Ray, based on the short stories by legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray and currently streaming on Netflix, is a stylishly shot …
Sherni
Midway into Amit Masurkar’s third feature film Sherni (2021), streaming on Prime Video, Vidya Vincent (Vidya Balan) meets Saiprasad (Gopal Dutt), her …
Revisiting Samskara…
The very mention of Samskara (Funeral Rites) invariably invokes the name of its late writer, the firebrand UR Ananthamurthy. So …
Dithee
The importance of seeing the world deeply is at the heart of the late Sumitra Bhave’s Marathi film, Dithee (2019), currently …
Director’s Note: Adhura
It was March of 2019. I had just completed shooting my first-year final film at the Prague Film School (PFS). …
Meel Patthar
Ivan Ayr’s Meel Patthar (2020), currently streaming on Netflix, is that rare Indian film of purity and purpose made in recent …
The Disciple
Minimal in form, rich in detail, and unsparing in its verdict, Tamhane’s telling of the tale gently but firmly peels …
Showgirls Of Pakistan
Showgirls Of Pakistan (2020) is a startling documentary that exposes the vice-like grip of patriarchy on Pakistani society. It heralds …
Kasturi Nivasa
In 1971, when the highly successful Kannada language movie starring Dr Rajkumar and directed by the team of B Dorai …
Ajeeb Daastaans
Ajeeb Daastaans, currently streaming on Netflix, is yet another addition to the current trend of anthology filmmaking we are seeing …