The film could have been so much more.
Savera R Someshwar reports from Karbutarkhana, Dadar, the location of the third blast in Mumbai, and Sushrusha Hospital.
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This will be 'an Uddhav Thackeray government controlled by a remote now held by Sharad Pawar.'
'I want to be the criminal who kills the rapist.'
What does someone from Uttar Pradesh on the streets of Mumbai think of the results back home?
'Yes, we are angry, we are frustrated, but not all our anger is directed towards Delhi.'
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'Her ability and confidence to 'do her own thing,' both in her music and in her life -- and the great integrity with which she did it -- was amazing.'
'It was very clear that there would be violence if the verdict was not what they wanted.' 'Then why did they allow his followers to gather here in such huge numbers?'
Only if the script was better... Only if the film maintained the promise of its beginning... Only if situations weren't conveniently and easily resolved... Only if the director understood the potential of the story he had on his hands... Running Shaadi wouldn't be the morass of boredom it is. notes Savera R Someshwar.
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And while the owner of the Chevrolet, which held Sheena's remains, will be examined on October 16 in Judge Jagdale's court, it is Indrani's response to the prosecution's reply to her bail application that will be the focus of everyone's attention.
'On a daily basis you are saying, you do this, you do that, but where is the blueprint of the war?' 'How many isolations actually we need per hundred thousand people?' 'How many ventilators will we need for 100,000 people?'
'They don't have a political strategy so they are going to try to deal with it purely as a law and order problem.' 'They will try to use the same strategy they have repeatedly used since 2014 in Kashmir.' 'Mr Modi has landed in a situation where he faces the possible prospect of not only being unable to Indianise Kashmir, but his actions may end up making the rest of India a virtual carbon copy of Kashmir.'
'Every morning, when I had to step out, my wife would cry.' 'I would tell her that if I don't do it, many people will suffer; many people would die.'
Helicopter Eela could have been a good film but falls short, says Savera R Someshwar.
'The court can strengthen the verdict by ensuring that Muslims don't feel shortchanged or cheated.'
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