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Pintrest A second take does not mean you messed up , says Tillotama Shome looking back to her younger self facing the camera for the first time. Humbled and full of gratitude is what makes this gorgeous diva one of a kind. Patience, perseverance and willingness to withstand the strongest of storms have allowed her to create a niche for herself in showbiz. With rich content-driven independent films like ‘Monsoon Wedding’ and ‘Sir’, Tillotama has grown up to be a phenomenal actress and has always managed to make heads turn with her raw acting, and an impactful screen presence. She has a story to tell, a journey to be known, and dreams that inspire every artist all over the world. In this week’s ‘Against All Odds’, ETimes reached out to Tillotama for an endearing conversation where she opened up about her journey, her struggles in showbiz, and the kind of projects she is willing to be a part of. Read on.
Eeb Allay Ooo! Movie Review: Prateek Vats Becomes The Voice Of The Marginalised In The Gem Of A Satire That Runs High On Metaphors
There is a commentary about the haves, and the have nots, the class divide and the increasing gap between the two worlds.
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What’s Good: Every single thing. On the surface, what looks like a social comedy is a satire that will speak to you on the level you understand and empathise with the society/surrounding.
What’s Bad: Only if you have adapted yourself to the spoon-feeding cinema, Pratik Vats is serving food, not feeding you.
Best Bollywood Films 2020: Monkey chasers, a woman in the sky and a wife for whom one slap was one too many Here are my picks of the best among the Hindi releases of 2020, from Thappad to Gunjan Saxena, Eeb Allay Ooo! and Raat Akeli Hai. Anna MM Vetticad December 27, 2020 10:56:21 IST
When the COVID19 pandemic put the brakes on cinema worldwide, it did not help that once the Hindi film industry a.k.a. Bollywood tentatively started premiering films on streaming platforms, their quality was monumentally disappointing by and large. Still, there were some that shone in this otherwise bleak year. Here are my picks of the best among the Hindi releases of 2020 – in theatres and online (films that were showcased at festivals alone are not included).
Shardul Bhardwaj in Eeb Allay Ooo! (2019) | NaMa Productions
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Eeb Allay Ooo!, the plum job of a monkey chaser at the government secretariat in Delhi’s Raisina Hill is up for grabs, but Anjani isn’t quite making the cut.
Anjani (Shardul Bhardwaj) can’t complain that he hasn’t been properly briefed. Mahinder (Mahinder Nath) teaches the new migrant the abracadabra formula he uses to keep rampaging simians at bay. But try as he might, Anjani simply cannot utter “eeb allay ooo” with as much ease or confidence as Mahinder. The nonsense words get stuck in Anjani’s throat, drawing the scorn and wrath of his boss. Even the red-bottomed monkeys seem to be mocking their hapless relative on the evolutionary scale.