Talking Films
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Start the week with a film: KG George’s ‘Irakal’ is a singular study of a psycho
The renowned Malayalam director died on September 24 at the age of 77.
Scroll Staff
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Reel vs real: When undercover agents act against India’s enemies abroad
Diplomatic circles may seen these actions as violations of sovereignty but they are the stuff of blockbusters.
Nandini Ramnath
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Sriram Raghavan: Remembering the dark side to Dev Anand
Ahead of the legendary actor’s birth centenary, a celebration of the films in which he played compromised, complicated anti-heroes.
Sriram Raghavan
Trending
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Why a celebrated Russian artist chose to become an Indian citizen
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A celebrity fitness instructor offers five rules of fitness for everyone
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Adani Power’s largest public investor is a ‘single person company’, reports ‘The Indian Express’
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India at Asian Games, Sept 28, live blog: Men’s air pistol team wins gold; Roshibina clinches silver
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From the biography: Why Indira Gandhi saw young Farooq Abdullah as the future leader of Kashmir
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Start the week with a film: ‘The Host’ is a Korean creature feature with head and heart
Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho’s 2006 movie is available on Netflix.
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Start the week with a film: ‘Waltz with Bashir’ brilliantly uses animation to revisit a massacre
Israeli director Ari Folman’s award-winning documentary is available on MUBI.
Scroll Staff
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‘Jawan’ is being called a ‘mass movie’ – but what does this term really mean?
Noted critic Baradwaj Rangan breaks down the category and its differences from the ‘masala movie’ in the context of the latest Shah Rukh Khan blockbuster.
Nandini Ramnath
Video
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‘I like to study’: 92-year-old woman attends classes with children at a school in Uttar Pradesh
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Watch: Touching farewell from constable in song and verse as IPS officer is transferred
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Watch: Man saves child who came into contact with live wire on flooded street
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Watch: Woman shifts seamlessly between English accents from over a dozen countries
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Watch: Timelapse video of massive ‘shelf cloud’ moving across the sky over Brazilian town
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Start the week with a film: Is ‘Chicken Run’ the perfect corporate satire?
The stop-motion animated comedy is available on Netflix.
Scroll Staff
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Start the week with a film: In ‘The King of Comedy’, the joke is taken too far
Martin Scorsese satirical drama is available on MUBI.
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‘Dil Se’ at 25: Mani Ratnam goes behind the scenes of one of his most cherished films
‘Doomed love makes for a good study of characters and situations,’ says the director about the Shah Rukh Khan-Manisha Koirala starrer.
Nandini Ramnath
The Reel
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‘The Vaccine War’ review: The real battle is elsewhere
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Malayalam film ‘2018’ will represent India at the Oscars
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Watch: The first teaser of ‘Tiger 3’ is out
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‘Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley’ review: Flippant fun gets in the way of suspense
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In ‘Paradise’, an Indian marriage is tested by the Sri Lankan economic crisis
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Start the week with a film: Canines and causality in ‘Amores Perros’
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s feature debut is available on Lionsgate Play.
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Start the week with a film: Guns and poses in ‘Bonnie and Clyde’
Arthur Penn’s classic crime drama is available to rent on Prime Video.
Scroll Staff
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In ‘Rapture’, blind faith collides with reason in the Garo Hills
Dominic Megam Sangma’s second feature has been premiered at the Locarno Film Festival.
Nandini Ramnath
The Field
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India at Asian Games, Sept 28, live blog: Men’s air pistol team wins gold; Roshibina clinches silver
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Australia in India: Glenn Maxwell stars as visitors win third ODI to end losing streak
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India at Asian Games, Sept 28 schedule: Shooting, equestrian campaigns continue as badminton begins
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Asian Games, Shooting: Led by Sift Kaur Samra’s gold, India win seven medals on Wednesday
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Watch, Asian Games: Nepal’s Dipendra Airee breaks Yuvraj Singh’s T20I record with fastest fifty