Cinema Memories: The Collage On The Wall

Vasantha Talkies was the cultural hub of that little town of Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu, where I grew up. This …

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 …

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 …

Ariyippu

After making a splash at various international film festivals, Malayalam filmmaker Mahesh Narayanan’s latest outing, Ariyippu (Declaration, 2022), is currently streaming on …

Joyland

Joyland, directed by Saim Sadiq,  is one of the most important films to come out of Pakistan. It is a …

Naandi

Murthy (Rajkumar), a young teacher committed to the idea of social service, takes charge of an unruly village school to …

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 …