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Hum Do Hamare Do trailer: Rajkummar Rao puts together a fake family in order to win over Kriti Sanon
The family comedy, directed by Abhishek Jain, is peppered with laugh-out-loud moments of absurdity.
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House Of Secrets: The Burari Deaths review – Unsettling account of the mysterious end of 11 members of a Delhi family
The three-part Netflix documentary series is an insightful but hard watch about the skeletons in the cupboard that led to a horrifying tragedy.
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Call My Agent: Bollywood trailer – Funny take on the inner lives of film agents
The Indian version of the French hit series, set to be premiered on Netflix on 29 October, has its own spin as it spoofs the film industry and its quirks.
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A Few Sound Men review: Penetrating documentary that makes a noise about an overlooked field
The 2019 short by Avinash Anthony shines a light on the unseen sound designers who work so hard to make their work and achievements invisible.
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House Of Secrets: The Burari Deaths trailer – Chilling account of the demise of three generations in a family
The upcoming Netflix docu-series, directed by Leena Yadav and Anubhav Chopra, explores the mystery of how 11 members of a family died by suicide at home.
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Break Point review: Fascinating deep dive into the making and breaking of India’s greatest tennis doubles pair, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi
The latest Zee5 docu-series, directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and Nitesh Tiwari, documents how Paes and Bhupathi ascended together as a pair and then dissolved the successful partnership when differences became irreconcilable.
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Ritesh Sharma’s Jhini Bini Chadariya to be premiered at Tokyo International Film Festival
The film will be showcased as the sole Indian feature in the Asian Futures section.
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Little Things (Season 4) trailer: Dhruv and Kavya return for one final hurrah
The partners in a long-distance relationship reunite and begin discussing their future in the final season of the romantic drama.
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Mahanagar and its continued pertinence to the gender divide – Satyajit Ray centenary special
On the film’s 58th anniversary today, during its maker's centenary year, we revisit Ray's first feature set in Kolkata, which feels just as relevant today as it did at its release.
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Kota Factory (Season 2) review: Heartfelt drama is back for a satisfying second year
The campus drama returns for a strong second season that displays the agony and ecstasy of those preparing to take the JEE.
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Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Churuli to be screened in Gala section of Tokyo International Film Festival
The 34th edition will open with Clint Eastwood's Cry Macho and close with Stephen Chbosky’s musical adaptation of the play Dear Evan Hansen.
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Bond with Leander Paes will remain forever, says Mahesh Bhupathi
The former world number one doubles player speaks about the decision to go ahead and revisit the most tumultuous and successful times of his career with the Zee5 docu-series Break Point.
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Ponni will serve as an inspiration for change in animation, says filmmaker Sibi Naayagam
The young director speaks about his ambitious project which uses traditional techniques and performance capture to tell the remarkable story of a brave teenage girl in the 18th century.
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TIFF 2021: Payal Kapadia’s A Night Of Knowing Nothing wins Amplify Voices award
The filmmaker’s debut feature documentary won the Oeil d'Or, the grand prize for Best Documentary, at the Cannes Festival in July.
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Shimmy review: Beautifully establishes the evolving relationship between a father and daughter
Written and directed by Disha Noyonika Rindani, the short film perfectly captures the strained exchanges between Amol and his daughter Raima after his wife leaves them.
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5 years of Pink (2016): How the tense court scenes were constructed
Originally, the ending of the drama wasn't going to go in favour of the young women. It was on the day of the shooting that producer Shoojit Sircar agreed to make it positive.
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India Sweets And Spices to be released in US theatres on 19 November
The feature, directed by Geeta Malik, had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in June.
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Netflix’s Crime Stories: India Detectives to be premiered on 22 September, see trailer
The upcoming docu-series, set in Bengaluru, follows four major crime investigations in the Southern city.
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JBH Wadia, the man with a vision – Birth anniversary special
A look at the extraordinary career of this pioneer of Indian cinema who was born on 13 September 120 years ago.
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Shiddat trailer: Radhika Madan, Sunny Kaushal star in a tale of unfinished love
The upcoming drama by Kunal Deshmukh introduces two parallel love stories that don’t seem to end happily at first glance.