During my adolescence in the 1960s, by sheer happenstance I became privy to the insulated world of a Bombay kotha: …
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, the show created and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Netflix, aims to be a grand and majestic …
Ajeeb Daastaans
Ajeeb Daastaans, currently streaming on Netflix, is yet another addition to the current trend of anthology filmmaking we are seeing …
The Girl On The Train
Ribhu Dasgupta’s The Girl On The Train, based upon the popular novel of the same name by Paula Hawkins and the Hollywood …
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
A Mani Ratnam film usually evokes tremendous interest and Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (CCV) is no exception. But with a highly predictable …
Bhoomi
On one level, it’s no big deal that Bhoomi is a second-rate film. As it is, we make enough bad …
Kaatru Veliyidai
One hoped that with the partial return to form with O Kadhal Kanmani (2015), Mani Ratnam was on the road …
Fitoor
One of the things that separates Fitoor from other films of the same genre is the lack of deliberate plotting. …
Wazir
A mystery-thriller always challenges the filmmaker’s storytelling skills for it takes the audience with it as they too try to …
Guddu Rangeela
During a crucial juncture of the film, Ronit Roy, who plays an out-an-out villain and Khap Panchayat leader named Billu …