Sex, patriarchy and crowded spaces | Kanu Behl on his Cannes-headed film ‘Agra’

[ad_1] Kanu Behl resides on the 19th floor of an airy condominium tower in Mumbai. A level below is his office, the size of a roomy 3BHK. The complex is located in the far end of the western suburbs; it overlooks, if you can crane your neck high enough from the road, lush swathes of […]

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‘Meet Cute’ Telugu anthology review: A mixed bag, with two standout stories and other cheerful but generic ones

[ad_1] In the Telugu anthology Meet Cute, streaming on Sony Liv, debut writer and director Deepthi Ganta narrates five stories that are designed to be conversational, feel-good urban romances. The stories that stand out are the ones that go beyond the generic ‘chicken soup for the soul’ category. It is a mixed bag, as is […]

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‘Meet Cute’ Telugu anthology review: A mixed bag, with two standout stories and the rest remaining basic

[ad_1] In the Telugu anthology Meet Cute, streaming on Sony Liv, debut writer and director Deepthi Ganta narrates five stories that are designed to be conversational, feel-good urban romances. The stories that stand out are the ones that go beyond the generic ‘chicken soup for the soul’ category. It is a mixed bag, as is […]

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Telugu anthology ‘Meet Cute’: Siblings actor-producer Nani and director Deepthi discuss their journey, from fighting over TV remote to collaborating for a project

[ad_1] Deepthi Ganta first heard the term Meet Cute in the 2006 Hollywood film The Holiday, in a conversation between the characters played by Kate Winslet and Eli Wallach. The memory stayed. Years later, when she wrote a series of five feel-good, conversational short stories on urban romances, she thought it would be an apt […]

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