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Akhil Arora

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Akhil Arora has been covering the intersection of TV, movies, video games, technology, and sociopolitics since 2015. As such, he is a vocal proponent of IMAX, home theatre systems, and agency for female characters. Akhil is the co-founder and co-host of the weekly film podcast The Long Take, a member of the Film Critics Guild, a jury member for the Critics Choice Awards, a Rotten Tomatoes-certified film critic, and a ‘top critic’ at video game reviews aggregator OpenCritic. Akhil is a former The Game Awards juror and head of entertainment, video games, and podcasts at NDTV Gadgets 360. Akhil Arora has covered series premières, tech unveilings, and product and service launches across three continents and a dozen cities, including Seoul, London, New York, Singapore, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Akhil received an M.A. in International Journalism from City St George’s, University of London.

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12th Fail

Drama (Hindi)

A Spotify Review

Wed, January 3 2024

Is 12th Fail actually one of the best Hindi movies of 2023 or is it massively overrated? We find ourselves wondering why writer-director Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s latest film is getting rave reviews, because all we could see was a deeply problematic, all too simplistic story about a young man let down by society. We also talk about Vikrant Massey’s performance, and the egregious brown-face makeup that he’s been coated with. Along the way, we discuss the film’s flawed perspective and disinterest in examining the more complex aspects of what is an undoubtedly stirring true story.

Director:Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Cast:Vikrant Massey, Medha Shankr, Anant Joshi, Anshumaan Pushkar, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Geeta Agrawal Sharma, Harish Khanna, Vikas Divyakirti, Sarita Joshi, Sam Mohan
Writer:Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Jaskunwar Kohli

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