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Film critics Rahul Desai and Tanul Thakur discuss the new Bollywood horror comedy on Disney+ Hotstar, BHOOT POLICE. 

Film critics Rahul Desai and Poulomi Das discuss the new Amazon web series, MUMBAI DIARIES 26/11. 

This episode features Bangalore-based filmmaker, stand-up comic, sketch & comic creator and actor, Falah Faisal. He speaks of his superhero comic Musalman, his tryst with Brahman Naman and Shreelancer as an actor, and his love for low-budget indie filmmaking. He also reflects on how being in jail transformed his writing process, and how repression enhances one’s creativity. 

Writer-blogger Pankaj Sachdeva chats with film critic Rahul Desai about their shared love for cinema, writing and everything in between. 

Film critics Rahul Desai and Tanul Thakur discuss the two Independence Day 2021 Bollywood releases, SHERSHAAH and BHUJ: THE PRIDE OF INDIA. 

In the second episode, Kolkata-based filmmaker Sayantan Bose speaks his heart out on indie filmmaking and the struggles of telling stories the way one intends to. 

Film critics Rahul Desai, Uday Bhatia and Aditya Shrikrishna trade thoughts about Pa Ranjith's SARPATTA PARAMBARAI. 

In our new podcast series INDIE PARISHAD, host Sashi will speak to independent filmmakers across the country. The first guest is Delhi-based poet-filmmaker, Samya Mukt Kavita. They discuss all things cinema, and love for the indie route in the wake of "aatmanirbharta".

Rahul Desai and Tanul Thakur discuss with fellow film critic Uday Bhatia the upcoming release of his first book: the journey, the balance, the Satya legacy and the quirks of long-form writing. 

Our 13th episode of "Movies Are Us" features history graduate and writer Jayasmita Dutta Roy, who discusses the movies Eyes Wide Shut, Mulholland Drive and The Sacrifice. She also speaks about her love for analysing and reviewing cinema.