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    Poulomi Das
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    Poulomi Das is a film and culture writer
    More than 70 years after Do Bigha Zamin was made, why this Bimal Roy classic continues to be relevant
    Films

    More than 70 years after Do Bigha Zamin was made, why this Bimal Roy classic continues to be relevant

    20 Jun 2026 5:28 PM IST
    The Voice of Hind Rajab review: The Gaza child that the Indian audience almost didn’t get to hear
    Film Reviews

    The Voice of Hind Rajab review: The Gaza child that the Indian audience almost didn’t get to hear

    19 Jun 2026 9:29 AM IST
    Main Vaapas Aaunga: Imtiaz Ali reaches back to Partition to say what Hindi cinema might be unable to in 2026
    Film Reviews

    Main Vaapas Aaunga: Imtiaz Ali reaches back to Partition to say what Hindi cinema might be unable to in 2026

    12 Jun 2026 11:21 AM IST
    Backrooms review: Kane Parsons builds the year’s most convincing horror maze
    Film Reviews

    Backrooms review: Kane Parsons builds the year’s most convincing horror maze

    11 Jun 2026 8:55 PM IST
    Brown review: Karisma Kapoor is the best thing about a show stuck in 2021
    Entertainment

    Brown review: Karisma Kapoor is the best thing about a show stuck in 2021

    6 Jun 2026 1:29 PM IST
    Shape of Momo, Tribeny Rai’s assured debut, is a portrait of womanhood that refuses easy answers
    Film Reviews

    Shape of Momo, Tribeny Rai’s assured debut, is a portrait of womanhood that refuses easy answers

    28 May 2026 4:42 PM IST
    Oscars 2026: The night the Academy Awards changed the script
    Films

    Oscars 2026: The night the Academy Awards changed the script

    16 March 2026 4:10 PM IST
    Boong
    Film Reviews

    Boong review: Lakshmipriya Devi’s BAFTA-winning debut turns childhood into political cinema

    7 March 2026 2:33 PM IST
    Kennedy-Anurag-Kashyap
    Film Reviews

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

    20 Feb 2026 12:46 PM IST
    Mardaani 3
    Film Reviews

    Mardaani 3 review: Rani Mukerji-led crime thriller retreats into familiar territory

    30 Jan 2026 7:52 PM IST
    Four More Shots Please
    Entertainment

    Four More Shots Please! Season 4 review: A final toast, a rushed goodbye

    19 Dec 2025 1:42 PM IST
    Rob Reiner
    Films

    How Rob Reiner turned classic romcom When Harry Met Sally… into his most personal film

    17 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Agra review
    Film Reviews

    Agra review: Kanu Behl’s devastating study of sexual repression, dysfunction and trauma

    14 Nov 2025 12:26 PM IST
    Shah Rukh Khan at 60
    Films

    Shah Rukh Khan at 60: The last of the superstars, who has taught India how to love

    2 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
    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
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