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‘Badass Ravi Kumar’ trailer: Himesh Reshammiya’s funky tribute to ‘80s Bollywood masala cinema

Himesh Reshammiya | Photo Credit: Himesh Reshammiya Melodies/YouTube The trailer of Himesh Reshammiya’s upcoming film, Badass Ravi Kumar, was unveiled by the makers on Sunday (January 4). Billed as a larger-than-life retro action musical, the film is set to release in theatres on February 7. The trailer begins with a feint romantic introduction, only to…

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Finding Bengaluru in Kannada cinema

In Ilaiyaraja’s melody ‘Naguva nayana’ from Mani Ratnam’s debut Pallavi Anu Pallavi, we see visuals of the iconic landmarks of Bengaluru (then Bangalore). The lead pair in the 1983 Kannada film, essayed by Anil Kapoor and Kiran Vairale, stroll on the MG Road and spend their evening in Cubbon Park. Incidentally, Balu Mahendra, the cinematographer of Pallavi Anu Pallavi, had made…

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Silver screen in 2024: Here’s how cinema turned out this year

2024 in cinema was a melange of milestones and misplaced priorities. Hollywood celebrated a multiplicity of anniversaries as studios churned out reheated nostalgia. Franchise fatigue deepened as mid-budget originals gasped for air beneath the weight of bloated flops. Yet, the real revelations came from global auteurs and creativity flourished far from Tinseltown’s gilded grasp. Indian…

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The Hindu’s Kannada cinema roundtable 2024: Meet the mavericks of Sandalwood

Nagarjun Sharma, Sandeep Sunkad, Rukmini Vasanth, Srinidhi Bengaluru and Chethan D Souza during the The Hindu’s Kannada cinema roundtable 2024 at the Courtyard in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement. Rukmini Vasanth, an emerging actor from the Kannada film industry, felt Upendra’s directorial UIwas the standout moment in Kannada cinema in 2024. “The fact that he…

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Laapata Bollywood: How 2024 Became The Year Of Banality

A good year in the movies can mean multiple things. Studios sufficiently bankrolling films, independent projects finding their way to the mainstream, underdogs triumphing over tentpole projects, new faces coming up and old faces rediscovering their voice. In that sense, 2024 fulfilled most of these possibilities. Filmmaker Sriram Raghavan, known for curating gore in his…

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