Nostalgia in cinema has evolved into a formula. It sells easier than sanitizer in this COVID-struck planet as a good chunk of moviegoers being millennials who cultivate fond memories of the ‘90s and 2000s. Is there a thing around nostalgia from the ‘80s or ‘70s? Not many I am aware […]
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‘Bunty Aur Babli’: High on Energy, Chemistry, and Delicious Bollywood Spice
Released in Summer 2005, it is a mystery how a Hindi feature like Shaad Ali Sahgal’s Bunty Aur Babli would become a major commercial success. Small town stories might be the toast of the town on this date but the early 2000s were known for NRI themes and urban coming-of-age […]
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‘Mammo’: Story of a Mother Torn Between Love and Politics
Shyam Benegal’s Mammo is a thought-provoking film to watch on Mother’s Day. The title character Mammo alias Mehmooda Begum is essayed by Farida Jalal, the epitome of motherhood in Hindi cinema. Not so unpredictably, motherly love is the projecting trait the character brings along. That aside, this quiet, affecting film […]