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Ajit Duara

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Cinema
Murder 3

A dead plot and poor performances is all that this cut-price film offers

19 February 2013
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Cinema
Lincoln

Daniel Day-Lewis’ impersonation of Lincoln in this Spielberg film is superb

15 February 2013
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Cinema
Vishwaroopam

There is no original thought in Kamal Haasan’s film on post-9/11 extremism

07 February 2013
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Cinema
Race 2

Pretty girls to swanky sets, this heist film is definitely easy on the eyes

30 January 2013
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Cinema
Inkaar

If only he had good performers, Sudhir Mishra’s formulaic narrative might have worked

25 January 2013
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Cinema
Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola

The talented Mr Bhardwaj has lost his mojo

17 January 2013
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Cinema
Table No 21

A rare Bollywood movie in which the protagonists are greedy, hedonistic and sadistic

13 January 2013
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Cinema
Dabangg 2

A staid affair. There is no real conflict in this film. You half expect the villain to come up and ask Salman for an autograph

30 December 2012
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Cinema
The Last Act

A thriller that works only if you do not watch it as a thriller

19 December 2012
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Cinema
Khiladi 786

This is a ridiculous film, but at least it’s good for a few laughs

13 December 2012

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

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

Ram Madhav

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

Makarand R Paranjape

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

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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