More from Lisa Tsering
‘Tainted’ (‘Kalank’): Film Review
An inquisitive young woman finds true love as India gets ready to split in two in Abhishek Varman’s Bollywood musical drama 'Kalank.'
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‘The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot’: Film Review
The pulpy historical drama 'The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot' stars Sam Elliott as a larger-than-life WWII hero.
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‘Sanju’: Film Review
Ranbir Kapoor transforms himself into '80s superstar Sanjay Dutt in 'Sanju,' a Dutt-approved biopic from director Rajkumar Hirani.
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‘Race 3’: Film Review
Salman Khan, one of India’s most bankable stars, headlines 'Race 3,' the highly anticipated 3D Bollywood action-adventure from director Remo D’Souza.
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‘Padmaavat’: Film Review
Director-composer Sanjay Leela Bhansali has overcome intimidation by Indian religious fundamentalists to bring his stunning historical epic 'Padmaavat' to the big screen in Imax 3D, the first Indian film to be released in the format.
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‘Tiger Is Alive’ (‘Tiger Zinda Hai’): Film Review
A burly Indian agent and his long-legged wife, a lethal Pakistani operative, team up to fight a fictitious ISIS-esque terrorist organization in 'Tiger is Alive,' an action sequel for Bollywood muscleman Salman Khan.
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‘Tubelight’: Film Review
Salman Khan stars in 'Tubelight' as a simple-minded villager who calls on the power of faith to bring back his MIA soldier brother during the India-China war of 1962.
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Mira Nair Brings Broadway-Bound ‘Monsoon Wedding’ into the Trump Era
The director’s stage musical based on her bittersweet 2001 screen comedy has been a long time coming — but its new iteration, beginning previews May 5 at Berkeley Rep, feels right at home in 2017.
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‘Dangal’ (‘Wrestling Match’): Film Review
Aamir Khan stars in Nitesh Tiwari's 'Dangal,' based on the true story of a former Indian national wrestling champ who battles the status quo to train his two young daughters to be world-class contenders.
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‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ (‘This Heart Is Complicated’): Film Review
An emotionally floundering young millionaire navigates the rocky landscape between love and friendship in 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil,' Indian director Karan Johar’s offering for the Diwali holiday.
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‘Mah-e-Mir’: Film Review
A gifted young poet finds himself in a skirmish against modern Pakistan’s literary elite in director Anjum Shahzad's Urdu drama 'Mah-e-Mir.'
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‘Mohenjo Daro’: Film Review
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker sets his epic love story in 2016 BC.
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