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 […]
THEY’RE BAAAAAACK!!! Movies returned with a thundering triumph this year, exploding back on big screens. As we all slowly, hopefully, leave our basements and adjust our eyes to daylight, movie making […]
It was perhaps the month of March, in the year 2002. I was studying in the College of Basic Science at Bhubaneswar. At that point in time, we had the […]
“Your ledger is dripping, it’s GUSHING red, and you think saving a man no more virtuous than yourself will change anything? This is the basest sentimentality. This is a child […]
It’s almost half way through the year. Amidst the pandemic and the lockdown, all of us, have somehow trying to live in this ‘new normal’ way of life. Lockdown caused […]
“Bandar baat ka khela.. khele main hai jhamele bade.. Neend main hoe hazamat, jaage toh phir tote ude…” “Bandar-baat”, aka the story of two cats fighting for a cake and […]
In today’s world, the whole of humanity is governed by the iron hands of technology. Everywhere we go, everything we do, we knowingly or unknowingly leave a digital footprint that […]
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