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Sayantan Mondal
Sayantan Mondal is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Weng Weng: The pint-sized action hero who went on to become the ‘James Bond of the Philippines’
Born with primordial dwarfism, the actor enjoyed short-lived stardom with the global success of his spy parody films.
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May the Force be with you – in Turkish
Copyright be damned: the Turkish version of ‘Star Wars’ is great fun too.
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Gulzar’s ‘Koshish’ was inspired by a Japanese film, but it is no unthinking remake
The acclaimed 1972 drama is a remake of ‘Happiness of Us Alone,’ starring the legendary Hideko Takamine.
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Naam Madam X1: Before Shabana Khan, these female secret agents saved the country from peril
The illustrious list includes Nadia, Silk Smitha, Preity Zinta and Huma Qureshi.
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King Kong, born in the USA and happily adopted the world over, including by India
The giant ape that fell in love with a woman was a product of 1930s Hollywood and travelled widely, including to our shores.
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When death overpowers love: The anti-Valentine’s Day movie list
Can love be considered to have triumphed when the lovers die at the end? Eleven films from India and elsewhere attempt to answer the question.
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Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Amitabh Bachchan starrer ‘Deewar’ was remade in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam – and Cantonese
‘The Brothers’, a remake by the Shaw Brothers studio, sticks to the story of a criminal who clashes with his police officer sibling over their mother.
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These seven North Korean films are just what the Dear Leader ordered
This primer to cinema from the dictatorship has lots of preaching and a bit of entertainment.
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From Dev Anand’s back catalogue, the Indo-Filipino movie about an evil princess and opium smuggling
‘The Evil Within’ starred the Indian superstar alongside Zeenat Aman, Prem Nath and Iftekhar.
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The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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High and high – a short history of movies under the influence
Between Bollywood and world cinema, filmmakers have explored the lure of drugs and the narcotics trade.
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Our favourite movie monsters, from aliens to children
What will it be, Godzilla, Skynet or the strange-eyed little ones from ‘Village of the Damned’?
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