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Tamasha

Tamasha turns 10: Imtiaz Ali silenced his critics with an audacious opening that retells the 'same story' all over again

November 27, 2025 8:48 pm

Opening Act: In the opening scene of Tamasha, Imtiaz Ali reveals the film’s central philosophy, with Ranbir Kapoor portraying a character consumed by his love for stories, torn by bipolarity, and lost in duniya, while Deepika Padukone embodies his heart, his dil.

Shah Rukh Khan

In Dhadak 2’s opening, Shazia Iqbal rewrites the politics of love at first sight as she interrogates the mythology of Shah Rukh Khan

October 10, 2025 10:37 am

Opening Act: Right from its opening, Dhadak 2 sees Shazia Iqbal moving beyond the constraints of its official source material, Pariyerum Perumal.

Salman Khan

In Ek Tha Tiger’s opening, Kabir Khan delivers the most subversive Salman Khan entry and sets the spy universe template

August 13, 2025 8:05 am

Opening Act: Before War 2 hits the screens, here’s a look back at the opening scene of Ek Tha Tiger, the first film in the spy universe saga that set the template for everything that followed.

Ram Gopal Varma

In Sarkar’s opening scene, Ram Gopal Varma crafts a legend as deep and fierce as Francis Ford Coppola’s Godfather

July 02, 2025 12:16 pm

Opening Act: In the opening scene of Sarkar, Ram Gopal Varma plays with the conventions of filmmaking, establishing himself as a director unafraid to defy norms and challenge cinematic tradition.

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