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 …
Cirkus
Cirkus (2022), the latest offering from Rohit Shetty, is a story about mistaken identities regarding two sets of identical twins separated …
Two To Tango: Noor Jehan & Shamim Ara
Noor Jehan officially turned ‘playback singer’ in Pakistan beginning with the song Zindagi Hai Ya Kisika Intezar filmed on actress …
Ariyippu
After making a splash at various international film festivals, Malayalam filmmaker Mahesh Narayanan’s latest outing, Ariyippu (Declaration, 2022), is currently streaming on …