The victory of the underdog is a safe formula in fiction. Witnessing someone embrace success and acceptance after a testing period of ridicule comes with a feeling that is unique and uplifting. Particularly when these stories are from third world nations like India, we tend to appreciate the necessity behind […]
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10 Performances by Rani Mukerji That Are Grossly Overlooked…
Rani Mukerji has seen it all. Magnificent box office successes, unanimous critical acclaim, massive number of awards and undisputed ‘relevance’ as a force to reckon with. Her competent performances have could render a tint of sheen to the bleakest of screenplays. On her 40th birthday, let us have a relook […]
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‘Raid’ has its thrills but feels too packaged to be engrossing
Raj Kumar Gupta’s Raid is fascinating for many reasons. Primarily, for its release date which is around the period when every taxpaying citizen is in a hurry to submit his/her documents on time. Coincidentally, the film releases exactly on the same date as Hindi cinema’s first film on income tax […]
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“3 Storeys” has an intriguing setup which deserved a braver screenplay…
It was not too long ago that I came across a fascinating essay by Paromita Vohra, titled ‘One Billion Rupee Home’. It had the author vividly chronicling her life and times in a Mumbai chawl with several storeys, a courtyard, the Bombay bandicoots and plenty of stories in and around. […]
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‘Ennu Swantham Janakikutty’ Quietly Celebrates The Might of Womanhood
India’s is a cinema industry that seldom commends its writers. Films are often said to belong to the lead male actor or, at best, the director if he/she happens to be prolific. In a notable exception, MT Vasudevan Nair is one writer who elevates the value of a film the […]
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And the Oscar goes to…
The 90th Academy Awards saw stiff competition with some of the best candidates coming out trumps! Here’s the list of winners… Best Picture Call Me By Your Name Darkest Hour Dunkirk Get Out Lady Bird Phantom Thread The Post The Shape of Water Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Director […]
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‘Call Me By Your Name’ – an atmospheric Italian sojourn
Adapted by James Ivory from André Aciman’s novel by the same name, Call Me By Your Name beams with the kind of lyricism that we saw in the movie moghul’s erstwhile films. Ivory’s cinema had simple premises projecting complicated emotions, most often sans gargantuan production values. As a writer, the […]