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Journalist, Columnist. Film Critic. Author of 'Irrfan : A Life In Movies', and '50 Films That Changed Bollywood 1995-2015' …
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Three years of Irrfan's passing, two years of working on the book. As I re-watched his films, and spoke to his people, there was both joy he brought to the screen, and sorrow that he is not amongst us any more. Irrfan A Life In Movies, out on June 1.
#IrrfanKhan
#Irrfan
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For once I’m not the only one in the hall. Whole bunch hooting, cheering, clapping. In anticipation. Movie hasn’t begun. This is true fandom
#RadheShyam
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Bahut hard
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Can’t believe how boring
#Dunki
is. My review
#Dunki
Review:
#ShahRukhKhan
’s collaboration with
#RajkumarHirani
is a crashing bore, writes
@shubhragupta
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A film like
#Pink
needs to be a sledgehammer because not enough boys/men in this country understand when a girl/woman says no, she means no.
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Non-stop cringe. Why are films like
#Liger
still being made?
#LigerReview
| "There’s nothing new or fresh about the ingredients that go into the making of this
#VijayDeverakonda
film," writes
@shubhragupta
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Fourteen days after the first symptoms, leaving
#Covid19
behind. Me and my family. Immense gratitude that our symptoms were mild, that we could do this at home, and that we had great medical help.
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#BharatAneNenu
is massy and message-y and surprisingly enjoyable. Watched at a crowded S Delhi theatre full of
#MaheshBabu
fans
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Basically we thought the government was running the country. What opposition? Who opposition? Which opposition ?
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From a little girl, not yet nine, after a class discussion about gender. Can we all learn from her?
http://t.co/j65WYcO0XN
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The Superstar is dead. Long live the actor
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Can this become the start of a concerted pushback? The
@IndianExpress
edit is a must-read
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Just met a young woman who told me she is ‘an influencer’. That’s a job description ?
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My review of
#Ittefaq
#Ittefaqmoviereview
: The
@sonakshisinha
,
@S1dharthM
starrer is a smart, gripping whodunit By:
@shubhragupta
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Relationship goals
This is Jack and Dutch. They were born three weeks apart over twelve years ago. Plan to be together furever. Both 13/10
#SeniorPupSaturday
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Bollywood is standing up, speaking out. But everyone I spoke to also said : why are we the only one asked to speak up. Why not iconic sportspeople or powerful industrialists? Good question.
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My review of
#BadrinathKiDulhania
. There's freshness here, and sass.
#ExpressReview
|
#BadrinathKiDulhaniyaReview
|
@aliaa08
,
@Varun_dvn
|
@DharmaMovies
| 3 stars | By:
@shubhragupta
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If you haven’t, then this is the perfect time to see
#BlackFriday
, about a sequence of events which changed India.
Finally .. “Black Friday” is available to see on Prime Video ..
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#Kappela
is everything a good film should be. It’s original, rooted. The story is organic to the place. The fluidity with which it’s surprises are built in, is wonderful. That’s writing. And the performances are true : Anna Ben, Roshan Mathew and Sreenth Bhasi are excellent
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Found a copy of my review of SRK’s
#Deewana
! Still remember vividly how the hall (Odeon, CP) broke into loud applause at his ‘entry’. The stars were Rishi-Divya-Amrish : he was the Fauji boy trying his luck at the movies! Such a long journey, from newbie to superstar
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Ararara! As you can make out, I really liked
#AnarkaliofAarah
. My review.
#AnaarkaliofAarah
movie review by
@shubhragupta
: A resounding yes to this powerful film
@ReallySwara
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#AnInsignificantMan
is a very significant film. Hope it releases in theatres soon
#MAMI2016
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Here are some of the best Indian films I’ve seen in a while. And not one of them belongs to Bollywood
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Half this year gone. In illness, sickness, death. Hope the next half will be better
#prayer
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So much razzmatazz, so little impact
#Brahmashtra
#review
#BrahmastraMovieReview
'Despite all those non-stop computer graphics, the opulence of the sets, the starry array,
#Brahmastra
's commitment to its subject, we never really buy into it completely,' writes
@shubhragupta
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Moronic mess of a movie
#RadheYourMostWantedBhai
#review
"Salman Khan’s Eid offering makes you question if he is still ‘the most wanted bhai’," writes
@shubhragupta
#RadheReview
#Radhe
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My review of
#VikramVedha
. Fun times at the movies
'After a long time, two top-flight stars such as
#HrithikRoshan
&
#SaifAliKhan
sink their teeth into a proper story which comes before them,' writes
@shubhragupta
on
#VikramVedha
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When a big massy entertainer infuses its story with strong political messaging, it goes wide. I forgave the film its silliness, to embrace its politics. Khachaak! My review of SRK’s
#Jawan
#Jawan
movie review: After a kinetic and zingy first hour,
#ShahRukhKhan
's film slumps in bits. But as a whole, the movie is a an unabashed massy entertainer with strong political messaging, writes
@shubhragupta
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Aaj Sunday hai.
#LaapataaLadies
dekh lo. Bahut kuch mil jayega. Thodi hansi, thodi khushi, thoda vichaar
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'There is a sincerity about the enterprise, even though it’s quite clear that
#Shershaah
is also jumping on the let’s-be-nationalistic bandwagon,' writes
@shubhragupta
in her review of the film.
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Can't let the year go past without marking the web shows that grabbed me. Top of the pile, toss-up between
#Scam92
and
#PataalLok
: Pratik Gandhi as the bullish Harshad Mehta, and Jaideep Ahlawat as the weary, but true-to-himself cop were among the best performances of
#2020
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Celebrating the birthday of one of the greatest actors we’ve had the pleasure of watching on the small and big screen, I’m delighted to share that the paperback is out.
#IrrfanALifeInMovies
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Woke up thinking of
#TheIrishman
. That’s what great cinema does : makes a home with you.
@NetflixIndia
@MumbaiFilmFest
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Kangana is tops in
#Thalaivii
#review
#ThalaiviiReview
|
#KanganaRanaut
inhabits the very complex character of
#JJayalalithaa
like skin. |
@shubhragupta
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Chatting with the
#GullyBoy
gang ahead of its public screening at
#Berlinale2019
#ranveersingh
#aliabhatt
#zoyaakhtar
#riteshsidhwani
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My movie map of India. 75 landmark films, celebrating the country’s platinum jubilee, which take you on a journey, post 1947 to the present.
#happyindependenceday
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#HaseenDilruba
tries for intrigue, but turns out bland and flat
'The characters are tropes in
#HaseenDillruba
where each roiling emotion is spelt out, and what you get is blandness,' writes
@shubhragupta
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I need a few sips of tea
This is Malibu. She can’t start her day without a few sips of coffee. Maximizes her zoom levels and increases overall pawductivity. 12/10
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Appreciation post for
@midlandbook
, one of my favourite places. The sight and smell and the promise of all those lovely written words, ohhh
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I've been remiss. Apparently you are not a real author, till you post a link to order. Well, here goes.
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#83Review
|
#RanveerSingh
disappears into his
#KapilDev
even as each of Kapil’s Devils is given their own moment in this faithful recreation of India's 1983 World Cup win, writes
@shubhragupta
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I can say this now that the embargo is lifted. Pushpendra Singh’s Laila Aur Satt Geet is a stunningly lovely, lyrical, layered film, one of my high points of
@berlinale
#Berlinale2020
#lailaaursattgeet
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I saw
#ArjunReddy
minus subtitles.All 3 hours 10 min of it. Missed many lines I'm sure, but the intent of the film was crystal,beyond words
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Sutapa Sikdar was, is, Irrfan’s soulmate. They met as students in NSD, and as she put it once, ‘sab ladkiyaan uske peechhe thi, par woh mere peechhe thaa’. Today, her statement reflects so movingly all those years of love, knowing, companionship.
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#Gehraiyaan
is a good looking film filled with good looking people which promises depth but stays on the surface
#review
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#TheLegendOfMaulaJatt
is full on, full-tilt subcontinental masala laced with a bit of
#GOT
. Total paisa-vasool. Can someone bring it to India quickly?
#review
#TheLegendOfMaulaJatt
movie review by
@shubhragupta
: The
#FawadKhan
-starrer reminds you of the films Bollywood used to make at one time, proudly declamatory, in which the mainstay of the plot was good vs evil.
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Looking at the
#RRR
juggernaut forging its way around the globe. Just what’s going on?
#SundayEye
| SS Rajamouli's
#RRR
: What is it about this solidly crafted entertainer, high on action and emotion, laced with high-energy song-and-dance that is winning hearts. |
@shubhragupta
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With Payal Kapadia, the director of the moment, whose debut feature
#AllWeImagineIsLight
is, in my view, and of a whole bunch of others here in Cannes, a front-runner for the top prize
@Festival_Cannes
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Those wishing to see
#RadheShyam
with English subs, beware. Do a double check with your cinemas
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Sudhir Mishra is in cracking form in his new film
#Afwaah
, which shows how rumours and fake news become the crucible in which both the complicit and innocent sacrificed. An impactful, disturbing story of India today
#mustwatch
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This film needs to be seen much more.
A very happy 75th Independence Day !!! स्वतंत्रता दिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ !!!
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She was 17 when she wrote this. She passed away, too early, at 18. One of the most moving blogposts I've read
http://bit.ly/9Z1SGi
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Terrible news. The passing of Ustad Rashid Khan leaves our world so much the poorer : just like Bhimsen Joshi, he could pluck out notes from the air, and create magic
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Watched both parts back to back at the
#CannesDirectorsFortnight
premiere. Was blown away, by the first more than the second ; both made a great whole.
With all this talk of Gangs of Wasseypur .. the one person who made it possible and made it happen was Vikram Malhotra . If he wasn’t there there wouldn’t have been GOW. So thanks to him .
@Abundantia_Ent
. He saved us last moment.
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Fun and games.
#BellBottom
#review
#BellBottom
is fashioned as a racy, pacy entertainer from start to finish, and never loses sight of its objective, exaggerated situations and characters happily to the fore, writes
@shubhragupta
|
#BellBottomReview
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Security cop to newly-weds ahead of me :Aap ke bag mein hathkadi hai,apna boarding pass dikhaiye.Girl grins,guy impassive. I grin back.
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So many iconic dialogues, and scenes, in
#AmarAkbarAnthony
. Full on entertainment, laced with the kind of messaging that somehow adds up, in a great feel-good concoction. Remember ‘Biskut’, and a tall, gangly fellow who went by the name of Anthony Gonsalves?
#43YearsOfAmarAkbarAnthony
| "Amar Akbar Anthony was only a movie, but it spoke to the ideal idea of the nation, a robust, democratic, plural space," writes
@shubhragupta
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Is Bollywood bending lower than ever before? Is that a question? Friends with benefits: Bollywood’s new season of blind love | Eye News, The Indian Express
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#Kohrra
has gone straight to my list of the best web series made in India. Do watch
#Kohrra
review: 'Kohrra is as much a murder mystery as an incisive reading of contemporary Punjab and the Punjabi psyche,' writes
@shubhragupta
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#Bholaa
is a full-on actioner, with hints of
#MadMaxFury
. Total paisa vasool for action fans
#Bholaa
movie review | '
#AjayDevgn
&
#Tabu
's all-out action film is not for the faint-hearted but it is bang for your buck,' writes
@shubhragupta
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Hum cake khane ke liye kahin bhi ja sakte hain! My favourite line from
#DilChahtaHai
, an era-defining film that feels as fresh today.
#20YearsOfDilChahtaHai
#DCH
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Just seen a couple coming out of Nirula’s, hand in hand , each with an ice cream cone in the other hand. Sweet. Happy to know Nirula’s is still a thing.
#deadwinterisbestforicecream
#dillikisardi
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Those of us who watched
#Lagaan
and
#GadarEkPremKatha
back to back will never forget that Friday. Both films were about how ‘we love our India’, but one was about nationalism, the other jingoism.
#TwentyYearsOfLagaan
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Blown away by
#BabyReindeer
. Devastating excavation of abuse and desire, as it swings between victim and predator. Not a single false note in this Netflix series, which I couldn’t stop watching despite, or maybe because of the horror
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Wow
Hotel Drukchen has a spectacular view of the airport and the mountains in Paro,
#Bhutan
. It is run by an all-woman crew - from the reception to housekeeping, restaurant and concierge services. The women even sing when doing housekeeping. Gross National Happiness is high.
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This is beyond ridiculous
Film critic
#RajeevMasand
has been questioned on his negative ratings to
#SushantSinghRajput
's films by the Mumbai Police
For the latest Entertainment news download the ETimes app here:
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You want a melt-your-heart-look?
This is Orion. He’s going home for the first time. Just heard you have good snacks. Knew he picked the right humans. 12/10 would smooch his forehead
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Have managed to stay away from the
#Wordle
craze sweeping across the globe. Till now. But we have a lovely edit on how the word game may be saving the world, one five letter word at a time.
@IndianExpress
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Have I told you how much I love
#MonsoonWedding
? Only
#MiraNair
could have made this deliciously subversive
#shaadi
film.
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All those asking me for reccos, if you’re in the mood for a film, then do not miss
#TheTrialOfTheChicago7
. And if you want to invest in a web series, then
#Scam92
. Both fully worth your time.
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And this has happened.
#Irrfan
#IrrfanALifeInMovies
.
In IRRFAN: A LIFE IN MOVIES film critic
@shubhragupta
brings together Bollywood and beyond to explore the career and legacy of one of Indian cinema’s most remarkable artistes. We are thrilled to unveil its full cover and open pre-orders:
Out on 1 June.
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What a film. A huge star turned down Maqbool’s role saying he was ‘a loser’! Thank the movie gods that he did so, because Irrfan aced it. One of his most memorable parts
.
@VishalBhardwaj
's
#Maqbool
turns 20 today!
Ft.
#Irrfan
#Tabu
#PankajKapur
#NaseeruddinShah
#OmPuri
@masumehofficial
#DeepakDobriyal
@itspiyushmishra
@menonshwetha
@murlisharma72
@debu_dibyendu
.
@AbbasTyrewalas
#Gulzar
#BobbyBedi
@yrf
@the_musictoday
(poster by
@metalraj00
)
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India’s entry to the Oscars is, for once, truly worthy. It is also, quite simply, one of the best films of the year
#Koozhangal
'A story told with minimum fuss for maximum effect...' Here's
@shubhragupta
's analysis of India's
#Oscars2022
entry,
#Koozhangal
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Seven years to the day since this came out! Seems like yesterday!
#50filmsthatchangedbollywood
#harpercollins
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In which there are laughs aplenty, and Akshay Kumar reminds us just how funny he can be . My review of
#GoodNewwz
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I want the old AK back, dobaraa
#Dobaaraa
review | The Taapsee Pannu-starrer comes off too choppy and muddled. It’s hard to keep track of the many things happening in the time zones the movie slips in and out of, writes
@shubhragupta
#ExpressPremium
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This week, I watched one Bollywood film,one Hollywood film,one Hindi web series,and one Tamil web series.The ONLY one worth my time was Pushkar-Gayathri’s
#SuzhalTheVortex
.How long will it take filmmakers to realise that good writing is the bedrock of good cinema?
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