Panchayat: An Ensemble Cast that Sparks, and a Series You Wish Doesn’t End
Panchayat, a series that seemed un-TVF like in the beginning. Why? The speed. It seemed so slow, and the humor was not really as apparent...
Mothers of Indian Films: The Most Powerful Films with Strong Mothers as Protagonists
I feel sad when I see them, more as a caricature than a character! Indian films have treated mothers as a caricature of sorts. If...
Angrezi Medium – A Father and Daughter Story with Magical Relations and Performances, Sadly Irrfan’s Last Film
The last Irrfan movie to come out was Karwaan. I loved the film. I watched it three times in the cinema. I watched it further...
You!
You don’t teach,To dream,And then take away,Leaving little few. But it isn’t you,Of course,You always struggled,And that made you If it was dreams,Alone,You wouldn’t be...
Swara Bhaskar – Strength to Strength, Reel to Real – Heroes of Today
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.Helen...
Raqs-e-Inquilab – Art in a Time of Conflict
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.Mahatma Gandhi You can find the film Raqs-e-Inquilab (translation: Dance of Revolution, tagline Art in a...
Naukari – Bimal Roy, Kishore Kumar, Sheila Ramani – A post-independence Realistic Tale of Unemployed Youth – Movie Review
It is often called the Golden Age of Indian Cinema, and plenty of examples keep coming through. This is the first film I’ve seen of...
Dhanak: A Fairytale (Rainbow)
Dhanak is one of those off beat films but that released without much ado and fanfare owing to its cast and team. Nagesh Kukunoor directed...
McCullin – Documentary (2012)
McCullin is a documentary covering the life of Don McCullin as a photographer. In this documentary, he has talked about his journey as a war...