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Soumya Rao
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In Netflix film ‘The Social Dilemma’, a timely warning about the big bad world of social media
Jeff Orlowski’s film combines real-life interviews with fiction.
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‘Mission Over Mars’ review: India takes off for the red planet (yet again)
The web series starring Sakshi Tanwar, Mona Singh, Palomi Ghosh and Nidhi Singh is being streamed on Alt Balaji and Zee5.
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‘Coldd Lassi aur Chicken Masala’ review: An over-cooked romance that lacks bite
The Divyanka Tripathi-Rajeev Khandelwal starrer is being streamed on Zee5 and AltBalaji.
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Trending
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Explained: Who is Amritpal Singh and why is Punjab Police chasing him?
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A 152-year-old bazaar in Kolkata holds the history of Bengali mishti’s evolution
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‘Human rights violated in India’: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief tells G20 delegates
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As India tries to popularise millets, it should learn from the cautionary tale of quinoa
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Watch: Smooth mashup of Grammy winner ‘Unholy’ with hit Hindi songs ‘Ram Chahe Leela’, ‘Ramta Jogi’
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Review: ‘Sacred Games’ season 2 is too ambitious for its own good
More characters and higher stakes in the Netflix web series starring Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Pankaj Tripathi.
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Filling a gap in history: Who were the Indian women who popularised yoga?
A research project wants to unearth forgotten stories.
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Twice told: A pop-up event puts the spotlight on Mumbai’s second-hand booksellers
The event aims to give a safe haven to roadside sellers during the monsoons.
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Video
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Watch: Smooth mashup of Grammy winner ‘Unholy’ with hit Hindi songs ‘Ram Chahe Leela’, ‘Ramta Jogi’
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Watch: Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan to play a police officer in TV serial, posts video from the shoot
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Watch: Crowd joins Indian busker on London street singing ‘Maa’ from the movie ‘Taare Zameen Par’
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Watch: Opposition MPs hang banner from first floor of Parliament demanding JPC to investigate Adani
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Watch: Japanese PM Fumio Kishida tries golgappa and other Indian delicacies with PM Modi in Delhi
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‘Typewriter’ review: Some thrills, but not enough chills in Sujoy Ghosh’s Netflix horror series
The cast includes Palomi Ghosh, Purab Kohli and Samir Kochhar.
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Raj Kapoor-Nargis to Deepika-Ranbir: A survey ranks the most popular Bollywood couples
Also on the list are Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol and Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha.
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In ‘Khandaani Shafakhana’, a sex clinic that is ‘about curing minds, not diseases’
Director Shilpi Dasgupta speaks to ‘Scroll.in’ about making a ‘sex film for the whole family’.
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The Reel
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Watch: The blunder years in ‘School College Ani Life’ starring Tejasswi Prakash, Karan Parab
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‘Ghar Banduk Biryani’ trailer: A chef is caught between security forces and rebels
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Start the week with a film: See the world through a donkey’s eyes in ‘EO’
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‘Rocket Boys’ review: Fuel loss on the way to the Pokhran nuclear test
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‘Underworld Ka Kabzaa’ review: Deafness guaranteed along with a numb brain
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In TVF web series ‘Gullak’, a bickering family, a crumbling house and lots of heart
The five-episode series can be streamed on SonyLIV.
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In ‘Doosra’, dreams take off as Sourav Ganguly waves his shirt in historic NatWest series final
Abhinay Deo’s upcoming film pays a tribute to India’s NatWest series win against England in 2002.
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‘Indian public has been hoodwinked’: Bangladeshi photojournalist Shahidul Alam on democratic dissent
Unlike the situation across the border, many Indians back their government’s jingoistic approach, says the man jailed last year for supporting student protests.
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The Field
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WPL 2023, UPW vs DC live: Onus on Tahlia McGrath; Delhi seek a win to qualify for final
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WPL 2023, RCB vs MI blog: Amelia Kerr stars as Mumbai Indians register 4-wicket win
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