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Maareesan: Review

  The plot of Maareesan, directed by Sudheesh Sankar and written by V. Krishna Moorthy, gets needlessly side-tracked as it hits the second half, but...

Diljit Dosanjh is set to make history once again

  Following record-breaking runs across North America,  Europe, the UK, and India, the music icon will bring his new tour,  AURA to Australia and New...

Manipuri folk-film ‘Boong’ takes IFFM spotlight

  Imphal-born filmmaker Lakshmipriya Devi has made a remarkable directorial debut with Boong, chosen as the Spotlight Film for the 2025 Indian Film Festival of...

Review: War 2

  War 2 arrived with the weight of sky-high expectations. As the newest addition to Yash Raj Films’ growing spy universe, the film promised an...

Tehran: Review

  Tehran fires on all fronts. A gritty, grounded thriller where politics, pain, and patriotism collide. It is a gripping geo-political thriller rooted in the...

Dhadak 2: Review

  Caste discrimination remains one of the most persistent and painful social issues in India, yet it often hides in plain sight. Dhadak 2, the...

Indian films and series to watch in August 2025

  As August rolls in, the slate of new film and series releases feels noticeably lighter than usual. After July’s intense lineup - one of...

Big fat Indian weddings for all

  Despite it being nearly 8 years after marriage equality became the law of the land in Australia, the concept of Indian weddings between same-sex...

Sarzameen: Review

  In 2000, Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Mission Kashmir gave Indian cinema a powerful, emotionally searing portrayal of radicalisation, trauma, and the Kashmir conflict, anchored in...

Saiyaara: Review

  After what honestly feels like a hundred years of Bollywood force-feeding us love stories wrapped in toxic masculinity, age gaps wider than our attention...

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