Only a few days ago, I was in a deep discussion about standards of film criticism with a colleague...
Category - Urdu
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Changez (Riz Ahmed), loves America. An Ivy-leaguer, he is a successful financial consultant who has...
Harud
It’s a rare film that affects its audience the way a Hollywood film once did in Kashmir. In...
Kaneez
Good Grief! Kaneez is one of those unendurable (at least today) films where all the men are cads...
Jodhaa Akbar
There is a mercurial moment in Jodhaa Akbar when a small group of Sufi singers twirl their bodies...
Wapsi
Produced by the Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT), the film follows the trip that marked the...
Director’s Note: Wapsi
When the Pakistan India cricket series resumed after a long hiatus, I thought it was a good idea to...
Khamosh Pani
“I wanted to make a very violent film but without a drop of blood.” This is what...
Maqbool
At last! Vishal Bhardwaj’s take off on Macbeth and The Godfather, Maqbool, shows that a good...
Mughal-e-Azam
The love story of a commoner, Anarkali (Madhubala), and Prince Salim (Dilip Kumar), the heir...