Middle-class clerk Subrata Majumdar (Anil Chatterjee) pursuades his wife Arati (Madhabi Mukherjee) to take a job as a saleswoman as …
Although Rajesh A Krishnan’s sophomore outing, Crew starring Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon, has its share of a …
Debjani (Suchitra Sen) is forced to marry the rakish Rakhal (Kalipada Chakraborty) who then tries to initiate her into prostitution. …
No doubt Big Girls Don’t Cry, a web series created by Nitya Mehra and directed by Karan Kapadia, Sudhanshu Saria, …
After Shershaah (2021), Sidharth Malhotra seems to have found his niche – playing heroic figures in the Indian Army (real …
To Kill A Tiger (2022), the Oscar nominated documentary directed by Nisha Pahuja, is now streaming on Netflix. The film follows …
Vikas Bahl’s Shaitaan, based on the Gujarati horror film Vash, fails to deliver. After an okayish first half, the film, starring …
Sunehre Din is yet another creaky, old film that has not held up well at all. A stupid, insufferable story …
The Holdovers
The Holdovers, directed by Alexander Payne, stands as solid testament to the age-old adage, “Never count an auteur out.” The …
Suresh Pai On Editing Footprints On Water
He is one of the finest film editors in India, having edited close to 60 feature films. An alumnus of …
The Dark Humour of Randa Chahal Sabbag
Collins dictionary defines ‘Black Humour’ as: A form of humour that regards human suffering as absurd rather than pitiable, or …
All That Breathes
Shaunak Sen’s remarkable documentary, All That Breathes, that was nominated for an Academy Award, is set in India’s capital city, …
Director’s Note: My Sona!
My Sona! (dur: 4.22 mins, Hindi subtitled in English, short fiction, 2024) – an ultra, ultra short film on Najma’s …
Revisiting Dosti, The Saga Of Tears & Tribulations
It was a mildly winter day in Bombay, on November 6, 1964. A bunch of us kids weren’t quite thrilled …
Across The Border: Mammo
Khalid Mohamed recalls how he wrote the real-life story and screenplay of the National Award-winning film, Mammo (1994), now accessible …
