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पुस्तक विश्लेषण - पुराने मकान और नये रिश्तों में खुद के तलाश की कहानी है पंकज कपूर की 'दोपहरी', जो दोपहर सी अलसाई भी है और शाम सी सौम्य भी

रूई के मुलायम खिलौने बुनने से शुरु हुआ ये हमदर्दी और सौदागारी का रिश्ता उस चाँदनी रात तक पहुँचता है जहाँ अम्मा बी चाँद से चुहल करती हैं, उससे इतराते और इठलाते हुए बात करती हैं | अपने जीवन की पहली कमाई बड़े नवाबी अंदाज़ में चाँद को दिखाकर उसे चिढ़ाती हैं और पहली बार अपनी ज़बाँ से अपना नाम बताती हैं | नाम जिसे सुनकर-बोलकर उनके दिल के तमाम अंधेरे मिट गये हैं और वहाँ रह गयी है एक नरम रोशनी | रोशनी –…

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Review and Character Analysis of Stephen King’s “The Shining”

With this real-psychological vs real-horror conundrum “The Shining” is such a twisted and unconventional ride that the conceit is maintained with an aplomb and, executed with literary and horrific flourishes. The beauty of “The Shining” (By horror king- Stephen King) lies in the fact that we never really know that how much of the horror is played out in characters’ minds and how much of it is…

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Review and Analysis of Jeethu Joseph's "Neru": The Film Successfully Experiments with a Few Social and Legal Ideas and Still Remains True to the Genre

The film stars Mohanlal, Siddique, Priyamani, Anaswara Rajan and Sankar Induchoodan in pivotal roles. It is streaming on Disney+Hotstar in Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. Jeethu Joseph’s “Neru” is a courtroom drama that follows all conventional stipulations of the genre. A crime is committed; the accused is the son of a big shot; the accused’s lawyer is the most celebrated name in…

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कलि के शंकर खोटे

हिय में इनके दरसन राजे, मति में पोथे मोटेभगति बिसराय नीति बखाने कलि के शंकर खोटे। अवध बुलावे भूरि भाव से, ये‌ अहं में लोटे-पोटेइतिहासन‌ में दर्ज़ भयेंगें‌ चतुर नाम कलकोटे। तिमिर जलधि में ज्योत जराई, आदि प्रभु थे छोटेबड़कन बना रहे पीठन को भरम भरे‌ परकोटे। राम-राम रज-रिक्त रज्यो पर, चार मनन हैं कचोटेक्यों भावे घूंट तुलसी बचन जब पीये मिथ्या के लोटे। आंगन बैठ आसीस पठावे, नखत आडंबर ओटेकहत है…

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Review and Analysis of “Hanu Man”: Intelligent, Self-Aware and, Ambitious Writing Compensates For What CGI Lacks in This Origin Story

The film stars Teja Sajja, Vinay Rai, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Amritha Aiyar in pivotal roles. A superhero film becomes a success if it has visually stunning super set pieces. However, it becomes a super success if these super set pieces are complemented by other moments of the screenplay. Prasanth Varma’s “Hanu Man” is an anti-thesis of this theory. Here, the film is a success because of the…

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 जिगरथंडा डबल X – जंगल बनाम जंगली, राइफल बनाम रील

कार्तिक सुब्बराज की फिल्म ‘जिगरथंडा डबल X’ कुछ अपना सा ही वक्त लेती है मुख्य मुद्दे तक पहुंचने के लिए। फिल्म कुछ लड़खड़ाती, कुछ संभलती हुई मध्यांतर तक पहुंचती है। पर इसके साथ ही वो पहुंचती है जंगल में। इस जंगल में कहानी को मिलती है भावनाओं और विचारों की वो उत्तेजना एवं गुरुत्वाकर्षण कि कहानी के साथ-साथ हम भी जंगल छोड़ना नहीं चाहते। मानव सभ्यता के विकास के तमाम चरणों के बाद भी, अगर कोई एक भाव है…

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Book Review And Analysis of 'Murder At Mushaira' by Raza Mir : Dastan-ae-Shayarana Sherlock

In Raza Mir’s ‘Murder At Mushaira’ when poet laureate Ghalib first enters into the thick of events, we see him as a bit snobbish, witty and rebellious man of rationale. All these characteristics are very much Sherlockian. The similarity does not end here. Like Sherlock, Ghalib is not political but aware of politics of its time. Like Sherlock, Ghalib is not a Jack-Of-All-Trades but he has ability…

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Review and Analysis of ‘Tiger 3’: The Conflicting World of Zoya and Tiger is Compromised to Make Way for the Universe

“Mere paas technique hai, power hai” ushers a wannabe-soldier while practicing hand-to-hand combat with her father. She believes that she can be an excellent servicewoman because she has all the qualities that are required to become one. Her father punctures the self-belief of hers when he retorts with “Par kya, vajah hai?” The next moment he nails his pupil down and iterates, quite resolutely,…

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पुस्तक विश्लेषण: इतिहास, परंपरा, दर्शन, राष्ट्रीयता, गौरव और ग्लानि का वस्तुनिष्ठ अवलोकन है रामधारी सिंह 'दिनकर' जी की 'संस्कृति के चार अध्याय'

अतीत में झांकने की प्रवृत्ति मानव सभ्यता में बहुत ही सहज व स्ववभाविक है। किंतु प्रश्न ये है की अपने प्राचीन संस्कारों में झाँकने का ये मोह हमें है ही क्यों? अगर तो उद्देश्य है की वहाँ से हमें कुछ गौरवशाली पल या प्रेरणा मिले तो सोचने की बात है कि इतिहास का समस्ता ताना बाना (विशेषतः भारत जैसे प्राचीन इतिहास का) सुनहली किरणों से तो बुना नहीं गया है। शताब्दियों शताब्दियों लंबी घोर अंधकार की चादर भी…

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Review and Analysis of Short Film ‘Ghuspaith: Between Borders’: Humanity is Caught in a Crossfire

With ‘Ghuspaith: Between Borders’, Mihir Lath, wants to tell a story of a helpful and helpless man, literally, caught in a crossfire. He wants to narrate the story using the template of a rescue thriller, filling it with tender and selfless tinges of relationships arc. If all this sounds ambitious then add a ‘very’ before the adjective for buried below this visibly broad text is a simple, yet…

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Review and Analysis of the short film “Mein, Mehmood”: In This Unusual Love Letter to Migrants, Language and Youth Make a Person an Immigrant in the Profession, Family and the ‘Life’

In Prataya Saha’s short film, Mehmood (played by Ozair Abdul Aleem) is introduced as an unusually happy go lucky man. He has not been able to meet the target for his Travel Agency. However, when his wife asks him to send money for their daughter’s education, he replies that he will achieve the target soon and will arrange the finances. This moment follows another moment in which we learn that…

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Review and Analysis of Short Film ‘Bebaak’: A Story of Rebellious Architect of Dreams

Shazia Iqbal’s short film ‘Bebaak’ is a story of an inspirational figure getting inspired. It tells that the most innocuous and innocent source can rekindle the suppressed spark of rebel in a mind shackled by social orthodoxy. Moreover, before reaching there the narrative touches upon many relevant socio-religious themes. It questions the role and form of religion in one’s life. It comments that…

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'The Vaccine War' Review and Analysis: Potential of a Great Medical Drama is Cut Short by Somewhat Less Focused Third Act

Agnihotri, to some extent, treats the screenplay as an underdog story. Thus, there are unforeseen and formidable challenges, both natural and political. However, the director, at times, cleverly deviates from the underdog template...

Just before the intermission, in Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘The Vaccine War’, on a white board with a black color marker, a prominent scientist writes “Only science can win this war.” Immediately after this ‘Nasadiya Sukta’ is heard in the background. On one hand this signifies and symbolizes confluence of scientific aptitude and spirituality and on the other hand it serves another purpose. This…

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'Birha': A Story of Soul, Separation and Salvation

Which corner or part of your house would you visit, with the most familiarity, if you returned to your home after twenty years? Would it be your then bedroom or veranda or terrace or, like in Puneet Prakash’s Birha, the kitchen? Yes, the kitchen is that integral a character in this story of remorse, regret and redemption.   On an evening, in a small village of Punjab, Inder (adult version played…

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Review of ‘Haddi’: Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Anurag Kashyap Starrer Tries Marrying Masala-Myths and Artistry-Mastery and Results are Mixed

It is no less than remarkable that within this ‘good-went-evil-to avenge’ formulae, bone smuggling, highway crimes, double crosses and political maneuvering marry to the plot with ease. All these could have led to a chaos but, with immense help from actors and some good staged moments, all these lead to final duel which is a fitting conclusion. That pre-climax to climax stretch justifies…

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पुस्तक समीक्षा: विरोधाभास और द्वैतता के‌‌ साथ न्याय करते‌ हैं भगवती चरण वर्मा के‌ 'चित्रलेखा' के��� पात्र‌ व‌ कथानक

भगवती चरण वर्मा जी जब हमें चित्रलेखा से मिलाते हैं तो‌ हमें बताते हैं कि‌ कभी उसमें वैधव्य का संयम था जो कृष्णादित्य के‌‌ रुप से डगमगाया। कृष्णादित्य नाम के विरोधाभास को और प्रखर रुप से उद्भासित करते हुए वर्मा जी रेखांकित करते हैं कि कृष्णादित्य, क्षत्रिय और शूद्र की वर्णसंकर संतान थी। कृष्णादित्य चित्रलेखा के जीवन में आया और चला गया किंतु उसका जन्मजात विरोधाभास चित्रलेखा के जीवन‌का सत्य बन…