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Ajit Duara

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    Manjhi: The Mountain Man

    A moving film on an unsung hero who built his lost love a ‘Taj Mahal’ in Bihar

    27 August 2015
    19350
    Cinema
    Brothers

    With its overworked plot devices, this slugfest has neither drama nor depth to offer

    19 August 2015
    19270
    Cinema
    Drishyam

    With its depiction of police brutality, this film questions the country’s criminal justice system

    05 August 2015
    19192
    Cinema
    Masaan

    Even though a Benaras in transition comes alive in this film, it isn’t all that emotionally wrenching

    29 July 2015
    19132
    Cinema
    Bajrangi Bhaijaan

    An extraordinarily eloquent film that has Salman Khan playing a worthy role instead of burnishing his brand image as an action hero

    22 July 2015
    19082
    Cinema
    I Love NY

    A dull romcom with endless banter on love and sex, this film is watchable only for Kangana’s act

    15 July 2015
    19016
    Cinema
    Guddu Rangeela

    With the exception of an amusing song, this ‘Jatland’ comedy has little to offer

    08 July 2015
    18962
    Cinema
    Killa

    Even with no definite plot, this film is a moving meditation on places and what defines them

    02 July 2015
    18906
    Cinema
    ABCD 2

    A pointless sequel that doesn’t even spotlight its showpiece, the dancing of Prabhu Deva

    24 June 2015
    18842
    Cinema
    Hamari Adhuri Kahani

    A story of eternal love that tests the attention span of contemporary moviegoers

    17 June 2015

    Authors

    Brahma Chellaney

    Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

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    MJ Akbar

    MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

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    Ram Madhav

    Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

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    Makarand R Paranjape

    Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

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    TCA Raghavan

    TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

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