Great basic material – unfortunately not so good final outcome is what one feels like after watching Agni Varsha. Yes …
Devdas
If Devdas is the most expensive Indian film to date, then after viewing this 50 crore spectacle (?), all one …
Mughal-e-Azam
The love story of a commoner, Anarkali (Madhubala), and Prince Salim (Dilip Kumar), the heir apparent to the Mughal throne. …
Director’s Note: Jari Mari: Of Cloth And Other Stories
Jari Mari is a sprawling slum colony adjacent to Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji international airport. Its narrow lanes house hundreds of …
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
It is tough enough to make both a good film as well as a successful one, particularly if it is …
Director’s Note: UnLimited Girls
While we were making UnLimited Girls, a researcher, interviewing me asked, “so would you say you are a feminist filmmaker?” The question alarmed …
Baazi
Madan (Dev Anand) is a small time gambler forced into joining the Star Hotel by its owner, a mysterious and …
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
Bhoothnath (Guru Dutt), a middle-aged architect wanders through the ruins of an old haveli. He remembers arriving in colonial Calcutta …
Mother India
Radha (Nargis), now an old woman, remembers her past. She remembers her married life. The family has to work extremely …
Awara
The wife, Leela (Leela Chitnis), of a respected judge, Ragunath (Prithviraj Kapoor), is kidnapped by a criminal, Jagga (KN Singh), …