I was discussing the woeful quality of current Hindi cinema with my filmmaking colleague and fellow Upperstall blogger, Batul, when …
Unnai Ninaithu
Unnai Ninaithu is a film that leaves you with a feeling of what might have been and not what is. …
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
Once again, the charm and likeability of Ranbir Kapoor helps lift Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani to watchable proportions. Otherwise, this rom …
London Dreams
If one of the functions of cinema is to give the viewer food for thought, then it has to be …
Pithamagan
Pithamagan is an extremely highly rated film and is regarded as director Bala’s best film. The film won a spate of …
Mounam Pesiyadhe
Mounam Pesiyadhe is engrossing enough largely due to its treatment and style rather than its subject matter. Director Ameer Sultan …
Filmed in CinemaScope
October 2, 1959 saw the release of Guru Dutt’s Kaagaz ke Phool. The film was a total washout at the …
Wake Up Sid
First and foremost, Wake Up Sid (WUS) marks a decent enough directorial debut for Ayan Mukerji and secondly, the film is made …
Guns, Dolls and Molls
The golden-hearted hero forced to crime probably due to a sick, coughing mother or sister, the goody-two shoes, virginal heroine …
Wanted
One doesn’t have a problem with a good old fashioned masala film as long as the masala-mix is done correctly …