The legend of Charles Sobhraj has inspired countless screen retellings. Netflix’s Inspector Zende, directed by Chinmay Mandlekar, shifts the focus to …
Baaghi 4, directed by A Harsha, is an unofficial remake of the Tamil thriller Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu (2013). It, once …
Songs of Paradise, directed by Danish Renzu and streaming on Prime Video, is inspired by the life of legendary singer Raj …
Tushar Jalota’s Param Sundari aims to position itself as a romantic comedy with a pointed assertion that the choice of a soulmate …
Ayan Mukerji’s War 2, the follow-up to Siddharth Anand’s War (2019) and the latest instalment in the ever-expanding YRF Spy Universe, stages a …
There’s a fine line between comedy that respects the intelligence of its audience and the kind that simply panders to …
Shazia Iqbal’s debut Dhadak 2, inspired by the Tamil film Pariyerum Perumal (2018), is a powerful tale of oppression and resistance, tackling a …
Mohit Suri’s Saiyaara may, at first glance, appear to follow a familiar arc wherein opposites attract, love blossoms, conflict arises, and reconciliation …
All We Imagine As Light
The existential struggles of big city life have long been a much-discussed subject across various formats, including cinema. This theme …
The Political & The Personal
Karama Has No Walls (2012), is a documentary film made in 2012 by the Yemeni-Scottish filmmaker Sara Ishaq. Made as a …
The Perfect Couple
Academy Award winner Susanne Bier’s recent Netflix series, The Perfect Couple, adapted from the titular novel by Elin Hilderbrand, is …
Hit Man
Hit Man, co-written and directed by Richard Linklater, is a bright, piquant and fascinating mashup of film noir with screwball comedy. …
One-on-One With Vikas Urs
From his earliest cinematic memories in a small town in Karnataka, South India, to his life-changing experiences at the Film …
Raj Kapoor 100
Come December 14, 2024, one of Indian cinema’s greatest icons, Raj Kapoor (1924-1988), would have turned 100 had he been …
Aruna Vasudev: A Tribute
I first met Aruna Vasudev at the International Film Festival (IFFI) in Delhi at the 1988 Film Festival. I was …
