Bhramam
Bhramam, currently streaming on Prime Video, is an official remake of Sriram Raghavan’s crime drama, Andhadhun (2018), which itself was …
Subarnarekha
Ishwar Chakraborty (Abhi Bhattacharya) along with his friend Haraprasad (Bijon Bhattacharya) and his family, arrive in Calcutta from East Pakistan, …
Revisiting Samskara…
The very mention of Samskara (Funeral Rites) invariably invokes the name of its late writer, the firebrand UR Ananthamurthy. So …
Dithee
The importance of seeing the world deeply is at the heart of the late Sumitra Bhave’s Marathi film, Dithee (2019), currently …
Personally Yours, Satyajit Ray
Like most people, my cinematic journey of filmmaker Satyajit Ray began with the first of his now immortal Apu trilogy, …
The Disciple
Minimal in form, rich in detail, and unsparing in its verdict, Tamhane’s telling of the tale gently but firmly peels …
Showgirls Of Pakistan
Showgirls Of Pakistan (2020) is a startling documentary that exposes the vice-like grip of patriarchy on Pakistani society. It heralds …
Kasturi Nivasa
In 1971, when the highly successful Kannada language movie starring Dr Rajkumar and directed by the team of B Dorai …
Joji
In Dileesh Pothan’s directorial debut, Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016), the viewers were introduced to a pair of slippers in the opening shots of …
Highways Of Life
Amar Maiban’s sensitive and perceptive documentary made in Manipuri, Highways Of Life, looks at the lives of truckers as they manoeuvre their …