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Table No 21

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

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

The Accidental Superstar

Dilip Kumar turned 90 on 11 December. The legend and lore of perhaps the greatest Indian actor ever

The Last Act

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

Khiladi 786

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

Talaash

An overdose of a scowling Aamir Khan ruins this film

The Proud Cronenbergs

For the first time at Cannes, separate films directed by a father and son are being screened. David, the father, is a master of the ‘body horror’ genre. But Brandon, a debutant director, would rather not be seen as his son

Going up in Smoke

Malana, famous for its secretive traditions and cannabis, is changing. In his National Award winning film, Amlan Datta tells us why this village may be dying

Life of Pi

An astounding visualisation by Ang Lee of Yann Martel’s Booker-winning novel

Jab Tak Hai Jaan

The most personal of Yash Chopra’s films, this is an elegy to love

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