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Gehraiyaan was toughest film of my career to find a title for, says producer Karan Johar
Written and directed by Shakun Batra, the Amazon Prime Video film stars Deepika Padukone, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday and Dhairya Karwa.
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What The Folks (Season 4) trailer: The family plans for a wedding and a baby with mixed feelings
Nikhil and Anita prepare for a new phase of their lives in this final season of the Dice Media web-series.
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Bhaskar Hazarika, Nithin Lukose's projects selected for 20th Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum
The organizers of the independent film project market, which is being held virtually, have picked 28 works for this year’s edition.
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The Great Indian Murder trailer: Pratik Gandhi, Richa Chadha investigate a high-profile case in this intriguing mystery
The upcoming adaptation of Vikas Swarup’s novel Six Suspects, starring Pratik Gandhi and Richa Chadha, will be premiered on 4 February on Disney+ Hotstar.
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Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein review: Dark, twisty tale of obsession and love that falters repeatedly
Tahir Raj Bhasin leads a fine cast that convincingly performs the convoluted and crazy turns creator-director Sidharth Sengupta has in store.
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Skylab review: Long-winded yet likeable tale about village convinced of its doom
First-time filmmaker Vishvak Khanderao has constructed an imaginative narrative that suffers by taking too long in establishing its main characters.
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Looop Lapeta trailer: Taapsee Pannu races against time to save her errant boyfriend
The Hindi remake of Run Lola Run (1998) sees Pannu and Tahir Raj Bhasin attempting to rise above all the forces that are out to get them.
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Indian screenwriting app Scrite available for users in 12 languages
Launched in April 2020, it allows individuals to write professionally formatted screenplays for free.
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Riverfront Stories review: Distinctive, poignant short stories about life and human connections
In the anthology set along the Ahmedabad riverfront, writer Divya Mahendrabhai Thakore takes viewers through a shifting yet compelling day’s journey by the Sabarmati river.
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Crushed trailer: A coming-of-age tale that focuses on the sidekicks
Created by Dice Media (Pocket Aces), the comedy-drama follows students of a Lucknow high school as they fall in love for the first time.
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Humble Politiciann Nograj review: A rib-tickling and absurd take on political amorality
Created by actor-writer Danish Sait, the Voot Select web-series borrows from real-world scenarios to make a scathing statement about how state governments are formed and retain power.
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Knew I had a very strong subject, says filmmaker Triparna Banerjee of Riding On The Moon Boat
The first-time filmmaker speaks about her experience at the Asian Project Market last year and her debut feature.
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Ranjish Hi Sahi trailer: A marriage falls apart after a director’s fling with his leading lady
Created by Mahesh Bhatt, the period web-series on Voot Select follows a struggling director who gains fame but loses his wife.
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Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein trailer: Tahir Raj Bhasin looks to escape from obsessive admirer
Directed by Sidharth Sengupta, the Netflix series is a dark tale of power, love and deceit.
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Waah Zindagi review: Exhaustive drama of a hard-luck man who can’t catch a break
Dinesh S Yadav continues the story first introduced in the Sanjay Mishra-starrer Turtle, but the film’s long-winding road will find no takers by the end.
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Bro Daddy teaser: Mohanlal, Prithviraj play father and son in this family comedy
Featuring Meena, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Lalu Alex, Kaniha, Jagadish, Soubin Shahir and Unni Mukundan, the film looks like a barrel of laughs.
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Turtle review: Sanjay Mishra headlines this cautionary tale of necessity, greed and water scarcity
The veteran actor plays a Rajasthani village elder who resolves to find water for his drought-haunted people.
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Cubicles (Season 2) trailer: Idealistic employee learns a hard lesson about work and life
Starring Abhishek Chauhan, the series created by The Viral Fever, looks at office culture through the eyes of a young IT graduate.
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If Memory Serves Me Right... review: Bittersweet tribute to book-, film-lover Rashid Irani
The 57 minute documentary follows the late film critic and collector down memory lane.
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Ranjish Hi Sahi teaser: A film director finds himself torn between his wife and a diva
Set in the 1970s, the love story stars Tahir Raj Bhasin, Amrita Puri and Amala Paul and marks Vishesh Films’ digital debut.