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'Udta Teer' review: Goofy spy comedy runs out of steam

New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- Of the many musical gags in Udta Teer, one made me surprisingly wistful. Agent Vikrant (Ayushmann Khurrana) is shown watching the music video for A.R. Rahman's 'Vande Mataram and... Read More


Film scores that soared in 2026

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Though songs have always been the bedrock of Indian films, there's a growing appreciation for scores here. Whenever a trailer goes viral now, you'll invariably see the comments s... Read More


'Prahaar' review: Legal drama is overwhelmed by the larger tragedy

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- The trial for Ajmal Kasab, the only terrorist captured alive in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, has just begun when public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam (Rajkummar Rao) plays his first hand. ... Read More


The politics of running, onscreen and in the streets

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- It's like a scene from a movie. But when was the last time an Indian movie had anything this exhilarating? Neha Bora, national president of the All India Students' Association (A... Read More


'The Social Reckoning' review: A sobering, focused but less resonant sequel

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- There is, of course, the famous nightclub scene, with Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake shouting to make themselves heard above the music. But you could even ... Read More


'Digger' review: Tom Cruise climate crisis film is trial by satire

New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- In the run-up to Digger's release, a stray theory caught on that Alejandro G. Iñarritu's film might be a stealth musical. It was a sizeable enough rumour that the studio actu... Read More


'Dorothy' review: Karthik Subbaraj's film is a wild ride and a frank challenge

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Subbu (Sananth) has just escaped the irate brother of the woman who was comforting him after a loss. Something compels him to seek out the hulking brute and explain that he has ... Read More


'Hunkkaar' review: Overcrowded but quietly determined series finishes strong

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- A young woman and her parents are at a police station. They're trying to file a case, but the officer they're speaking to is distracted. Another cop comes by with a box of sweet... Read More


'Crash' is one of cinema's perfect provocations

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- "I dreamed of other accidents that might enlarge this repertory of orifices, relating them to more elements of the automobile's engineering, to the ever-more complex technologie... Read More


'Daayra' review: Meghna Gulzar's timid procedural refuses to get messy

New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- Daayra opens with a city in celebration. It looks like a festival-the streets are teeming, sweets are distributed, fireworks set off. Eventually, the hero of the hour arrives: D... Read More