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The best actresses in Hindi cinema, 2015
2015 may just be the year we started writing good roles for women. There are always a few great characters, certainly, but this could be the year when mainstream cinema allowed for experimentation on a...
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Oscars 2016: The most unforgettable moments
I once had the remarkable good fortune to be sitting unexpectedly in the Comedy Cellar in New York when a surprise guest was thrust upon us. The audience couldn’t believe it, and out strolled Chris...
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Oscar column: Why we should be glad Mad Max didn’t win Best Picture
What is better than winning Best Picture? It sounds bonkers, I grant you, yet hear me out: At the Oscars, being on the inside of the Best Picture envelope isn’t as golden as it gets. The ultimate...
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The 2016 Half-term Hindi Cinema report card: The Good and The Bad
Six months of 2016 are almost up, and as tradition dictates, it is time to take stock. Here I step back and take a look at what’s worked and what hasn’t. The Good The Top Films For me, there have been...
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The best actresses in Hindi cinema, 2016
It is that time of year again, when lists are made and arbitrary rankings are passionately made and argued about. Actresses out-performed the actors in Hindi cinema this year, and keeping this list...
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The best actors in Hindi cinema, 2016
Lists are made to be debated. To be obsessed over and taken apart and analysed, and while we critics bemoan the December ritual of rankings, those of us who love Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity will also...
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The best Hindi films of 2016
This has been a year of makeshift marvel. My Best Actor and Best Actress selections showcase worthy performers, but this set of movies makes it clear that this year has been characterised by...
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The worst Hindi films of 2016
As always, there were many contenders for this list. But these ten films — these ten monstrosities — are the absolute bottom of last year’s barrel. 10. Fitoor Grated expectations. What a pretty mess...
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Oscars 2017: The 9 Best Picture nominees, ranked
The Oscar race has been run. The votes have been cast and the envelopes are sealed. I’ve speculated enough about each category — actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress and director —...
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The Ayushmann Khurrana interview
(Every year, I do one particularly special interview. Winning over audiences and critics with unusual films Andhadhun and Badhaai Ho, 2018 was the year of Ayushmann Khurana. Here’s my story from last...
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