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Podcast: News and Views
Episode: ‘Bulbbul’: A Visually Striking Film Asking a Pertinent Question
Description: Clean Slate Films, founded by Anushka Sharma and her brother Karnesh, has a knack of backing projects with a distinct feminist tone - from NH 10 to Paatal Lok and even the latest Netflix original Bulbbul. Also, Anushka Sharma’s penchant for the supernatural is equally evident. From the friendly ghost in Phillauri, the scary supernatural presence in Pari to the feminine power as the mainstay in this period film, there definitely is a range to the characters.
What one must expressly state is that Bulbbul isn’t a horror film with its staple jump scare moments and pulling the...