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    Poulomi Das
    About the AuthorPoulomi Das
    Poulomi Das is a film and culture writer
    Radhika Apte
    Film Reviews

    Sister Midnight review: Radhika Apte’s phenomenal descent into marital madness

    31 May 2025 12:37 PM IST
    Mrs-The Great Indian Kitchen
    Films

    Mrs: What Arati Kadav gets right in the Hindi remake of The Great Indian Kitchen

    17 Feb 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Black Warrant
    Entertainment

    Black Warrant review: Vikramaditya Motwane helms a compelling prison drama

    17 Jan 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Amar Singh Chamkila-CTRL
    Films

    Cinema yearender: What makes Amar Singh Chamkila and CTRL best Hindi films of 2024

    20 Dec 2024 6:30 AM IST
    Ali Fazal-Girls Will Be Girls
    Films

    Ali Fazal interview: Girls Will Be Girls producer on the making of a mother-daughter love story

    24 Nov 2024 10:20 AM IST
    Tribhuvan Mishra: CA Topper
    Entertainment

    Tribhuvan Mishra: CA Topper review: A spin on underdog drama falls short of the mark

    23 July 2024 6:30 AM IST
    Pill
    Entertainment

    Pill review: Thriller about Big Indian Pharma corruption is dead on arrival

    14 July 2024 6:30 AM IST
    Murder in Mahim
    Entertainment

    Murder in Mahim review: Vijay Raaz rescues an uneven police procedural

    11 May 2024 6:30 AM IST
    Heeramandi
    Films

    How Heeramandi suffers from Bhansali’s all-consuming obsession with grandeur

    8 May 2024 6:30 AM IST
    Diljit-Dosanjh as Amar Singh Chamkila
    Films

    Diljit Dosanjh: Bridging cultures, blurring boundaries, and conquering hearts

    17 April 2024 6:30 AM IST
    Amar Singh Chamkila
    Film Reviews

    Amar Singh Chamkila review: A scintillating biopic of Punjab’s own Elvis Presley

    13 April 2024 8:45 AM IST
    Crew
    Films

    Crew: How Kareena, Tabu, and Kriti Sanon redefine the idea of fun in Hindi cinema

    4 April 2024 6:30 AM IST
    Ae Watan Mere Watan
    Film Reviews

    Ae Watan Mere Watan: How a 22-year-old woman fought the tyranny of British Raj

    21 March 2024 12:00 PM IST
    Fairy Folk
    Film Reviews

    Fairy Folk: A provocative film about marriage’s suffocating confines, repressed desires

    13 March 2024 6:30 AM IST
    Showtime
    Entertainment

    Showtime review: A pulpy ringside view of Bollywood

    8 March 2024 1:30 PM IST
    All India Rank
    Films

    All India Rank: The quiet charms of Varun Grover’s portrayal of the IIT rat race

    1 March 2024 7:30 AM IST
    2023 was a big year for small screen as OTT stole the show
    Entertainment

    2023 was a big year for small screen as OTT stole the show

    24 Dec 2023 9:00 AM IST
    Chamak review: A mechanical musical thriller about the Punjabi music scene
    Entertainment

    Chamak review: A mechanical musical thriller about the Punjabi music scene

    13 Dec 2023 6:30 AM IST
    The Archies review: Glossy, forgettable star kid-studded set piece
    Film Reviews

    The Archies review: Glossy, forgettable star kid-studded set piece

    7 Dec 2023 3:10 PM IST
    Dhak Dhak review: Four women confront their agency and identity
    Film Reviews

    Dhak Dhak review: Four women confront their agency and identity

    15 Oct 2023 10:25 AM IST
    Mumbai Diaries Season 2 review: Nikkhil Advani’s medical drama is compelling, and chaotic
    Entertainment

    Mumbai Diaries Season 2 review: Nikkhil Advani’s medical drama is compelling, and chaotic

    8 Oct 2023 6:30 AM IST
    Khufiya review: Vishal Bhardwaj’s spy thriller offers sparks but fizzles in execution
    Film Reviews

    Khufiya review: Vishal Bhardwaj’s spy thriller offers sparks but fizzles in execution

    6 Oct 2023 6:30 AM IST
    Jayant Digambar Somalkar interview: Sthal director on how he finds humour in the dark
    Entertainment

    Jayant Digambar Somalkar interview: Sthal director on how he finds humour in the dark

    19 Sept 2023 6:30 AM IST
    Love Again review: Celine Dion shines in Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ lacklustre romcom
    Film Reviews

    Love Again review: Celine Dion shines in Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ lacklustre romcom

    8 Sept 2023 6:30 AM IST
    Man Woman Man Woman review: Naseeruddin Shah’s short film is a triumph for love stories
    Entertainment

    Man Woman Man Woman review: Naseeruddin Shah’s short film is a triumph for love stories

    30 Aug 2023 10:28 AM IST
    Hindi cinema-Bollywood
    Entertainment

    Bollywood half-yearly report card: 2023 seems to be the year of crisis

    30 July 2023 12:00 PM IST
    mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one
    Entertainment

    Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Part 1 review: Tom Cruise revs up adrenaline overload

    13 July 2023 9:39 PM IST
    Tarla-still
    Features

    Tarla review: A culinary icon’s genius and journey gets half-baked treatment

    8 July 2023 11:03 PM IST
    Fire in the Mountains
    Entertainment

    Fire in the Mountains review: A haunting portrait of a woman’s quest to survive in modern India

    7 Jun 2023 12:00 PM IST
    School of Lies-DisneyHotstar
    Entertainment

    School of Lies review: Uncovering harrowing truths about trauma among boarders

    3 Jun 2023 12:00 PM IST
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