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R Balki

  • ‘Ghoomer’ review: Spinning out of control

    ‘Ghoomer’ review: Spinning out of control

    Nandini Ramnath
    · Aug 18, 2023 · 09:25 am
  • Watch: Saiyami Kher plays a one-armed cricketer in ‘Ghoomer’

    Watch: Saiyami Kher plays a one-armed cricketer in ‘Ghoomer’

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 04, 2023 · 08:28 pm
  • ‘Chup’ review: Silence! The court is in session and film critics are in the dock

    ‘Chup’ review: Silence! The court is in session and film critics are in the dock

    Nandini Ramnath
    · Sep 23, 2022 · 09:15 am
  • Why ‘Chup’ director R Balki decided to bite the hand that fed him

    Why ‘Chup’ director R Balki decided to bite the hand that fed him

    Devarsi Ghosh
    · Sep 06, 2022 · 08:15 am
  • ‘Chup’ trailer: In Balki’s new movie, a serial killer targets film critics

    ‘Chup’ trailer: In Balki’s new movie, a serial killer targets film critics

    Scroll Staff
    · Sep 05, 2022 · 11:11 am
  • ‘Pad Man’ film review: Akshay Kumar makes an earnest message-movie watchable

    ‘Pad Man’ film review: Akshay Kumar makes an earnest message-movie watchable

    Nandini Ramnath
    · Feb 09, 2018 · 07:45 am
  • Kangana Ranaut and Amitabh Bachchan in R Balki’s next movie: Reports

    Kangana Ranaut and Amitabh Bachchan in R Balki’s next movie: Reports

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 09, 2018 · 10:45 am
  • ‘Woman strong, country strong’: Akshay Kumar on ‘Pad Man’

    ‘Woman strong, country strong’: Akshay Kumar on ‘Pad Man’

    Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
    · Jan 05, 2018 · 08:15 am
  • Watch: Akshay Kumar is India’s very own superhero in ‘Pad Man’ trailer

    Watch: Akshay Kumar is India’s very own superhero in ‘Pad Man’ trailer

    Scroll Staff
    · Dec 15, 2017 · 11:39 am
  • R Balki on ‘Padman’: ‘We need to talk about menstruation the way women want it to be talked about’

    R Balki on ‘Padman’: ‘We need to talk about menstruation the way women want it to be talked about’

    Archana Nathan
    · Dec 10, 2017 · 09:15 am
  • Akshay Kumar’s ‘Padman’ to be released worldwide by Sony Pictures

    Akshay Kumar’s ‘Padman’ to be released worldwide by Sony Pictures

    Scroll Staff
    · Nov 14, 2017 · 08:38 pm
  • Akshay Kumar’s ‘PadMan’ gets April 2018 release date

    Akshay Kumar’s ‘PadMan’ gets April 2018 release date

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 03, 2017 · 11:42 pm