Of course, I’d like to think that a film is driven by a profound idea but in this case, the …
Chhoo Mantar
This 1958 Pakistani film, made in Punjabi and directed by Mushtaq Hafiz, is an extremely tacky and a pretty blatant yet bland …
The Magnificent Seven
Antoine Fuqua’s remake of John Sturges 1960 film of the same name – itself inspired from Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece Seven …
Munawar Sultana
Munawar Sultana had a short but glorious film career from 1945-50 where she excelled as the ideal self-sacrificing, suffering Indian …
Vimi
From a dream debut in BR Chopra’s Hamraaz (1967) starring opposite two top stars of the day, Sunil Dutt and Raaj …
Shamim Ara
Shamim Ara was Pakistani cinema’s top actress of the 1960s, taking over the post from the legendary Sabiha Khanum. What’s even …
Ekk Albela
Ekk Albela traces the life of Bhagwan Abhaji Palav (Mangesh Desai) from 1930 to the making of his most famous and …
Udta Punjab
You so want to like and support Abishek Chaubey’s Udta Punjab for all the hassles it faced before its release. And it …
The Man Who Knew Infinity
A surprisingly dull and clinical retelling of the years that Indian genius mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan (Dev Patel) spent at Trinity …
Swarnalata
Swarnalata was already an established heroine in Hindi cinema before she opted to migrate to Pakistan with husband Nazir, a …