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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

Shubhra Gupta, a senior columnist and acclaimed film critic at The Indian Express, boasts over 30 years of experience with her widely-read weekly review column. A prominent figure in India’s film criticism scene, she frequently attends global film festivals and has served on national and international juries. She curates and conducts the hugely popular platform, The Indian Express Film Club, in Delhi and Mumbai.

She has been a member of the Central Board Of Film Certification ( CBFC). She is the recipient of the prestigious 2012 Ramnath Goenka award that celebrates the finest in Indian journalism. Shubhra has authored two books–‘50 Films That Changed Bollywood 1995-2015’ ( HarperCollins) and ‘Irrfan: A Life In Movies’ ( PanMacMillan), a comprehensive tribute to the late actor.

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Image of scene from the film CTRL
Director:Vikramaditya Motwane
Cast:Ananya Panday, Vihaan Samat, Devika Vatsa, Kamakshi Bhat, Suchita Trivedi, Samit Gambhir, Ravish Desai, Aparshakti Khurana, Tanmay Bhat, Rohan Joshi

CTRL

Thriller, Drama (Hindi)

Ananya Panday, Vikramaditya Motwane film is two-dimensional

Fri, October 4 2024

While both Ananya Panday and Vihaan Samat do their job well, the film truly feels potent only when it comes off the screen.

With Ctrl, a cautionary tale about the world’s obsession and our near-total dependence on online apps, Vikramaditya Motwane has moved firmly into the future. Or is it the present? Isn’t this what the geeks have been creating with their gaming universes, where your digital avatars are the better, shinier versions of you? Where they slay all the monsters, and leave you — or rather, your avatar — fully in control?

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