Filmmaker Nagaraj Manjule’s Sairat is one feature film that has seen it all. Having managed the rare feat of impressing critics and audience alike, the film is now a part of the prestigious ‘Indian Panorama’ at the 47th International Film Festival of India, Goa (IFFI Goa). As Sairat continues to find great admiration from […]
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Waiting – There’s a lot of talking and a heart of gold!
First things first. Anu Menon’s Waiting has been censored as a ‘Hinglish’ film. If I am not wrong, the online ticket booking websites say the same. So, if you are looking to watch a feature film this weekend, look beyond English, Hindi and regional titles and book one for this affecting, sentimental […]
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Why you should revisit KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI today…
Karan Johar – One of India’s most prolific, popular and celebrated commercial filmmakers of all times. His films, for starters, are great to look at. Yes, Karan has all the monies but his films certainly have their souls in place even if they might lack in certain film-making essentials. Karan knows his space and his […]
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Sarbjit – When a biopic plays to the gallery!
Omung Kumar comes from the Sanjay Leela Bhansali School of Filmmaking. Bhansali loves his costume dramas. Kumar his biopics. What happens when they mix up? Well… Sarbjit. Throughout the film, I kept thinking about Dr. Chandraprakash Dwiwedi’s Pinjar. Set in a similar milieu but in a different era, both films tackle slightly similar […]
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‘Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare’ review – all alone by the telephone
Single mother tales have come a long way. Raghunath Paleri’s directorial debut Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare is a story from the 1980s – when it was perhaps a wee bit tougher for a single mother to bring up a child. At least, the film successfully convinces us to believe so. An independent yet […]
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‘Piya Ka Ghar’: Middle-Class Life In A Cramped Metropolis
Rajshri Productions takes the cake and the whole bakery when it comes to upholding traditional Indian values. Piya Ka Ghar directed by doyen Basu Chatterjee heralds Rajshri values in all glory while staying intact to the kind of story-telling he is known for. This simple, little tale makes you relate to the quintessential lower […]