Kinara is a lovely film about love, loss and longing; just right for a lazy Sunday afternoon. It released in 1977, which makes it close to 50 years old. The film is written and directed by Gulzar, who also wrote the lyrics, and has music by R. D Burman. Does a film need better credentials … Continue reading Kinara @ Mandu
The films that are coming out of Bollywood fail to stir any interest in me. My favourite actors have either passed away (Irfan Khan) or are doing very few films. And on the other hand there's Amazon Prime that keeps throwing up suggestions at me on Instagram- Hindi, English, Regional; a regular stream of films … Continue reading Sara’S- a review
IMDb calls this movie a 'comedy-drama', another review calls it a stirring satire and Rotten Tomatoes says it's a cultural renovation. I say it's a bit of all the above. But mainly it's a film that makes you question stereotypes and prejudices. Your own, that is. But let's start at the very beginning. Axone or … Continue reading Axone- A Review
For a film that released in 1974, this one was remarkably ahead of its time. It addressed campus issues like stalking, harassment, bullying, sexual assault and victim- shaming. And it also dealt with teacher- student relationships in a surprisingly refreshing manner, while keeping away from stereotypes and heavy-handed, preachy scenarios. The best part of the … Continue reading Imtihaan – A Review
Based on the novel written by Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake is a gentle, evocative film. The pace is slow and lingering, with no dramatic moments or dialogues. But it's a film that stays with the viewer long after it gets over. The film is set in New York at a time when the dollar was … Continue reading The Namesake- A Review
'Justaju jiski thi, usko toh na paaya hum neIss bahane se magar dekh li duniya hum ne' No translation can do justice to the depth, meaning and sadness in these lines which loosely mean "I did not find what i had been searching for, but on this pretext, I saw what the world is like" … Continue reading Umrao Jaan- a review
It's not often that I put finger to keyboard and tap out my views about a movie that's been recently released. I went for SUPER 30 with no expectations and only a sketchy knowledge of what it was about, which I had obtained after reading a review of the film in the Sunday paper. But … Continue reading Super 30- a review
Yesterday was the second death anniversary of one of my very favourite actors- Vinod Khanna. Which seemed reason enough to look up one of his earlier movies and fall for him all over again! The film 'Mere Apne' released in 1971 and was Gulzar's directorial debut (yeah, yeah, I'm a huge fan of Gulzar too, … Continue reading Mere Apne- a review
'Mirch Masala', the movie which I saw recently, came out in 1987. It's directed by Ketan Mehta and starred a host of super-talented young actors, many of whom are still going strong even today - Supriya Pathak and Ratna Pathak Shah, some who are unfortunately not seen much on screen - Benjamin Gilani, Mohan Gokhale … Continue reading Mirch Masala- a review
Recently I watched two movies back to back, one (Swami) because social media was full of articles about Girish Karnad and this was one of the few Hindi films he had acted in. And the other (Uphaar) because...well...YouTube threw it up at me after I watched 'Swami' What struck me was the similarities that kept … Continue reading Swami and Uphaar- a review
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