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Suparna Sharma
Shakuntala Devi review: A feminist in a sexist setting
Along with Shakuntala Devi's dazzling mind, the film wants us to also see the warts and ugliness of this “amazing” woman
02 Aug 2020 3:08 PM
Indian Matchmaking: When girls do the checking out
The Netflix series shows that the marriage market is no longer in the control of boy log and Mummyjis
26 Jul 2020 1:50 PM
Dil Bechara review: Sushant Singh Rajput shines and overwhelms in his last film
Dil Bechara cradles an overwhelming grief over an approaching death
26 Jul 2020 12:21 PM
Bulbbul review | A fiercely feminist tale with characters from classic myths
Bulbbul’s story and story-telling are both shrouded in mist and mystery. It finds power in stuff left unsaid.
28 Jun 2020 6:11 PM
Aarya review | Yes, women’s heads and feet turn in rage
Aarya is based on the Dutch series Penoza (meaning, the underworld), which began airing in 2010, was a huge hit and went on for five seasons
28 Jun 2020 5:52 PM
Suparna Sharma | The etiquette of dying
In certain cultures, certain suicides are deemed honourable
21 Jun 2020 5:25 PM
Mirza Chunnan Nawab aur Fatima Mahal ki gajab prem kahani
In Gulabo Sitabo, Fatima Mahal is both, a character and the set it is the stage that carries, encases and showcases its cast of characters
14 Jun 2020 6:57 PM
Choked review: A plumbing miracle that loses the plot
Choked is concerned mostly with the family of three wife Sarita, husband Sushant and their bright but often neglected son, Sameer
07 Jun 2020 5:07 PM
Panchayat is about small-small baatein, petty politics
The show, which follows the slow pace of life in the village, has an excellent ensemble of actors and characters
19 May 2020 9:22 PM
Season 2 of Four More Shots Please! doesn’t disappoint
All these girls have lives, professions, desires, but above and beyond all this substantive, meaningful stuff, they are pretty
19 May 2020 9:13 PM
Was all the hype around 'Paatal Lok' worth a watch?
Paatal Lok, produced by Anushka Sharma, is written by Sudip Sharma (who wrote Udta Punjab,NH10) and directed by Prosit Roy and Avinash Arun
19 May 2020 9:01 PM
Rishi Kapoor: Forever Bobby despite all those other things
A natural actor who never received the writer-backed support many of his contemporaries enjoyed
01 May 2020 9:16 AM
Irrfan Khan, koi apna sa
Why the loss of Bollywood's most gifted artiste feels personal
30 Apr 2020 2:29 AM
Netflix dropped the 3rd season of Fauda (Chaos) and seems to be impressive
Season 3 set in Gaza, involves a wanted man, an undercover agent, an innocent family, an abduction and a new love interest for Doron
26 Apr 2020 5:34 PM
Unorthodox tells real-life story of a woman who escaped its oppressive constraints
Unorthodox, based on a book by Deborah Feldman is fascinated by details and the vivisection of a community
26 Apr 2020 5:20 PM
Tiger King should be renamed Tiger Chor
The seven-episode series is about the clash between big cat conservationists and private zoo owners in America
26 Apr 2020 4:58 PM
Watch Tokyo Trial if you are a history buff
Tokyo Trial tells the real-life story of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, also known as the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal
26 Apr 2020 4:26 PM
Chaos, a kooky king and orthodox Jews
Messiah is about a street preacher in Damascus who catches the attention of a CIA officer
26 Apr 2020 4:15 PM
Guilty: Finally, a Bollywood film that actually gets sexual abuse
Cleverly written by three women, Guilty pulls off quite a feat for rape-ambivalent Bollywood
16 Mar 2020 8:33 PM
Thappad movie review: One tight slap to patriarchy and its power-play
Thappad opens with a montage of scenes in which characters are introduced through some common themes.
29 Feb 2020 7:00 AM
Columns
Of late, the Chinese have given a glimpse of what their true intentions are by laying claim to Bhutan’s Sakteng wildlife reserve area
Boris Johnson is now worried, scared of a second wave. So rules changed again, catching holiday makers unawares
There was never and still isn’t even minimalist support for the abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir
The big question is whether Modi and his deputy, home minister Amit Shah, will think out of the box and do course correction?