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With all at your disposal!

Dial 100  (Hindi; 2021) Written & Direction: Rensil D'Silva A few days after the news broke out that a particular member of the Khan clan was apprehended for drugs-related activities, an ardent follower asked about my opinion about the whole brouhaha. It was early into the bust, I opined that the long arm of the law should be left to spread its tentacles and take its due process. Almost a month into the arrest, nothing seems to be moving. Aryan Khan, who was in a rave party on a yacht, is still incarcerated and denied bail. I feel sad for this 23-year-old son of Bollywood's ambassador to the world. Many prominent figures have done worse things and had gone off on bail, awaiting trial; why not him? Is it because of the stardom that the family enjoyed and that they may have ruffled a few feathers along the way? The officer heading the investigation is no pushover. He is a celebrated civil servant who excelled in whichever department he is attached to. He even had a run with S...