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Film round-up: February 27, 2025
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Superboys of Malegaon (12A)
Directed by Reema Kagti
★★★★
BASED on the real-life story of Indian amateur film-maker Nasir Shaikh, this is a terribly moving yet uplifting celebration of friendship and cinema.
It follows Nasir, played with great charm and charisma by Adarsh Gourav, who lives and breathes film, and his motley crew of friends as they make spoof versions of famous movies, such as Sholay, the Hindi-language action-adventure film, and set them in their hometown of Malegaon.
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