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Friday One Sheet: In PAATAL LOK, The Media Is Just Another Weapon

In limited Prime series Paatal Lok, which combines intense crime drama with media muck-raking, the key art brings the weapons and the eyeballs. Design house, Rubarb, who frequently work with the streaming giants (e.g. Netflix's Narcos and Le Casa De Papel...

Abhishek Chaubey's UDTA PUNJAB Refused Certification By Indian Censor Board

Abhishek Chaubey's (Ishquiya, Dedh Ishquiya) Udta Punjab has been refused certification by the CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification) in India, meaning it cannot be released to theaters as it now exists. The film is Chaubey's exploration of the out...

J Hurtado's Ten Favorite Indian Films Of 2015

2015 has been a very odd year for me. While I have struggled to get to the theater as often as I'd like to review new releases, I have been able to see a lot of independent Indian films that...

7 Shades Of Censorship: India Gets Ban Happy

It's been a crazy month in India, where the newly ordained Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), among other organizations, has been banning "offensive" material and acts left and right.You may recall the CBFC kerfuffle surrounding Saint Gurmeet Ram Rahim...

Trailer Alert: Navdeep Singh's NH10 Looks Like A Proper Road Thriller

One of the many highlights of my Badlapur screening last night was the opportunity to see the new trailer for Navdeep Singh's upcoming thriller NH10. The film, co-produced by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramarditya Motwane's (Lootera) Phantom FIlms and actress Anushka Sharma's...