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Tasting The Lunchbox

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                                                                    Photo via Visual Hunt Some movies make you stand up and take notice. They blend into the system, just like it were "us" on-screen. They have an element of simplicity, making it real to the core.  #RealOnReel I was stoked to watch ' The Lunchbox '  (2013)  and must admit certain directors and artists are God-gifted. The ability to pick up a normal story and give it a humane touch is spectacular.  #EpistolaryRomance Set in the hustle and bustle of Mumbai and based on an one-in-a-million error by  The Mumbai Dabbawallas  - the food lifeline of Mumbai, these food messiahs have been honored by The Harvard University and even acclaimed by Prince Charles.  Ila (Nimrat Kaur) , a typical Indian housewife, cook...

#MOM (2017) - Fights the demons of #society ⛈🌈

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                   Courtesy: Google Search There are legends of *Indian cinema* and then, there is *#Sridevi*. *#Brilliance*🌠 Returning to the celluloid, after close to 2 years, Sridevi delivers a scintillating performance as Devki, the stepmother of an 18 year old girl, who finds it tough to admit her as her mother, after the young girl, loses her biological mother to circumstances. 😕😣😞 With the backdrop of the national capital *Delhi*, which unfortunately also has the moniker of being the 'rape capital' of the nation, the young girl is sadistically raped, in a moving car, by a few horrible men, who try to take revenge, since she doesn't pay heed to their advances at a night club *#RememberNirbhaya* 💎📡🌛 The group of men (socialites, a school going chap, and the gate keeper of a night club) take turns in compromising on the girl's modesty for over 3 hours. The depiction of this sinful act, makes the viewer cringe wi...