An imperturbable film buff that I consider myself, for the first time in my life I walked out of a Hindi film at the interval. It felt like an unbearable confinement, a waste of precious hours on an entity that offered neither any delight and insight, nor nourishment for the aesthetic urges of the soul.
As the year ends, Fighter features among the top 10 Hindi grossers; it's a different matter whether it got enough return on investment or not.
The dominant trend of past few years in Bollywood continued into 2024. A handful of largely execrable films minted vulgar crores, and the deserving ones got "discovered" later on OTT platforms, ensuring that the balance of power at the box office continued to favour the mediocre moneybags than the daring visionaries, as it always has.
Of the mainstream Hindi cinema I watched, the one which was satisfying, with quibbles intact, was Imtiaz Ali's musical Amar Singh Chamkila, the biopic of Punjab's popular performer of "naughty songs". Atul Sabharwal's Berlin—about a plot to assassinate Russian president Boris Yeltsin on his visit to India in 1993—is a spy thriller riding on atmosphere and intrigue.
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Mohiniyattam's Lasya Moves Charm
UCH like the calm flow of the Nila River and the natural rhythm found in MT Vasudevan Nair's stories, the 63rd Kerala School Kalolsavam began on a graceful note.
Transportation facilities work like clockwork on Day One
THE TRANSPORTATION facilities arranged for the Kalolsavam went hassle-free on day one with around 270 buses transporting participants and those accompanying them to the food pavilion and also between venues.
Pandhal sans pillars offers unobstructed view of events at main venue
THE PANDHAL set up at the Central Stadium (MT-Nila) for the Kerala State School Arts Festival is an example of German ingenuity.
1,100 Young Volunteers Handle Duties With Utmost Dedication
Around 30 NSS volunteers have been deployed in each of the 25 venues and five volunteers each are deployed at accommodation venues. There are a total of 125 NSS units in the districts; volunteers from 50 have been mobilised.
TNIE Stall Opens at Main Venue
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Minister Sivankutty Inaugurates Photo Exhibition at Putharikandam
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Policy Reforms Might Favour Indian Professionals and Businesses
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Man City record second consecutive win, Chelsea held by Palace
ERLING Haaland and Manchester City might be turning the corner after the team's worst run of results under Pep Guardiola. Haaland scored twice in a 4-1 win over West Ham as City secured back-to-back victories in the Premier League for the first time since late October.
Brison bags brace as FC Goa beat Odisha in ISL
FC Goa defeated Odisha FC by 4-2 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar in the Indian Super League (ISL) on Saturday.
The Original Pant Comes to Fore
COTT Boland was steaming in at the Sydney Cricket Ground. In fact, he has been all through the series in Adelaide, Melbourne and so on. And every time he ran in, he made India pay.
