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A tribute to a mighty heart

India, Jan. 11 -- The first Hindi release of the year, director and writer Sriram Raghavan's soulful war movie Ikkis (2026), has perfect timing. Coming on the heels of Dhurandhar and weeks before Bord... Read More


A tribute to a mighty heart: Deepanjana Pal writes on Ikkis

India, Jan. 9 -- Once in a while, a film shows up in cinemas with the perfect sense of timing. The first Hindi release of the year, director and writer Sriram Raghavan's soulful war movie Ikkis (2026)... Read More


Big picture energy: Tall tales in small frames

India, Dec. 28 -- This was a year when little guys saved the day for entertainment in India. While there were hits such as Chhaava, Kantara: A Legend - Chapter 1 and Sitaare Zameen Par, there was also... Read More


Big picture energy: Deepanjana Pal on the best things to watch, from across 2025

India, Dec. 26 -- This was a year when little guys saved the day for entertainment in India. While there were hits such as Chhaava, Kantara: A Legend - Chapter 1 and Sitaare Zameen Par, there was als... Read More


Stealth management: Deepanjana Pal writes on Dhurandhar

India, Dec. 19 -- When director Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar was released in theatres on December 5, reports began to trickle in of block bookings over its first weekend. "The story of the film is someth... Read More


Let's rate this U, for Uncomplicated

India, Nov. 23 -- When Rahul Ravindran's new Telugu film, The Girlfriend, was released earlier this month, the online chatter made it seem explosively provocative. "It's feminist propaganda", "Himmat ... Read More


Let's rate this U, for Uncomplicated: Deepanjana Pal on the Telugu film The Girlfriend

India, Nov. 21 -- When Rahul Ravindran's new Telugu film, The Girlfriend, was released in theatres earlier this month, the online chatter made it seem like an explosively provocative movie. "It's fem... Read More


Lore and order: Deepanjana Pal on the new Mahabharat series, and Lokah Chapter 1

India, Nov. 7 -- Sitting down to watch the first episode of the new series Mahabharat: Ek Dharmayudh felt like artistic betrayal. The idea of creative fields being dominated by artificial intelligence... Read More


The Diplomat, Tempest: Deepanjana Pal writes on a new numbers game

India, Oct. 25 -- Two fictional diplomats have lit up our small screens lately: Seo Mun-ju (played by Jun Ji-hyun) in Tempest, and Kate Wyler (played by Keri Russell) in The Diplomat. Jun's Mun-ju is... Read More


Are you seeing what I'm seeing?

India, Oct. 12 -- When Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) was attacked for its depiction of India, director Steven Spielberg likely felt blindsided. Yes, he had shown this as a place where ch... Read More