When I received a call from Window Seat Films for a film with Imtiaz Ali (my second with him following …
Gadar 2
Anil Sharma’s Gadar 2, a sequel to his smash hit Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001) that was set against the backdrop …
Zindagi Tamasha
In spite of winning the Kim Jiseok Award at the 24th edition of the prestigious Busan International Film Festival in …
Joyland
Joyland, directed by Saim Sadiq, is one of the most important films to come out of Pakistan. It is a …
The Legend Of Maula Jatt
Even before its completion, the making of The Legend Of Maula Jatt was already legendary as the film got bogged down …
Jogi
Ali Abbas Zafar’s Jogi (2022), currently streaming on Netflix, is set in 1984 against the backdrop of the horrific Sikh genocide that …
Take 5: Noor Jehan Across The Border
I’ve always maintained that one of the biggest losses to Indian cinema at the time of the partition in 1947 …
Incomplete Films: Rano
In LV Prasad’s Raj Kapoor-Meena Kumari starrer Sharada (1957), lovers Raj Kapoor and Meena Kumari struggle with their relationship after …
Laal Singh Chaddha
Laal Singh Chaddha (LSC), directed by Advait Chandan and written by Atul Kulkarni, is an official remake of Forrest Gump …
Borderlands
Samarth Mahajan’s Borderlands (2021) explores the lives of individuals living across different border areas of India. The narratives of these people, …