“Pain and Glory”… A reflective, self-referenced medley of deeply endured emotions!
How often do we come across cinema that is meditative with a uniquely fluid storytelling method at use? The fluidity…
Tusshar Sasi
“Ujda Chaman” is bald man’s ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’ with no screenplay to do the weightlifting!
Back in 2015 came Dum Laga Ke Haisha which arguably is the decade’s finest Hindi romantic comedy. Beyond its affable…
“Saand Ki Aankh”… Casting goofs up an otherwise rousing empowerment tale!
Pretty early in director Tushar Hiranandani’s Saand Ki Aankh, there is a glaring montage that chronicles the evolution of a…
“Housefull 4″… A reincarnation revenge saga which is funny at no point!
Bollywood franchises are impossible to make sense of. You give them any premise and a set of recurring characters, the…
“Asuran”… A chilling revenge saga with a strong statement on India’s caste and class divide!
We live in times when the civilians and several of India’s ruling party representatives have begun questioning the reservations for…
“Joker”… A jaw-dropping origin story which revels in its audacity!
Come what the naysayers may say, we are essentially living in the days where social awareness seems to be trickling…
“War”… For the love of Hrithik Roshan and breathtaking cinematography!
Half-way through director Siddharth Anand’s mega actioner War, I quickly recalled the Bollywood essentials for the said genre. There’s the…
“Nirmal Anand Ki Puppy”… A minimalist marital drama with a canine twist!
Punny film titles are to die for. For starters, I do not remember the last time we had one for…
“Paangshu”… A quiet, nuanced study of a mother’s perplexed mind!
In what must be the easiest generalization ever, a mother’s love knows no seams. Or at least, we would want…
“Blinded by the Light”… Gurinder Chadha’s glowing Bruce Springsteen tribute has a beating heart!
The most vivid image I have in mind of Bruce Springsteen’s music is that of a bewildered Courtney Cox climbing…
