Plus: Reviews of Materialists, Ballerina, Rana Naidu season 2 and In Transit. Here are this week's top reads from The Reel.

A new Dilip Kumar biography dissects the legendary actor’s reputation as a ‘Tragedy King’. Ashok Chopra’s book also explores some of Kumar’s
best-known roles and examines the role of music in popularising his
films.

Why Dilip Kumar was known as cinema’s ‘Tragedy King’

‘Dilip Kumar’s characterizations were built around the premise of unrequited love.’

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Materialists = Celine Song + Dakota Johnson + Pedro Pascal + Chris Evans

‘Materialists’ review: A tame look at modern romance

Celine Song directs Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans.

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Ballerina has a fighting fit Ana de Armas and a cameo by the gnomic John Wick.

Review: ‘Ballerina’ lives up to the John Wick legacy

Ana de Armas headlines the spinoff from the Keanu Reeves films.

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In Transit is about courageous individuals who identify as trans men, trans women, binary or gender fluid or have undergone gender reassignment surgery.

‘In Transit’ review: In engaging docuseries, courage tinged with caution

The four-part series on Prime Video has been created by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti and directed by Ayesha Sood.

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Rana Naidu is back for a second season, as mean-tempered as ever but better put together than before.

Review: ‘Rana Naidu’ season 2 has better character arcs and a menacing villain

Arjun Rampal joins the Netflix show led by Rana Daggubati and Venkatesh Daggubati.

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