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101 films dealing with the themes of solitude, loneliness, and isolation

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature I t has taken me quite some time to compile this list. I must thank all my readers for their v...

Jai Ho! Democracy (2015): A satire on the opportunistic politicians and the irresponsible media

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An attempt to unmask those corroding our democratic setup A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Murtaza Ali Featured in ...

Jai Ho! Democracy (2015): A satirical comedy from the mastermind behind Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro

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A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature How can anyone forget the sharp-tongued criticism, dark humor, and the incriminating tone of Jaane ...

Court (2014): Indian filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane's powerful social commentary oozing with tragicomic motifs

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A multifaceted work of cinema extremely relevant to our times A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Murtaza Ali Featured i...

Barefoot to Goa (2015): Praveen Morchhale's poignant film about life and familial bonds that give life its true meaning

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A powerful social commentary on the great rural-urban divide in India A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Murtaza Ali ...

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015): Dibakar Banerjee's dark, sprawling period piece oozing with suspense and film noir elements

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A richly textured detective story with a multilayered narrative A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Murtaza Ali Featur...

Fast & Furious 7 (2015): James Wan's star-studded extravaganza for action lovers

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A perfect Summer Blockbuster from Hollywood A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Murtaza Ali Featured in IMDb Critic ...

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Murtaza Ali Khan is an independent film critic, journalist, columnist, and blogger based out of New Delhi, India. He is the Founder/Editor-in-Chief of the award-winning entertainment blog A Potpourri of Vestiges. He is the Co-Founder of Ed Wood Productions. He has been writing movie reviews at IMDb for over seven years. He is a Columnist at The Huffington Post. Previously, he has has contributed to sites like Desimartini and Jamurra Blog. He is also a Guest Columnist at Cafe Dissensus (New York) and Feature Writer at Wittyfeed. He is also on the guest panel for News X live discussions.

His education spans science, technology and management. But cinema remains his first love. His all-time favorite movie-makers are Akira Kurosawa, Stanley Kubrick, Luis Bunuel, Andrei Tarkovsky, Charles Chaplin, Orson Welles, Federico Fellini, Ingmar Bergman, Satyajit Ray, Fritz Lang, Sergio Leone, Francis Ford Coppola, and Martin Scorsese. He can be reached at murtaza@apotpourriofvestiges.com / murtaza.jmi@gmail.com. He tweets @apotofvestiges.