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Samar Halarnkar

Samar Halarnkar is a regular Scroll.in contributor

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  1. ‘Mirzapur season 2’ review: Revenge is complicated by generational conflict

    ‘Mirzapur season 2’ review: Revenge is complicated by generational conflict

  2. ‘Godzilla attacks Lahore’: Pakistani Twitter has a laugh about Indian fake news on ‘civil war’

    ‘Godzilla attacks Lahore’: Pakistani Twitter has a laugh about Indian fake news on ‘civil war’
  3. Has Bangladesh’s economic rise taken the wind out of the NRC narrative?

    Has Bangladesh’s economic rise taken the wind out of the NRC narrative?
  4. US elections: Trump calls India ‘filthy’ and other key moments from the final presidential debate

    US elections: Trump calls India ‘filthy’ and other key moments from the final presidential debate
  5. ‘Rekha was honest about everything and Bollywood tried to tame her’: biographer Yasser Usman

    ‘Rekha was honest about everything and Bollywood tried to tame her’: biographer Yasser Usman

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  1. ‘She was very lucky indeed’: This short film highlights the subjugated life of a woman

    ‘She was very lucky indeed’: This short film highlights the subjugated life of a woman
  2. Watch: Violence breaks out across Nigeria after protestors were shot by the police

    Watch: Violence breaks out across Nigeria after protestors were shot by the police
  3. Watch: Government releases family-oriented advertisement to combat drug addiction

    Watch: Government releases family-oriented advertisement to combat drug addiction

  4. Watch: Priest raises his hand to bless little girl, she gives him a high-five

    Watch: Priest raises his hand to bless little girl, she gives him a high-five
  5. ‘I am the least racist person in this room’: Trump. Watch highlights of US presidential debate

    ‘I am the least racist person in this room’: Trump. Watch highlights of US presidential debate

The Reel

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  1. ‘Mirzapur season 2’ review: Revenge is complicated by generational conflict

    ‘Mirzapur season 2’ review: Revenge is complicated by generational conflict

  2. Shabana Azmi on the importance of ‘Kaali Khuhi’ – and the unibrow

    Shabana Azmi on the importance of ‘Kaali Khuhi’ – and the unibrow
  3. In photos: David Fincher’s ‘Mank’ goes behind the scenes of the classic movie ‘Citizen Kane’

    In photos: David Fincher’s ‘Mank’ goes behind the scenes of the classic movie ‘Citizen Kane’
  4. Documentaries by Rahul Roy and Saba Dewan to be streamed at online solidarity event

    Documentaries by Rahul Roy and Saba Dewan to be streamed at online solidarity event

  5. Mira Nair on ‘A Suitable Boy’ series: ‘A wonderful circus of class, love and the human heart’

    Mira Nair on ‘A Suitable Boy’ series: ‘A wonderful circus of class, love and the human heart’

The Field

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  1. Indian cricket great Kapil Dev suffers heart attack, undergoes angioplasty in Delhi: Reports

    Indian cricket great Kapil Dev suffers heart attack, undergoes angioplasty in Delhi: Reports
  2. Watch: Victoria Azarenka produces physics-defying shot at Ostrava Open

    Watch: Victoria Azarenka produces physics-defying shot at Ostrava Open
  3. Azhar Ali may lose Pakistan Test captaincy ahead of New Zealand tour: Report

    Azhar Ali may lose Pakistan Test captaincy ahead of New Zealand tour: Report
  4. Tennis: Sabalenka fights back from brink to beat Gauff, Kudermetova knocks out Pliskova at Ostrava

    Tennis: Sabalenka fights back from brink to beat Gauff, Kudermetova knocks out Pliskova at Ostrava
  5. IPL 2020: It was do-or-die game for me, says Vijay Shankar after good show in Sunrisers’ crucial win

    IPL 2020: It was do-or-die game for me, says Vijay Shankar after good show in Sunrisers’ crucial win