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In its preoccupation with drama, Begum Jaan neglects to reveal its soul, feels Sukanya Verma.
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The hits and misses of the week.
The hits and misses of the week.
The hits and misses of the week.
The hits and misses of the week.
The hits and misses of the week.
'These days you are the main inspiration for a lot of young film-makers. They are mimicking your films.'
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The hits and misses of the week.
'Oddly enough, everything Raazi cannot explain or put a finger on, it glosses over in the name of patriotism or watan-love; glorifying thereby the very sentiment it had set out to mock.' 'This is the unique tragedy of the film: it becomes less of a counterpoint to pseudo-patriotism and more of a companion piece,' says Sreehari Nair.
Begum Jaan makes a lot of noise, cuts a lot of throats, but sucks up to kiddie-ideas of history and revolution, feels Sreehari Nair.
'Basuda welcomed viewers into a world that was instantly familiar and comfortable,' observes Sukanya Verma.
'But it is also an industry that is very accepting when they see talent and hard work.'
Sreehari Nair is *not* impressed by this lot of films at all.
Roy is so tangled in its inflated, erratic ideas of a pseudo mystery around parallel lives and loves that it ceases to make sense even before it takes of
'The standing ovation in Cannes was a rare moment where I felt patriotic. I realised that the audience was not clapping for an individual but for the team that came from India with such a beautiful film.' Masaan's leading man Vicky Kaushal takes us through its making.
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