The Rajput community is known for their valour. They comprise of men and women who live by certain unbreakable principles that aren’t based on rationality per se. No wonder, their provinces don’t seem to win too many wars. At least, not the one in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat. The Rajput […]
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Isssh… It’s the anniversary of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Devdas’
Kolkata based love stories make me go weak in the knees. Be it the ones penned by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (Devdas, Parineeta) or others like Raincoat and Meri Pyaari Bindu, a lot of them paint childhood love on celluloid with remarkable beauty. Now, there exists no bigger literary piece on […]
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Bhansali’s Women – A Heady Mix of Dignity, Bravado, and All Things Elegant
Known for his ornate, elaborate magnum opuses, Sanjay Leela Bhansali doesn’t stand by norms. For what the trade considers event films, Bhansali often weaves nuggets from history and intricate emotions onto a saleable fictional mould that, more often than not, sells. Sanjay Leela Bhansali is one who knows his women. They […]
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‘Bajirao Mastani’ review – a resplendent Bhansali magnum opus
Some films are such – they warrant a couple of watches for the elements to sink in. Of course, I did enjoy Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Bajirao Mastani on first watch too. The second watch, however, made me sit down and write! Let me begin with Priyanka Chopra’s intriguing Kashibai! She is this […]
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Shreya Ghoshal: Perhaps The Last Of Her Tribe in Indian Film Music
A playback singer in today’s times! How do we quantify their success? Most of them arrive, deliver a hit or two and leave the scene. India has seen legends like Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar, Yesudas, Mohd. Rafi, SP Balasubramanium, S Janaki, K S Chitra, Sonu Nigam, Hariharan, Swarnalatha, […]