Years after Robert Shaw's passing, his JAWS co-star Richard Dreyfuss met his granddaughter and got very emotional.

Not sure how to go about this, so just posting here: Looking to do a regular film/TV/culture column. If any publication is keen, do get in touch? Thank you, and RT for good faith.

This month's Viewing Room column features ALL OF US STRANGERS, a film I took a while to process. It's personal and it's painful. Lost a bit of myself while writing:

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Many of you might not have watched 'All of Us Strangers', but if you have, you would almost be grateful for stumbling upon this piece.

When a film feels like a punch in the gut, you need something to help you process the pain. Rahul Desai's words will do that for you.

This month's Viewing Room column features ALL OF US STRANGERS, a film I took a while to process. It's personal and it's painful. Lost a bit of myself while writing:

ottplay.com/features/all-o…

Permanent mood: Travel the world and feel bad about where you live. (Until you miss dal chawal)

Vinay Shukla’s riveting, internationally acclaimed documentary follows one of India’s foremost reporters on his quest to stand up for the fourth estate.
WHILE WE WATCHED arrives May 24.

.Rahul Desai and I celebrate 20 years of #MainHoonNa with a chat about the joy the film still delivers! #FCRetake
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Enjoyed Kiran Rao's 'Laapataa Ladies' very much.

Review:

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If after 10 years of brute majority and an opposition on life support, you only have the most childish communal drivel to offer, all your shiny schemes and trumped up numbers have dissolved in front of the harsh reality of a country that is still one of the poorest in the world.

18.

If you're single and have married friends who make an effort to be a part of your life, treasure them. It's rare.

I'm the Indian guy who travels to an island and goes 'Hope I don't see any Indians'

The hate-fueled rhetoric in that communal speech isn't new or fleeting. It’s a persistent narrative ingrained over years, perpetuated through various channels, including Hindi cinema. As Uday Bhatia writes, it has operated as a significant propaganda promotion platform. READ. SHARE.

I think we can stop pretending now. The propaganda of hate is loud enough.

sounds like a character in several recent movies

Somewhere in Hanoi

Gonna turn 18* in Vietnam next week.

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Mostly enjoyed the new/old Dibakar Banerjee movie. This one is quite a trip.

Review, Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2:

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Liked 'Do Aur Do Pyaar' very much. Can never get enough of Vidya Balan and Pratik Gandhi.

Review:

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