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‘Chhaava’ movie review: Vicky Kaushal, Akshaye Khanna jostle for attention in this uneven sketch of a Maratha legend

Vicky Kaushal in ‘Chhaava’ Based on Shivaji Sawant’s popular novel, Chhaava is a puff piece on Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Sambhaji, who took on the might of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb for around eight years in the 17th Century. Carrying forward the defiant approach of his father Chhatrapati Shivaji, he kept Aurangzeb occupied in the Deccan during the second half of…

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‘Anamadheya Ashok Kumar’ movie review: Kishore, Harshil Koushik anchor an engaging, ‘Vikram Vedha’-esque thriller

Kishore in ‘Anamadheya Ashok Kumar’. | Photo Credit: MRT Music/YouTube In Anamadheya Ashok Kumar, police officer Athirath (Harshil Koushik) takes a small break while questioning a murder suspect (Kishore). “Logically, I feel he is innocent, but my instinct says that he has committed a crime,” he tells his subordinate. Interestingly, even the audience feels the same about…

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‘Badass Ravi Kumar’ movie review: Himesh Reshammiya fights, sings and romances his way through an over-the-top masala film

A still from ‘Badass Ravi Kumar’ | Photo Credit: @HimeshReshammiyaMelodies/YouTube Badass Ravi Kumar begins with an earnest appeal, where a voiceover urges people to put on their 80s masala goggles, and that it is all about ‘entertainment, entertainment, and entertainment’. There is also the all-important addendum; logic is optional.  Now, going into a film like…

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