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The former chairman of Tata Group and Tata Sons, Ratan Naval Tata breathed his last on 9th October 2024. Few days before N Tata’s demise, on 7th July 2024, a Tata Steel employee died after falling from a crane while…
What Can We Take Away from Bangladesh’s Disappointing T20 World Cup 2024 Campaign?
As the dust settles on the T20 World Cup 2024, the narrative of Bangladesh's performance has left a trail of disappointment and frustration among fans and critics alike. The journey, marked by brief moments of promise, ended in a familiar…
Made in Heaven Season Two, Executed in Delhi
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Laal Singh Chaddha: The Adaptation of a Classic Gone Horribly Wrong
Before I start this review, I really think I need to clarify some aspects. Firstly, I am a huge Aamir Khan fan. I have thoroughly enjoyed most of his films, and I have tremendous respect for his film choices –…
Delhi Crime Fails to Live Up to its Legacy in its Second Season
The latest season of Delhi Crime, albeit shorter than the first, is nowhere near as excellent as the first. Season 1 focused on a national issue that had caused widespread agitation in the country in 2012. The 2019 season of…
Darlings is a Dark Comedy that Touches on a Delicate, But All-Too-Real Issue for Married Women in the Sub-Continent
For the first movie released under her production company, Alia Bhatt has selected a delicate subject like domestic abuse. The activist-style film urges women to confront violence head-on rather than attempting to bargain with the scorpion, the antagonistic husband in…
Ms. Marvel is a Wonderfully Wholesome Show that Highlights South-East Asian Culture but Skips Out on Plot and Villains
Ms. Marvel was always going to be a dicey play for Marvel, as it’s centered around the first Muslim superhero in the MCU. There’s no surprise that the show has ruffled the feathers of both racists- sorry, ant-SJWS and anti-woke…
Jersey is a Decent Sports Drama That Goes On a Bit too Long
Last seen in Kabir Singh, Shahid Kapoor returned to the big screen with Jersey three years later. Adapted from a Telugu film of the same name that was released in 2019, the movie was written and directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri,…
A Thursday is a Pulse-Pounding Hostage Thriller that Doesn’t Quite Stick its Landing
A Thursday is clearly meant to be a spiritual successor to the cult hit Naseeruddin Shah-starrer A Wednesday. Both are about a vigilante protagonist going up against the police, driven by societal injustice. This movie, however, is a lot more…
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