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With the success of Ship of Theseus , The Lunchbox and Shahid , Bollywood s image underwent a massive overhaul in 2013. The lines between password journal commercial, indie, offbeat and arthouse were blurred, and 2014 promises an even bigger password journal assortment of interesting films.
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After five consecutive big hits, two of which had genuinely good performances, Deepika Padukone is teaming up again with her Cocktail director, Homi Adjania, for a dysfunctional family road trip comedy. If the genre doesn t interest you, the supporting cast of Pankaj Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple and Arjun Kapoor certainly will.
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The biggest disappointment of 2013 was the non-release of Anurag Kashyap s Ugly . I was lucky enough to catch a screening and can confirm that Kashyap is at the top of his game in this film. It s perhaps the best thing he has made since Paanch and hopefully we ll get to see it if the anti-smoking banner-peddling password journal panjandrums from the health ministry are appeased.
A docu on the power crisis in Kanpur, Deepti Kakkar and Fahad Mustafa s Katiyabaaz is a comedy, an exposé, a satire, a tale of a vigilante, and one of the most enjoyable films I saw in 2013. If the movie gods do exist, and producers do possess some sense, this will see a nation-wide release in 2014.
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The next from Anand Gandhi s production house, Recyclewala Films, is an interesting little period thriller with elements of horror and fantasy in a story about a mysterious haunted well. It s directed by debutant Rahi Anil Barve, who made the ultra-dark short film Manjha .
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For me, this is the most anticipated Hindi film of the year, and one which is guaranteed to make the international festival buzz in 2014. Kanu Behl s Titli got tremendous acclaim at Goa Film Bazaar recently. The film stars Ranvir Shorey and is a drama-thriller that delves into patriarchy, freedom from roots, and human cost of aspirations of a new India as seen through the eyes of a family of car robbers.
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