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Tuesday, 21 May 2013

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The hilarious case of Avatar Tulsi

The Ramayana essay that Delhi University banned

The man who survived 42 hours trapped in a lift

The hypocrisy of Indian fashion designers

The fraud of Vedic maths

The making of Baba Ramdev

The mystery of the leopard that was not

under Ajit Duara

Krantiveer: The Revolution

Sheer incredulity at the film’s solutions to the country’s ills keeps one transfixed.

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1 Jul 2010 | BY Ajit Duara

Raavan

A disaster both from Mani Ratnam’s side as well as the lead actors’ interpretation of their characters.

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24 Jun 2010 | BY Ajit Duara

Robin Hood

A prequel to the legend, but with Russell Crowe miscast as the witty and lovable thug.

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17 Jun 2010 | BY Ajit Duara

Shutter Island

Scorsese displays his skill as an actor’s director yet again in this psychological thriller.

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9 Jun 2010 | BY Ajit Duara

Raajneeti

A simplified view of politics, perhaps, but this film captures well the ruthlessness of politicians.

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9 Jun 2010 | BY Ajit Duara

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

The drama and magic of cinema is missing in this video game substitute.

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3 Jun 2010 | BY Ajit Duara

Kites

Don’t know a word of Spanish or, for that matter, English? This will then be one tough Bollywood film for you to get.

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26 May 2010 | BY Ajit Duara

Bum Bum Bole

The gifted Darsheel Safary apart, Iranian minimalism just can’t be stretched to Indian melodrama.

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20 May 2010 | BY Ajit Duara

Iron Man 2

So unpleasant and egotistical is the ‘hero’ that one almost cheers for the villain when he makes his appearance.

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12 May 2010 | BY Ajit Duara

Badmaash Company

An engaging film about four friends who cock a snook at the law, Manmohan Singh their Enemy No 1.

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12 May 2010 | BY Ajit Duara

most popular this week

The Unreliable Source

The second rung of the Congress party, where there is much jostling for power, is the origin of some of the most ridiculous political spin in recent times

Hartosh Singh Bal

Collateral Clean-Up

It may not entirely be a sense of duty that is motivating CBI Director Ranjit Sinha

Mihir Srivastava

Let’s Not Ask Her Screen Age

Let’s Not Ask Her Screen Age • Tears of Luck • To Act or Not To Act

Rajeev Masand

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The Unreliable Source

The second rung of the Congress party, where there is much jostling for power, is the origin of some of the most ridiculous political spin in recent times

24

Hartosh Singh Bal

Collateral Clean-Up

It may not entirely be a sense of duty that is motivating CBI Director Ranjit Sinha

9

Mihir Srivastava

Let’s Not Ask Her Screen Age

Let’s Not Ask Her Screen Age • Tears of Luck • To Act or Not To Act

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Rajeev Masand

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Rape at Home

The trial of a French Consulate employee, accused of raping his minor daughter, has begun in Bangalore. His wife Suja Jones speaks to Open

Aimee Ginsburg

Waiting for Deliverance

What families in Haryana will do to have a son. A witness’ account

Ruhani Kaur

The Unreliable Source

The second rung of the Congress party, where there is much jostling for power, is the origin of some of the most ridiculous political spin in recent times

Hartosh Singh Bal

most commented this month

Rape at Home

The trial of a French Consulate employee, accused of raping his minor daughter, has begun in Bangalore. His wife Suja Jones speaks to Open

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Aimee Ginsburg

The Man Who is Afraid of a Skullcap

Two books on Narendra Modi establish why it is silly to hope that the bigot will ever be any less bigoted

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Hartosh Singh Bal

Waiting for Deliverance

What families in Haryana will do to have a son. A witness’ account

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Ruhani Kaur

Public Opinion
The Unreliable Source

The second rung of the Congress party, where there is much jostling for power, is the origin of some of the most ridiculous political spin in recent times

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On the Contrary
The All-Seeing Eye

What cases of police personnel getting caught on camera hitting women say about a welcome new world in the making

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ARM’S LENGTH
That Fizzling Sound

As cola drinks are shunned by health junkies

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THROWAWAY
The Bungle Jumble Party

God’s gift to the Congress

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RELOAD
Eternal Tales in The Electronic Age

The first act of Amar Chitra Katha’s rescue is over. The brand has survived. But Act Two will be tricky

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Doosra
The Khan Who Couldn’t

Nawaz Sharif’s party won a near majority in Pakistan’s National Assembly. But it was Imran Khan’s campaign that animated the polls

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HAZARD
Poison in Paradise

How burning garbage and indiscriminate quarrying on the coast could spell the death of the Andaman Islands

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True Life
Just Another Massacre

Sinam Ongbi Chandrajini lost children in a massacre in Malom in 2000. It was the horror of this incident that led Irom Sharmila to begin her fast against AFSPA

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WHISTLE BLOW
Collateral Clean-Up

It may not entirely be a sense of duty that is motivating CBI Director Ranjit Sinha

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COOL-OFF
Inside Scoop

The joys of artisanal ice-cream

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Outrage
Case No. 1

Azad Khan, 12, was shot in Manipur, allegedly for being an insurgent. This was one of six extra judicial killings

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Divine
The Devil in a God-fearing Home

The parents of S Sreesanth, a devout couple, might be thinking even god can't help their son now.

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