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Movie Mahal

Movie Mahal

An online film journal for Indian Cinema


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  • THE OUTFIT (Dir. John Flynn, 1973, US) – ‘The Good Guys Always Win…

    February 20, 2024
  • JORAM (Dir. Devashish Makhija, 2023, India) – Bury the Tribal

    February 4, 2024
  • KILLER SOUP (Dir. Abhishek Chaubey, 2023, India)

    February 3, 2024
  • FALLEN LEAVES (Dir. Aki Kaurismäki, 2023, Finland) – Chaplinesque

    January 28, 2024
  • THE DELINQUENTS (Dir. Rodrigo Moreno, 2023, Argentina) – Time Out

    January 21, 2024
  • MASTER & COMMANDER: FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (Dir. Peter Weir, 2003, US)

    January 18, 2024
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About Me

Omar Ahmed is a UK based film scholar with a PhD in Screen Studies from the University of Manchester (2019). He is also a teacher, writer & international curator of South Asian Cinema. He is co-founder of The Cloud Door (2025); the first boutique South Asian home video label.

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