In the annals of Indian cinema, few names shimmer with the quiet brilliance of Charu Roy. He wasn’t just a filmmaker. He was a visionary, a painter, a cartoonist, an actor, and a cultural architect whose legacy […]
Today, whenever a phone rings or a message arrives, the contemporary human brain is hardwired to look in the direction from where the familiar tune of notification has come from. […]
In the tapestry of Bollywood’s cinematic landscape, Farah Khan’s “Main Hoon Na” emerges as a vibrant mosaic, blending elements of action, romance, comedy, and social commentary into a captivating narrative […]
Choosing the best films of the year is a task fraught with complexity and subjectivity. The sheer volume of films released annually means that even the most diligent critics and […]
For me, navigating the cinematic landscape in 2023 posed challenges, primarily due to the convergence of personal hurdles at work and the pressing concern for health issues in family. Juggling […]
‘Animal’ is the story of a broken man, who seeks his father’s validation. It’s also the story of a man called Sandeep Reddy Vanga who takes a sledgehammer to his […]
Amazon Prime’s new web series ‘Dahaad’ is a slow burn, investigative police drama that thrives on the social commentary it tries to impart, in the guise of a crime patrol […]
Six months of “awards season” will come to an end this Sunday mercifully with the presentation of the Academy Awards, still the award in cinema that matters most (even if […]
2022 was a bizarre year for Hindi cinema. Compared to last year, more films had released in theatres than on OTT channels. But very soon it was evident that the […]
2022 has been a fantastic year for women! So great in fact that eleven of the year’s fifteen best performances are given by actresses! Some are veterans doing career-best work, […]
The year 2022 has finally come to an end. And along with it, also comes the end of a year where the meaning of entertainment went through a paradigm shift. […]
Has 2022 been a great year at the movies? Sometimes. Like most years there have been a handful of great films, some really good ones, and as usual more bad […]
The Directors Guild of America has nominated him 11 times, more than any other filmmaker in the history of the movies, and three times honoured him as the year’s Best […]
A couple of quick reminders. Given it has been more than a decade since ‘Avatar’ (2009) here is a very brief refresher. Pandora is a planet of great exotic beauty […]
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