Bheed (2023), directed by Anubhav Sinha, explores how the draconian COVID-19-imposed lockdown throughout India in March 2020 affected the lives …
Mrs. Chatterjee VS Norway
Ashima Chibber’s Mrs. Chatterjee VS Norway is based on the real-life, heroic tale of Sagarika Chakraborty, an Indian woman whose …
All That Breathes
Shaunak Sen’s remarkable documentary, All That Breathes, that was nominated for an Academy Award, is set in India’s capital city, …
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar
Luv Ranjan’s recent outing, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar (TJMM), is a romcom that regressively emphasizes that a woman should never …
Deep Jele Jai
Radha (Suchitra Sen) is a nurse who works in a psycho-analytic clinic in Calcutta. She is a favourite of the …
Revisiting Shankarabharanam…
It is often said that the first shot or the first sequence of a film normally betrays its intent. The …
K Viswanath
As a film professor who teaches film appreciation, I am often asked, “Is there any filmmaker you do not criticize? …
Against The Tide
Sarvnik Kaur’s 97-minute-long documentary, Against the Tide (2023), focuses on two individuals, Rakesh Koli and Ganesh Ganesh Nakhawa, both from …
Jago Hua Savera
Jago Hua Savera (1959), produced by Nauman Taseer with screenplay and direction by Aaejay (AJ) Kardar, is undoubtedly one of …
The Elephant Whisperers
The Elephant Whisperers (2022), directed by Kartiki Gonsalves and streaming on Netflix, depicts the touching tale of two elderly people, Bomman …