“Beyond The Clouds”… A marvelous Ishaan Khatter is the essential silver lining!
When I watched Majid Majidi’s maiden Indian venture Beyond The Clouds, the instant question I had was, “Why India?” This…
“October” is a tender portrait of pure, selfless love…
October is the twilight chapter of a year. In Shoojit Sircar’s film by the same name, the month is Shiuli’s…
“Anupama” makes you fall in love with the ‘Black and White’ camera!
It is as if Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s characters in Anupama (1966) were aware of the film’s photographic finesse. Anita (Shashikala) asserts in…
“Blackmail” is devoid of style and is too procedural to qualify in the black comedy bracket…
Ever seen a film that handpicks various necessary elements and later goes royally bland in writing and execution? Closer home,…
“Hichki” celebrates Rani Mukerji and the need to be inclusive!
The victory of the underdog is a safe formula in fiction. Witnessing someone embrace success and acceptance after a testing…
“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…
“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…
“Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety” contains unexplored eroticism and a ruthless dose of misogyny!
There is something deeply sexual about this peculiar Bollywood sub-genre of male bonding. No, they are not in the Amar…
“Kuchh Bheege Alfaaz” derives its glow from a magical Geetanjali Thapa…
“So, what if you end up all alone?” “It’ll be okay…” A brief exchange between two characters in Onir’s Kuchh…
“Jodhaa Akbar”… Chronicling the Original Power Couple!
“Aankhon mein hain bahaarein, dil mein khiza…” [It as if spring blooms merely in the eyes, but in the hearts there’s autumn]…