Plus: Reviews of The Diplomat, Perusu, Be Happy and Sea of Love.

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Sandhya Suri was born and raised in England, but her heart lies in her country of origin, evident in her documentaries I for India and Around India With a Movie Camera as well as her debut feature Santosh. Starring a terrific Shahana Goswami, the film explores a police constable’s investigation into the rape and murder of a Dalit teenager.

‘Santosh’ director Sandhya Suri: ‘A film that carries a feeling of care for India’

The police procedural led by Shahana Goswami was premiered at Cannes in 2024 and will be released on March 21 in the United Kingdom.

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Santosh has been screened at a few festivals in India, but hasn’t been released her yet. Someday, perhaps.

‘Santosh’ review: A thoughtful study of power and powerlessness

Sandhya Suri’s film, starring Shahana Goswami and Sunita Rajwar, has been premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

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BookMyShow is bringing back its Red Lorry Film Festival for residents of Mumbai and Hyderabad. September 5, The Last Showgirl, Anora, Queer and The Outrun are among the big-ticket titles.

‘September 5’, ‘The Last Showgirl’, ‘Anora’, ‘Queer’ and ‘The Outrun’ at Red Lorry Film Festival

The BookMyShow event’s second edition includes master classes and screenings of classic titles.

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The sexy whodunit Sea of Love, starring Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin, is the pick in the series Start the week with a film.

Start the week with a film: ‘Sea of Love’ is a moody, sexy whodunit

Harold Becker’s thriller stars Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin and John Goodman.

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 The Diplomat is out in cinemas. Shivam Nair’s thriller, based on an actual case, stars John Abraham and Sadia Khateeb.

‘The Diplomat’ review: Mission accomplished by barely breaking a sweat

Shivam Nair’s thriller stars John Abraham and Sadia Khateeb.

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 Ilango Ram’s Perusu is also out in cinemas. Vaibhav leads the comedy about a pair of brothers dealing with their dead father – who’s also not entirely dead. The film is a remake of the Sri Lankan film Tentigo.

‘Perusu’ review: A funeral comedy that gradually rises to the occasion

Ilango Ram’s Tamil remake of his Sinhalese film ‘Tentigo’ stars Vaibhav and Sunil.

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 Abhishek Bachchan and Inayat Verma plays father and daughter in Remo D’Souza’s Be Happy.

‘Be Happy’ review: A manipulative dance drama

Remo D’Souza directs Abhishek Bachchan, Inayat Verma, Nassar and Nora Fatehi.

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 Four Indian directors direct a film each for the anthology My Melbourne, set in the Australian city.

‘My Melbourne’ review: A mostly bland tour of life Down Under

The four entries in the anthology film are by Rima Das, Onir, Arif Ali, Kabir Khan and Rahul Vohra.

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