Mansi Dutta

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12 Indian Indie Films You Shouldn’t Miss From 2016

The Indian independent scene is looking vibrant than ever, with new storytellers and unique ideas surfacing in the space.…

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Meet The Patels (2014) Review: Finding Love, The Indian Way

Meet the Patels is the closest you’ll ever come to knowing what actually goes behind…

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Lessons For New Filmmakers: 6 Mistakes To Avoid

This article is part of an ongoing knowledge series on ‘lessons in filmmaking for aspiring…

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Tips For New Filmmakers: 6 Directors Share Advice

You might be a bundle of anxiety and, understandably so, before you set off to…

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11 Best Bollywood Movies Of 2016, Ranked

(Updated: January 17, 2020) 2016 was a year when mega stars played outside their larger-than-life…

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‘Lapachhapi’ Director Vishal Furia: On Making Your First Film

“My three Ps: passion, patience, perseverance. You have to do this if you’ve got to…

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Before Sunset: The Bollywood Connection

I’ve lost count of how many viewings I’ve had of Richard Linklater’s second film in…

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Dear Zindagi (2016) Review: Love, Life & Lessons In Between

Gauri Shinde’s stories come from a space of strained relationships. English Vinglish, she said in…

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Side A Side B (2016) Preview: Lyrical, Evocative, Refreshing

A musical train journey, a 20-something couple in love, romance, ambitions, confessions, heartbreaks and everything in…

Dhanak (2016) Review: Dream-Like, Magical, Deeply Satisfying

If there’s one Indian director whose films seem straight out of a novel, it has to…

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Tête-à-tête: ‘Side A Side B’ Director Sudhish Kamath

Film critic and independent filmmaker Sudhish Kamath has subverted stereotypes with his unconventional style of storytelling.…

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Waiting (2016) Review: Charming, Poignant, Introspective

Fate brings together strangers Shiv Kumar (Naseeruddin Shah) and Tara Deshpande (Kalki Koechlin) when their…

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Shabana Azmi: It’s A Happy Time For Hindi Films

Around the release of Neerja, we caught up with Shabana Azmi and Sonam Kapoor for…