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Can a man and a woman be 'friends' without having sex?

As Imtiaz Ali's Jab Harry Met Sejal releases, Aseem Chhabra feels it's the best time to revisit the Hollywood classic When Harry Met Sally, which tries to answer the question in the title of this feature.






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Par Ek Din: Flight of the Bumblebees

'The bumblebees in Par Ek Din may not be flying yet, but even as they dangle in mid-air, their stings hurt.' 'Effortlessly graceful, this is a work of passion that conveys what being passionate about something truly feels like,' says Sreehari Nair.





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Super Filmi Week: Kudos to Kangana

Kangana Ranaut's guts, Amitabh Bachchan's venomous threat and dark TV serials occupied Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week.




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How about Alia and Bhumi together in a movie?

Savouring Spielberg's fierce, fine movie; salivating over MAMI's line-up; gobbling a Shrek cake; visualising a desi Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants with Alia, Bhumi and more in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.





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Thank you for the laughs, Kundan Shah!

I am sad Kundan Shah is no more. I am sad he couldn't make the kind of films he wanted. But I am also grateful. He made me laugh. He made me cry. He made me believe in Hum Honge Kamyab and the power of a shooting star. Sukanya Verma salutes Kundan Shah.






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Secret Superstar removes the veil from Bollywood

'The Muslim identity of the family appears incidental to the subject of the film...''The self-sacrificing, suffering mother film could have belonged to any religion.''The abusive father, who prefers his son to his daughter, could have followed any religion.''That the Muslim household is remarkably free from religious symbolism is also the strength of the film,' feels Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.




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Just what is the hue and cry about S Durga and Nude?

Every time a filmmaker wishes to explore history or religion on his or her terms, self-appointed experts and limelight-seeking zealots swoop in to protest. Extreme prejudices are formed without even seeing the final product triggering a disturbingly destructive impulse, feels Sukanya Verma.




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Rest in Peace, Uncle Shashi

'I will miss you calling me and saying "I am Shashi Kapoor" even when you were at the height of your stardom.'Gitanjali Gurbaxani remembers a dear friend.




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The stars who will win the Golden Globes

If anyone thinks that the Golden Globes are insignificant, the Hollywood studios are out to prove them wrong.




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Golden Globes: When stars let down their guard

'To me,' says Aseem Chhabra, 'the Golden Globes hold the most meaning as one gets to see stars celebrating, getting emotional, letting their guard down and showing us their regular human side.'




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Does Bhansali glorify jauhar?

'I am angry because this ever happened.' 'I am sad because it's painful to think what they must be going through.''I am glad we've fought hard to break through such cruel tradition.''But it burns my blood to think we're still holding on to regressive culture that is stemmed from preserving this so-called honour,' says Sukanya Verma.






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What Sridevi meant to 13-year-old me

Syed Firdaus Ashraf explains why the Bollywood legend will remain an eternal part of his life.




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'Till yesterday, you were glowing like a queen'

'The very fact that she survived her migration to Bollywood, where many young lives have been sacrificed or abandoned to the streets, bears testimony to her grit, determination and good fortune,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.




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No Sir! The Oscars weren't boring at all!

'The way the winners react and the speeches they deliver.''That is where the fun happens, when the actors and other winners let down their guard, challenge the system, talk about issues that should matter to us,' says Aseem Chhabra.




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Why The Godfather is the Bible of cinema

In March 1972, The Godfather was first screened in a New York theatre. The movies were never the same again. Forty six years later, longtime Rediff film critic Raja Sen talks about why that film means that much, and how it led him to a unique tribute.






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Bratty Sanju Baba to lovable Munna Bhai

'The most striking comment Yasser Usman makes -- not only about Sanjay Dutt, but also our contemporary society -- is about the transformation that he goes through: From being a man who claimed Muslim blood to one who is a devotee of Hindu gods,' notes Uttaran Das Gupta.






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Hindi TV channels lose 1/5th of their audience

The problem is not that more people are not watching more TV, but that they are not finding anything of interest on Hindi television, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.





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Kaala: Neither Marx nor Manmohan Desai

'Kaala's sin is not that it is presented as a mouthpiece for its director Pa Ranjith's political viewpoints, but that it makes a travesty of them.''Ranjith turns Marx into merchandise, all the while functioning as a hired hand for Brand Rajinikanth,' points out Sreehari Nair.




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Why Veere Di Wedding and Raazi worked

Both Raazi and Veere Di Wedding are interesting films that worked. There is no point reading a trend in them, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.




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A Season of Spies

'Raazi is being hailed for breaking the glass ceiling for Daughters of Bollywood Inc,' says Sunil Sethi.







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Sanju: The Master Manipulator returns

'In Sanju, Rajkumar Hirani has essentially found a Rajkumar Hirani story buried inside Sanjay Dutt's life.''Now if you think that's scary, sample the alternative: Perhaps Sanjay Dutt had been living his life to suit the narrative of a Rajkumar Hirani film,' says Sreehari Nair.





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7 Facts Sanju doesn't tell you

Sanju is a blockbuster, but did it get all its facts correct?yed Firdaus Ashraf reveals seven facts Director Rajkumar Hirani overlooked in Sanju.




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Sacred Games: The Gangster as Mumbai

'What would a composite of Dawood, Rajan, and Arun Gawli be like?''What if an absconding mafia boss were to land in Mumbai tomorrow, tired from all the running, and tender his final apology to the city by narrating his story and narrating it with brutal honesty?'Sreehari Nair watches Sacred Games.








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'Rita Bhaduri was my closest competitor in class'

Shabana Azmi knew Rita closely, as they were FTII batchmates, and she tells Subhash K Jha how deep their friendship was.




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How much will Priyanka be paid for Salman's Bharat?

Soorma Director Shaadi Ali moves on to his next biopic.Vivek Agnihotri reveals the subject of his next film.Bolly Gupshup with Subhash K Jha.





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Diljit bags a Karan Johar film

Priyanka Chopra plays mum to an 18 year old!Bolly Gupshup with Subhash K Jha.




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Why Rajshri Deshpande went topless in Sacred Games

'Nawaz, who plays my husband, doesn't look at women when he has sex with them.''He never kisses them.''That moment when I am in front of him is decisive,' the New Wave actress tells Subhash K Jha.