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MOM: Film Review

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Cast : Sridevi, Akshaye Khanna, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Adnan Siddiqui, Abhimanyu Singh, Sajal Ali Direction : Ravi Udyawar Music Director : A. R. Rahaman Genre : Thriller, Drama Yet another moving performance from the iconic actress Sridevi has mesmerized the audience.  Mom  is the second hindi movie after her glorious return in “English Vinglish”. The story of the film  Mom  is based on a rape case showcased from the point of view of a mother. The story features a daughter unwilling to accept her stepmom Devki. But when the said daughter doesn't return from a party, her mother became frantic. She scans the attendees and enquiries her friends but gets no answers. Soon, her worst fears are realized when the disfigured body of the daughter (Arya) is discovered in a ditch. She was hospitalized and saved. A legal battle follows as Arya offers a statement pinning the perpetrators. But due to lack of incriminating evidence against the accused leads to na

Book Review: The Indus Challenge

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Book: The Indus Challenge Author: R. Durgadoss Genre: Fiction (Mythology/History) Publisher: Rupa Publications Pages: 324 Price: 250 Blurb: Bharat is in chaos. While the kingdoms fight each other, Alexander’s forces gather for the assault, their leader lured by tales of supernatural weapons and the elixir of immortality. Only one man can save the subcontinent from domination by the Greeks: the young Chandragupta Maurya, trained under the aegis of the ‘dark Brahmin’, Chanakya. When an ancient seal is found, sharing the secrets of the brahmastra, the redoubtable weapon of the Mahabharata, it is up to Rudra, young commander of the Mauryan Nava Yuva Sena and lifelong friend and confidante of Chandragupta, to decode it. Along with his fellow commandos and with the able guidance of his guru, Rudra embarks on a quest that takes him from the snowy peaks of the Himalayas to the seas of Rameshwaram, hunting the clues that will lead him to the brahmastra

Book Review: Finding Juliet

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Finding Juliet by Toffee Blurb Arjun is an incredibly nice guy who believes in true love and is waiting for it with open arms. He falls in love, not once or twice, but thrice. And every single time, happiness – like the girls he fell for – comes very close to him before pushing him away. His only pillar of strength in all his moments of grief and dejection is his childhood friend Anjali. Dejected by the games played by girls and fate, he leaves Hyderabad for Bangalore and ends up meeting Krish, an irresistible flirt. Krish understands Arjun’s predicament, pacifies him with his words and enlightens him about the most complicated species ever created by God – Women. And then, Arjun’s life changes forever. Will Arjun find the one he has been waiting for, or will he end up becoming a flirt? Will he ever taste lasting happiness? Join Arjun as he tries to figure out women and discovers the meaning of love, lust and life… all in his journey of Finding Juliet.

A walk in the Rain : Book Review

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A Walk in the Rain by Udai Yadla Blurb Love is elixir that keeps you alive. Love is poison that kills you. Unreciprocated love keeps you alive but kills every day. Heartbroken Sunny lives a reclusive life, trapped in the past, living in his memories. He has no complaints about his life but refuses to embrace the present. Saloni is a prostitute who is desperate to earn money by any means. She does not care about exploiting others to fulfill her purpose. Fate unites the loner and the prostitute to embark on a life changing journey of retribution and self-discovery. Lovelorn Sunny turns misogynistic after Sandy, the only girl he loved walks away from his life, unannounced. He suffers painful solitude for almost two decades with the relentless haunting of her thoughts. A distressed friend Imran, vows to change his life forever. A surprise planned for his birthday turns into a tragedy that claims the life of his dear friend, triggering a series of unbeli

Book Review on Soulless

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SOULLESS by MV KASI BLURB They say when you take revenge you lose a part of your soul. But Sia hadn't felt her soul in a very long time. She only knew the soul-crushing fear and helplessness. Especially during the nights, when she fought an invisible enemy that terrorized her during the nightmares. Her days weren't any better either. She spent most of them trying to desperately gain control of her life while battling her various fears and addictions. She was only twenty three, but she had resigned herself to live the rest of her life that way. Fearing the unknown. Until it all changed one day. Now she knew. She knew that the monster from her nightmares was real. And also that her soul had been ripped apart from her. The memories had brought in fear, rage and pain, along with a strong craving for a swift payback. But revenge was a dish best served cold. And it required a complete absence of emotion. So now? Now