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    Kennedy review: Rahul Bhat-led revenge thriller shows flashes of vintage Anurag Kashyap

    Poulomi Das
    20 Feb 2026 12:46 PM IST

    Vintage Kashyap surfaces in bursts of violent musicality and nocturnal mood in Kennedy. The plot, however, lingers a step behind the filmmaking. The result is a stylish revenge thriller that fails to...

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    Nawaid Anjum
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    As Sanjay Leela Bhansali brings cinema to the Republic Day parade for the first time, the celebration raises harder questions about appropriation of...

    Weekly South cinema round up: AR Rahman row, Mammootty Adoor reunion, Raaja Saab fallout

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