#Dimple Kapadia

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Dimple Kapadia as Savitri in Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo

She operates the largest drug cartel in South Asia and looks hot doing so.

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― Ilya Kaminsky, Deaf Republic: 'a city like a guillotine shivers on its way to the neck'

idea & concept: @theinfinitedivides

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Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna.

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Antareen (The Confined) | Mrinal Sen | 1993 | India

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Batwara (1989)

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Tenet (2020) - REVIEW

It's hard to know where to even begin with Tenet! I would start by saying that no other film Christopher Nolan has made has come close to being as much of a challenge for me as this . It's not like the general concept of inversion is that difficult to understand, but the way it's realized and utilized on screen just boggles the senses and I find myself unable fully process it. I saw Tenet again a couple of days ago and this was probably the first time where most of it started to slot together for me but even then the visual complexity is still hard to grasp the bigger and more ambitious the film gets. This is Christopher Nolan operating in a similar way as he did with Inception by constructing a complex film around a sci-fi concept and trusting that the audience can keep up. Tenet is a film I admired and generally liked upon release, it's a film I continue to revisit but unlike with Inception, Tenet is perhaps too challenging for some of the wrong reasons.

Despite being 2 and a half hours long, Tenet requires your full attention as well as your ability to keep up with the story as it moves constantly between so many locations, characters, ideas and even points in time. There's nothing wrong of course with trying to challenge your audience with complex ideas, but it is a problem when it requires multiple viewings to understand the basics and Tenet asks a lot of its audience. Nolan has been previously criticised regarding the quality of the sound in his movies and while I haven't generally agreed with this, here I think it's somewhat justified. On my first viewing there were lines of dialogue I couldn't pick up on which was compounded further by just how loud Ludwig Göransson's score is at times. I would point out that at no time was I unable to follow the main story or the stakes involved and if you can keep up then Tenet can be a rewarding experience. But there's no denying that Tenet is too convoluted for its own good and isn't as satisfying an experience than Inception was. But among its saving graces, the biggest for me is that I find it to be among the most intriguing films Nolan has made and my desire to fully understand it is because I admire so much of what it's attempting to be.

If you've ever wondered what a Christopher Nolan directed James Bond movie might look like, then Tenet is probably your best guess. Dealing with espionage, secret organisations, diverse and scenic locations plus heavy hitting, large scale set pieces and you'll see that the Bond vibes are there. Adding to the set up is a suave lead in John David Washington, a sinister Bond-esque villain in Kenneth Branagh and Robert Pattinson's mysterious side kick Neil who always seems to know more than he should and you have an interesting mix. The characters themselves are mostly service to the plot and aside from Elizabeth Debicki's Kat and Branagh's Sator, little is offered in terms of deeper understanding of their motives or back stories. But there's also no denying that Nolan is on fine form once again with huge, practical set pieces that look glorious on screen and can't help but keep your interest.

The inversion sequences are unlike anything I've seen and visually I find it impressive yet tough to process especially during the more complex sequences. What starts off with just bullets later progresses to cars, corridor fights, interrogation sequences and even a full scale battle. Even now I can't honestly say that I fully grasp what I'm seeing on screen nor how concepts such as Temporal Pincer movements affect the larger set pieces such as during the heist in Tallinn. Whether this is really an issue with myself or the film is definitely up for discussion but I think there's no denying that that Tenet, for me at least is difficult to fully understand. Nolan has said that you're not meant to understand everything about Tenet and while I think there's something to be said about ambiguity in films, I ultimately feel that Tenet is too complex to be as satisfying an experience as I hoped it would be ... at least not yet. Tenet is a film that is too interesting to ignore and will be a film I keep coming back to again and again.

VERDICT

Tenet represents one of the most challenging cinematic experiences I've ever had and it will likely prove too much for a lot of people. But this is a film that offers greater rewards the more you stick with it and while it isn't the best film Christopher Nolan has made, it is one of the most intriguing.

4/5

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W A T C H I N G

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TENET 2020

I'll see you in the beginning, friend.

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Tenet (2020) dir. Christopher Nolan

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Dimple Kapadia for Vogue India (28 October 2024)

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Netflix and Dil: Girlzapur, or Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo

We go to the lawless deserts in Homi Adajania's blood-soaked Hotstar crime drama, Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo, to find out who Dimple Kapadia will choose as her successor, and see if they will even make it out alive to enjoy their inheritance.

Show notes:

Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo

Homi Adajania

We Want To Be Dimple Kapadia’s Friend: Bobby, Saagar, and Rudaali

Netflix and Dil: Forget it, BiFL. It’s Mirzapur

Next time: Deewaar

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51 Years of #Bobby (28/09/1973)

"Bobby" is a milestone in Indian cinema. Directed by Raj Kapoor, it introduced Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia in lead roles. Released in 1973, it became the year's highest-grossing Indian film and the second-highest of the 1970s.

With music by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and lyrics by Anand Bakshi, its popularity spread beyond India, drawing 62.6 million viewers in the Soviet Union, where it ranks among the top 20 box office hits. "Bobby" set a trend in Bollywood with its teenage romance amidst class conflict, inspiring many films. It was even remade in Persian as "Parvaz dar Ghafas."

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Dimple Kapadia, Vicky Kaushal, Isabelle Kaif: Celebs mark their attendance at Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo screening | Hindi Movie News - Times of India

Homi Adajania’s debut web series Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo is all set to start streaming on OTT platform from May 5 onwards. A special screening was held in Mumbai which was attended by a slew of Bollywood celebrities such as Dimple Kapadia, Vicky Kaushal, Varun Sharma, Sachin Jigar, Angira Dhar, Isha Talwar, Deepak Dobriyal, Monica Dogra and Isabelle Kaif among several others. . .

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Rudaali (1993)