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  • ASAP Corner - Film/TV

    “The Curse of the Sequel Gets the Devil This Time” by Rajvi

    16 June 2026

    Do you believe in curses? Sequels are cursed. And this curse is the hardest on legacyquels—those revived for audiences old and new.

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  • ASAP Corner - Film/TV

    “It’s-ah-Me, the Decay of Attention Spans!: Thoughts on The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” by Rich Kern

    11 June 2026

    My children (who are at the ‘magic elementary’ age) loved it. They responded to the action, the humor, and the emotional points. As a parent, I appreciate that there were no themes too mature for an eight-year-old, cartoon violence aside.

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  • ASAP Corner - Film/TV - Remembrance

    Chala Murari Hero Banne: The Struggle Behind the Smile

    26 October 2025

    Namrata — Excerpt: If one seeks a lens to understand Asrani’s journey, it is perhaps best found in Chala Murari Hero Banne (1977). Beneath its laughter lies an almost autobiographical resonance. The film’s humour, while entertaining, is inseparable from its poignancy.

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  • ASAP Corner - Film/TV

    The Spy Who Came in from the Servers: Technology, Nation, and Global Citizens in Neeraj Pandey’s Special Ops 2

    25 July 2025

    Nimish Dass — Excerpt: Special Ops is a global Indian web series in the true sense and should be on the bucket list of those—especially non-Indians—interested in Indian intelligence, state politics, and foreign affairs.

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  • ASAP Corner - Film/TV

    Gulkand: A Bloom of Love, Memory, and Matriarchy

    24 July 2025

    Namrata — Excerpt: On the surface, it is a light-hearted family drama. Beneath that, it is a quiet revolution in storytelling, one that centres women not only as emotional anchors but as agents of clarity, dignity, and transformation.

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