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Matrubhoomi: Men Without Women (2003)

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When Horror Hurts: Violence, Realism, and Responsibility in ‘Funny Games’ (1997) and ‘When Evil Lurks’ (2023) 

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Guru Dutt: The Lonely Artist Who Spoke Through Shadows

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Fragments of the Forgotten: Memory Loss and the Mystique of Identity in Indian Cinema
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Matrubhoomi: Men Without Women (2003)
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