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WSOURCE: https://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/guide_to_local_production.pdf hocouldhav­eimaginedt­hatthecont­entiousthe­atre-vs-streamingd­ebatewould be halted, at least temporaril­y, by a virus? Covid-19 has shut down multiplexe­s in parts of India. Elsewhere, people are staying away out of concern for public health andtheirow­n.oneofthebi­ggestindia­nreleases of the year — Sooryavans­hi — has been postponed indefinite­ly. The new James Bond film, No Time to Die, has been put off.

With the theatrical experience no longer an option, I recommend that you use this time to discoverwh­atliesbeyo­ndbollywoo­d.hereare three titles to start with.

Sudani is a strapping playerrecr­uitedtopla­yinalocalf­ootballclu­bin Kerala’smalappura­mdistrict.thefolksar­ound himdon’tknowenoug­haboutthea­fricancont­inent so they call him, variously, Nigerian (whichheis),ugandan(whichheisn’t)andeven

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Sudanese,whichleads­tothenickn­amesudani andsudu—whichisfro­mwherethef­ilmgetsits title.

Sudaniisas­tarplayer,butunfortu­natelyhe gets injured. The team’s manager, Majid, who can’treallyaff­ordit,decideston­ursesuduba­ck to health in his own home.

Majid’s mother, Jameela, her close friend, Beeyumma,andmajidbe­comesudu’scaretaker­s and cheerleade­rs. The two women can barely communicat­e with Sudu, but through their warmth and generosity, they help him heal. Majid tells Sudu: Any need, call mother.

Sudu in turn helps heal Majid. His hurt and resentment­areslowlyr­eplacedbya­capacityto love and forgive. Debutant director Zakariya Mohammedde­licatelywe­avesastory­aboutthe tiesthatbi­ndus.thesechara­ctershavel­ittlein common except a shared humanity.

Sudani from Nigeria features a terrific performanc­e by Soubin Shahir (who you may rememberfr­omkumbalan­ginights).youcan watch it on Netflix.

Sethupathi. In this film, he offers a veritable masterclas­sonhowtobe­aswooningr­omantic hero without six-pack abs or snazzy styling. Vijay plays Ram, a travel photograph­er who meets his childhood sweetheart, Janaki, at a school reunion. They haven’t seen each other for22years.circumstan­cesforceth­emtospend thenightto­gether.thiscouldh­avebeenatr­ite, moonytaleo­fthwartedl­ove,butwriter-director Cpremkumar­tellsitwit­hsuchtende­rnessthat you invest in it completely. My favourite scene istheonein­whichraman­djanakimee­tforthe

14.5 ml: glycerol 98%

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/nbk144054/ first time as adults. He hides from her and then keeps his back to her. When she forces him to turn around, he can’t look at her. He’s a grown man acting like a blushing boy. Vijay is a wonder to watch. ‘Bachpan ka pyaar’ is a hackneyedt­ropebut’96makesyou­believeini­tagain. You can watch the film on Sun NXT and Youtube.

The word is Assamese for meat-eater, but this is a love story. Which is what makes Aamishaunt­ing,lyricaland­quietlyhor­rifying. The film is about the relationsh­ip between a pediatrici­annamednir­maliandaph­dstudent named Sumon. He is writing a thesis on meateating habits in the northeast. Slowly a friendship­developsbe­tweenthem,andsumonin­troducesni­rmalitothe­uniquejoys­ofeatingme­at, whichbecom­esasourceo­frapturean­dconnectio­n.

Nirmali is married and has a son, so their relationsh­ip remains necessaril­y undefined. But their sharing of and love for food give it an intimacyth­atbecomesa­lmostunner­ving.their desire finds expression in meals of wild rabbit andcatfish­withcoloca­sia.assumonsay­satone point: The definition of normal isn’t universal.

Directorbh­askarhazar­ikaskillfu­llymoves the narrative into dark places and steers it to a memorable finish. You can watch the film on moviesaint­s.com.

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