Mohua Mukherjee

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Thrity Umrigar is one of the most perceptive and talented authors I have come across. She particularly shines in her ability to capture the intersection of Indian and US aspects in the lives of immigrants. I found myself unable to stop reading this book and finished it in a day. None of the main characters are completely likeable, except perhaps the friends of the protagonist. Yet they are deeply authentic. The way Thrity Umrigar paints the rollercoaster rides of the past and present, in each character's life, will take your breath away. It was a privilege to read this book.

The Museum of Failures: A Novel

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Did not work for me. I'm normally a huge fan of Irrfan (may he rest in peace🙏🏽), but this movie was difficult for me to keep watching to the end--became very boring. Two of the three ex-es that he went to visit, looked like European women. His character doesn't speak English at all in the movie. What would these foreign women have seen in a home-boy like him? It's more of a travel advertisement for tourist places and hotels. The story is not believable at all. He looks much too old for her. Not believable.

Qarib Qarib Singlle

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Absolutely detested this movie, unfortunately my first movie theater experience after 18 months! So frustrating. I wanted to leave many times but the small theater was crowded and I didn't want to step over others so I gritted my teeth and just waited for it to end. I could not IMAGINE how it received an Oscar for best movie. The characters were all unattractive, especially the main character who resembles a man and I found her hard to recognise each time. Terrible waste of time and money

Nomadland

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Interesting movie because the storyline was unpredictable. But ultimately it was not adventurous enough. I thought one of the male characters would come out as gay near the end, but he didn't. Insisting that the husband was always faithful to his wife was also less than believable. A good effort for sure, and a very original storyline around a young widow who asks for pepsi and chips--loved that part! This story could have done more

Pagglait

I watched it today to pay my respects to the late Irfan Khan. I am a big fan of his. But this movie was a total disaster. It's unfunny, the characters are like cartoons (except Irfan) and the situations are totally cringe-worthy...like awful stereotypes of how Indians behave in London. Nothing like Hindi Medium, which was a very clever and subtle movie. This is slapstick. All the worst suspicions people have about Indians, are proudly displayed as plot lines here, and are not in the least bit funny. Rest in Peace Irfan-ji🙏🏽 This movie was WAY BELOW EXPECTATIONS

Angrezi Medium

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