In 2008 when my sister was touring Japan, I asked her to carry DVDs of Yasujiro Ozu’s films. On her …
Best of 2015
Yet another year of Bhai-dom went by, with the top two grossers both belonging to Salman Khan. It was a …
No Mise-en-Scene, No Cinema
“Wim Wenders places a camera anywhere and creates cinema!”, I exclaimed after a retrospective of his films at FTII in …
Saeed Mirza on Returning the National Award
On Noverber 5, 2015 Saeed Mirza, along with 23 other filmmakers, returned his National Award in protest of political appointments …
Being Rekha
If you close your eyes and think ‘Rekha’, the resultant image is now two-dimensional. Over the thirty odd years of …
An Evening With Nadia
It is called Movies at the Museum and that’s exactly what it is – a screening normally showcasing early classic …
A Tryst With Woody!
Ever since I consigned myself to Mumbai life after graduating from the FTII in 1992, the city has been a …
Genie, You’re Free
I was around 8 years old when I saw my parents involved in a silly argument. It was past my …
Of Silver Spoons And Sinking Ships
It’s perhaps no coincidence that English author and naturalist Gerald Durrell, a man with deep passion for zoo keeping and …
The Patels Of Filmindia
I had long heard of Baburao Patel, read excerpts from Filmindia’s reviews, and marveled at Patel’s outrageous comments on the …