The Rachel Papers

The Perfect Mausi

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Aunts don’t really get their due in Hindi cinema

The Beauty of the Indian Winter

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There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes

When Booker Comes to Bollywood

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The central character badly needs that award to emphasise his heroism

Dancing in the Dark

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It’s the rhythm of life in Hindi cinema

When Burkha-Clad Women Wept for the Niloufer of Nikaah

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The state of the union

Missing in the Scene

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Why mainstream Hindi cinema rarely raises caste as a social issue

The Promise of Summer

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But in Indian cinema it’s oppressive and unpleasant

Friends Are Forever

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The many shades of love and friendship in Hindi cinema

All About Family Values

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When movie mothers are no longer saintly widows in white saris

My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves

Rachel Dwyer

The Goa of Hindi cinema is India’s internal exotica

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The Rachel Papers

The Perfect Mausi

The Beauty of the Indian Winter

When Booker Comes to Bollywood

Dancing in the Dark

When Burkha-Clad Women Wept for the Niloufer of Nikaah

Missing in the Scene

The Promise of Summer

Friends Are Forever

All About Family Values

My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves

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