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Movie Review Netflix movie ‘Guilty’: Predictability over purposeVeenaMarch 11, 2020March 11, 2020 by VeenaMarch 11, 2020March 11, 202001978 “Guilty”; Cast: Kiara Advani, Gurfateh Singh Pirzada, Akansha Ranjan; Direction: Ruchi Narain; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty Read more
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Movie Review Chhapaak: Hard truth told the hard wayVeenaJanuary 11, 2020January 11, 2020 by VeenaJanuary 11, 2020January 11, 202001864 “Chhapaak”; Cast: Deepika Padukone, Vikrant Massey, Madhurjeet Sarghi; Direction: Meghna Gulzar; Rating: * * * (three stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty Meghna Gulzar’s “Chhapaak” is a Read more