Anupama Chopra is a film critic and author. She tweets @anupamachopra
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Karan Johar’s TV show offers just a glimpse of the rudeness that has overcome Bollywood.
Countless trophies, flashy star performances and too many silly jokes. Yet, not one credible award function
Bollywood’s descent into blatant plagiarism and its utter disregard of the audience’s intelligence is worrisome
Even multi-starrers keep flopping. If there’s no saying what works, why ignore the basics?
Legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog on why 3D leaves him cold, the frictions of filming and why he doesn’t care about his legacy
Ram Gopal Varma’s latest film confirms that the director is in desperate need of inspiration
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