India, Dec. 13 -- "Did you watch Dhurandhar?", a colleague asked, as I was making myself coffee at the workplace. He's a new guy. So, I stood silent for a bit, and then cautiously answered, "Yes", to this deeply personal question and added nothing more. Because going by the internet, your opinion about a movie can expose your latent misogyny, your choice at the polling booth, and reveal if you are training for an armed rebellion on Sunday mornings.

The new guy didn't relent. He stood there, coffee mug in hand, waiting for me to add my review of the movie. These days, one is more comfortable discussing their bedroom than their movie choices.

"Yeah, it's well-made. Akshay Khanna did a great job; slightly long, I felt."

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