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Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side A
I knew for a while that this was critically acclaimed movie. On my flight from Chennai to Stockholm I started watching it. The first 20 minutes was a breath of fresh air. The makers have put in their effort and it was showing. The music and visuals were pleasing. I was rooting for the characters. But once I understood where the story was heading I couldn't bring myself to watch the rest of the movie. It was too close to reality, on a topic that was debated and enraged on social media to death. I had to force myself to watch it. Twice. After a while I got hooked to the story again and the love between them was depicted beautifully. The ending was poetic.

Kamal Haasan's 70 favourite Indian movies
On 70th Indian Independence Day celebrations, Hindustan Times requested Kamal Haasan (big fan) to curate a list of his favourite 70 Indian films and why. For obvious reasons, the list is limited to movies released till 2017.
The article is lost probably in a website rewrite but wayback machine to the rescue. If wayback machine fails here is my local copy sans images.