At first thought, it’s inconceivable to even think of a connection between Shammi Kapoor and Asha Parekh with Satyajit Ray …
Ek Thi Larki
The three major reasons to watch Ek Thi Larki are Meena Shorey, Meena Shorey and … well yes, Meena Shorey. …
Incomplete Films: Shikwa
One of Hindi cinema’s biggest tragedies is that Dilip Kumar and Nutan only came together as a pair much, much …
When Hitchcock Tried To Go Surreal
While Spellbound (1945) was one of Alfred Hitchcock’s successful films, it hasn’t held up too well with time even if …
Ram Setu
Abhishek Sharma’s ‘desi’ version of Indiana Jones, Ram Setu (2022), explores the journey of an atheist and archaeologist, Dr Aryan Kulshrestha (Akshay …
Anil Chatterjee
Anil Chatterjee is considered as one of the best actors to have emerged in the Bengali cinema during the early …
Humraz
A loose adaptation of Wilkie Collins’ The Woman In White, Humraz is a clumsily and tackily made film even though …
Gun Crazy: The Unshown Heist
Loosely based on the Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrows legend, Gun Crazy (1950), directed by Joseph H Lewis , is one …
The Urgent Cinema Of Santiago Alvarez
“Give me two photographs, a music and a moviola. And I’ll give you a movie.” is a quote that is …
A Nostalgic Trip Through Single Screen Theatres In Bombay
I still remember in the 1950s when I was still in school, Plaza theatre in Dadar, Bombay, was screening V …