Praveen Morchhale’s White Snow shows how art strains against invisible boundaries of authority, and offers an understated yet piercing critique of the …
Aanand L Rai’s Tere Ishk Mein charts the violent fallout that erupts when a man refuses to accept rejection or the …
Razneesh Ghai’s sophomore feature, 120 Bahadur, unfolds as a daring historical chronicle of an Indian battalion confronting the overwhelming might of …
Delhi Crime returns for its third season under the steady direction of Tanuj Chopra, unfolding another gripping tale across a …
Roi Roi Binale, directed by Rajesh Bhuyan, carries the quiet ache of finality, marking the last screen appearance of Zubeen …
Thamma, the latest instalment in the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe (MHCU), directed by Aditya Sarpotdar, once again mines India’s vast …
Through Pinch, Uttera Singh, the director and actor, balances dark comedy with moral gravity, revealing the fragility, contradictions, and complicity …
Bengali superstar Dev’s latest outing, Raghu Dakat, directed by Dhrubo Banerjee, reaches for the mythic resonance of a Robin Hood legend. …
All We Imagine As Light
The existential struggles of big city life have long been a much-discussed subject across various formats, including cinema. This theme …
The Political & The Personal
Karama Has No Walls (2012), is a documentary film made in 2012 by the Yemeni-Scottish filmmaker Sara Ishaq. Made as a …
The Perfect Couple
Academy Award winner Susanne Bier’s recent Netflix series, The Perfect Couple, adapted from the titular novel by Elin Hilderbrand, is …
Hit Man
Hit Man, co-written and directed by Richard Linklater, is a bright, piquant and fascinating mashup of film noir with screwball comedy. …
One-on-One With Vikas Urs
From his earliest cinematic memories in a small town in Karnataka, South India, to his life-changing experiences at the Film …
Raj Kapoor 100
Come December 14, 2024, one of Indian cinema’s greatest icons, Raj Kapoor (1924-1988), would have turned 100 had he been …
Aruna Vasudev: A Tribute
I first met Aruna Vasudev at the International Film Festival (IFFI) in Delhi at the 1988 Film Festival. I was …
