Lakshmi (Shabana Azmi) started well enough in Amar, Akbar, Anthony'(1977), enterprising, feisty, in...
Author - Batul Mukhtiar
Daayen Ya Baayen
Watching Daayen Ya Baayen is like visiting a place with someone who belongs there, who takes you...
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My husband’s aunts were visiting us. One is 72, the other 81. They like to watch Zee News...
Politics in Madhopur
Raajneeti is what happens the morning after a particularly greasy, spicy, mass-produced dinner the...
Aadmi ki Aurat aur Anya Kahaniyan (2009) – Platform No...
After a long day filled with chatter, horns, heat, money, receipts, polite conversations...
30 days in 58 years
A BBC radio anchor was fired in November 2008 for making racist remarks. She called a taxi service...
Holiday (1938) – Two Girls with Hats
The worst thing you can do to a girl is saddle her with a sister early on in life. The sister is...
I’m The Very Beautiful
At an Alliance Francaise festival of documentaries last year, I chose to go on the day devoted to...
Putaani Party
Putaani Party won the National award for the Best Children’s Film of 2009. The film is shot...
The XXX Factor
I often feel sorry for the ‘firang‘ producer/director making a documentary in India...