ART & CULTURE
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Chaitanya Tamhane's The Disciple heads to Venice International Film Festival
The Disciple took two years to research and write, with one year to prepare and shoot, and then another year on post-production.
ART & CULTURE
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How Rajat Barmecha, teenage star of ‘Udaan’, came of age
His career may not have panned out as he’d dreamed but there’s no regret. Since the last five years, Rajat Barmecha says that there’s been a change in outlook.
ART & CULTURE
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When Vidya Balan plays a human computer
The Vidya Balan-led biopic on the wondrous mathematician Shakuntala Devi will be Amazon Prime’s second Hindi release after Gulabo Sitabo.
VARIETY
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Why Bulbbul is a new women's fairy tale
While the story is set in pre-Independence era, the issues that Anvita Dutt raises, especially pertaining to a woman’s place in society and the hurdles she faces, feel pertinent.
ART & CULTURE
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Axone: A feast for the senses from the Northeast
By following a day in the life of Northeastern characters in the capital, Kharkongor shows us the prejudices they face, the and the issues they grapple with on a daily basis.
VARIETY
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How Covid-19 has brought new rules in Indian filmmaking
The recent guidelines issued by the Producers Guild of India (PGI) indicate that post lockdown, filmmaking is going to be harder than ever before.
ART & CULTURE
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Good girl meets bad boy in Netflix series 'She'
Until her late teens, acting was not even on Aaditi Pohankar’s radar. But with the Netflix series She, the actor appears to have found what she was looking for.
SPORTS
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Watch out for Hima Das, the star and the brand
In a nation starved of sporting icons beyond cricket, more so female ones, the attention directed towards Das is much-welcome news. It helps that Das is not averse to being in the limelight.
ART & CULTURE
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Done ranting about Kabir Singh? Watch Noblemen, a movie which shows bullying, one of the earliest signs of toxic masculinity
Toxic masculinity can be seen in young boys in the form of bullying, and Noblemen’s gritty portrayal of child bullies is an eye-opener.
LIFE
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