)? Till...
Charak, Review: Cult, occult and difficultAs I child, I had seen posters about Ayurvedic medical products, sold under the name of Charak. Then I saw a clinic somewhere in Bombay, probably in Mahim,...
Subedaar, Review: Anil Kapoor as a Prahaari Subedaar (Nana Patekar reincarnated), and Nana Patekar as…?A few minutes into Subedaar, even before the first of many flashbacks in the movie, my mind...
IFFI Goa 2025, 07: On the trail of the opening film, The Blue Trail, Berlinale Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize-winnerIFFI Goa 2025, 07: On the trail of the opening film, The Blue Trail, Berlinale Silver...
IFFI Goa 2025, 06: Debut on viewIFFI Goa 2025, 06: Debut on viewIFFI 2025 will showcase seven potential masterpieces from India and around the worldAimed at promoting outstanding new talent in...
IFFI Goa 2025, 05: Films competing for the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi MedalIFFI Goa 2025, 05: Films competing for the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi MedalInstituted at the 46th International Film Festival of India, the...
IFFI Goa 2025, 04: Indian Panorama Selection and Best Web-Series (OTT) Award nominationsIFFI Goa 2025, 04: Indian Panorama Selection and Best Web-Series (OTT) Award nominationsIn the Indian Panorama...
IFFI Goa 2025, 03IFFI Goa 2025, 03With less than a week to go for the inauguration of IFFI Goa 2025, a press conference on the prestigious film festival was addressed by the Chief Minister of Goa,...