Curiously enough, films on kids – as a genre, if you may – have generally been a cut above the …
Director’s Note: Khoob Asti Afghanistan
Indian filmmaker Soumitra Ranade grew up in Kabul as a teenager. Twenty-six years after leaving the country, he returns to …
Director’s Note: Lakshmi And Me
I had a slightly different film in mind to begin with but sometimes you have to respond to what’s happening …
Aaja Nachle
The good news first – Madhuri Dixit is back and yes, is as good as ever. The Indian screen definitely …
Om Shanti Om
Om Shanti Om (OSO) is a landmark film for Bollywood. It’s redefined the business of the trade – set all …
Saawariya
Saawariya is Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s nadir. It is undoubtedly the most disappointing film of his career so far, film he calls a simple …
Vel
Vel is Suriya’s second film with Hari after Aaru (2005) and like Aaru, is one of those “mass entertainer” films he has done to …
Preview Of Buddhadeb Dasgupta’s The Voyeurs: Ami, Yasin ar Amar Madhubala
Buddhadeb Dasgupta’s new film, The Voyeurs: Ami, Yasin ar Amar Madhubala has just had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. …
Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag
On being told that Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962) was being remade, Waheeda Rehman in her normal, gracious manner had responded that …
Marigold
You are truly gobsmacked after watching Marigold. What, oh what were it makers thinking? How could no one see what a …