“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]…
“Pad Man” is a well-intended fare that tries hard to be a feature film…
“In paanch dinon mein ghar baithne ki koi zaroorat nahi, Ab aap aaram se school jaa sakte hain” This is…
“Tikli and Laxmi Bomb” is a soul-stirring lament to Mumba Devi…
In the finest stretch in Aditya Kripalani’s Tikli and Laxmi Bomb, we see a stifled Laxmi (Vibhawari Deshpande) run away…
“Padmaavat”… Like a hideous painting in an intricate frame!
The Rajput community is known for their valour. They comprise of men and women who live by certain unbreakable principles…
“Kaalakaandi”… A level-headed take on frenzy and trials in a raging metropolis!
Let’s face it. Mainstream Hindi cinema is not used to pure genre pieces unless they happen to bear the routine…