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'India's Most Wanted' a game-changer in cinema on terrorism (Review)

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Film:  India's Most Wanted ; Starring: Arjun Kapoor, Rajesh Sharma; Writer and Director Rajkumar Gupta; Rating: ****(4 stars) In a milieu of bustling violence, terrorism has been reduced to a formula in our cinema. A pretext to show larger-than-life villains with heroes to match. But what about those real terrorists and those unsung heroes who have apprehended dreaded terrorists not for fame recognition or, God forbid, money. But simply because to them, that seems the right thing to do. India's Most Wanted is that rare film on counter-terrorism which seems to show no inclination to overplay its cards, Rajkumar Gupta's target here is to not show his hero indulging in scene-stealing heroics (the kind Akshay Kumar would be seen doing), but to put the protagonist, a docile humble unostentatious man Prabhat who never smiles because...well, what is there to smile about? Have you seen the number of bomb blasts that have occurred in the last two decades? Read Complete Arti...

Telugu actor Ram Charan wants to work with Rajkumar Hirani

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Telugu actor-producer Ram Charan says he is ready to explore Bollywood and wishes to work with Rajkumar Hirani. While "Baahubali" fame actor Prabhas and Malayalam movie star Dulquer Salmaan are working in Bollywood films like "Saaho" and "Karwaan" respectively, asked if he has any favourite director in Bollywood, Ram said: "I am a huge fan of Rajkumar Hirani sir and would love to work with him. "He is one of those filmmakers who is balancing the art and commerce rightly in his films. I so wish to work with him. I have also watched a few films of Vishal Bhardwaj and he makes some amazing pieces of cinema. Working with him would be such a pleasure." Ram has already worked in Bollywood as he featured in "Zanjeer" in 2013. Asked if there's a criteria he has for a Bollywood project, he said: "Yes, I tried it earlier and it did not do so well. But if I am getting something interesting, why not? I will surely give tha...