In the last few years, Marathi cinema has been attracting a lot of attention in the country. A new life …
The Right Medicine
As a filmmaker, when one is busy with one’s work, the last thing one actually manages to find time for …
One-on-One with Suresh Pai
He’s a two time National Award winning film editor (Snip! (2000) and Page 3 (2005)) having graduated from the Film and Television …
Aadmi ki Aurat aur Anya Kahaniyan (2009) – Platform No. Nine and Three-Quarters
After a long day filled with chatter, horns, heat, money, receipts, polite conversations, organization, it took me a while to …
Sssssssssssssnake Movies!
Over the years, one peculiarly desi genre has grown closer to the heart than would be considered healthy. Though it’s …
Villain no more!
He’s 90 now and easily the greatest villain that Hindi cinema has even seen. Such was his impact as the …
The Ring
Reading recent pieces, and Karan Johar’s comments about the importance of publicists and stylists in Bollywood, you are reminded of …
Alfred Hitchcock: The Manipulator as Pop-psychologist
Catching up with Alfred Hitchcock’s Spellbound after nearly 10 years and watching his Marnie next day for the first time …
One-on-One With Suriya
He’s on a roll and easily the most successful actor in Tamil cinema for the last few years with his …
Suriya: Shining Through…
It was with the Tamil film Vaaranam Aayiram (2008), which I saw in April sometime last year, that I discovered …