It all starts with an accident. A family – father (Ebrahim Azizi), daughter, pregnant mother – are travelling at night, on a dark road, and their car hits and kills a dog. The daughter is upset, and her mother reassures her – the road was so dark, and what will…
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“Any idiot can be a hero at any given moment. It’s the day to day living that wears you out.” These words, spoken by Sagar Bhai (Bollywood veteran Emraan Hashmi) speaks to one of the central themes of Shyam P. Madiraju’s 55, a film filled with people who are, mostly,…
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Jai (Vishy Ayyar) is a taciturn ex-con working as a janitor at Marcella’s Boxing Gym. When he’s asked to train a new hire (also an ex-con) on the job, the new guy chatters away, trying to engage Jai in conversation, but Jai isn’t having any of it, telling the guy…
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There are more and more films these days that explore the experience of Desis raised in the West, and how they have to navigate two worlds, the world of home culture, and the world they live in on a daily basis, each one with potentially different values. How the individual…
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Naveen Gavaskar (Karan Soni) sits by himself at his sister’s wedding, glumly eating samosas while everyone around him dances and celebrates to the song “Badtameez Dil”. It’s the perfect choice to watch Naveen ponder what the expectations are of him – that his wedding will be next, that he’ll marry…
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Set in Herat Province in Afghanistan, Rule Breakers follows the radical (especially for the Taliban and their followers) attempt by Afghan businesswoman Roya Mahboob (Nikohl Boosheri) to teach computer skills to Afghan girls. This is no easy feat – from the time she was a girl herself, Mahboob was fascinated…
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I love movies about the making of movies and about the magic of movies in the lives of ordinary people. Give me a Chhello Show, or a Halal Love Story, or a Harishchandrachi Factory and I’m happy. Reema Kagti’s Superboys of Malegaon is another delightful addition to this list. Set…
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I spent a number of years living in France, and one of the most interesting words I learned was “sosie” – someone who perfectly resembles someone else, to the point that people could confuse them. I was familiar with impersonators, mostly comedians who did voice imitations of famous people, whether…
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Once upon a time, there was Zoe (Lily James), an award-winning documentary filmmaker, and Kaz (Shazad Latif), a doctor. Zoe and Kaz are childhood friends, with their families are neighbours. But one day, Kaz tells Zoe that he has decided to get married – that is, that he has decided…
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