Unimaginative storyline, langourous pacing
Towards the end of Abhishek Varman’s Kalank, Roop, the story’s female protagonist played by Alia Bhatt, says “Red is both...
Movie Review: Successfully creates a world of mistrust, betrayal
Paharganj, situated just west of the New Delhi Railway Station, is a major transit point for all tourists who come...
Ludicrous scenarios redeemed by solid acting
The three siblings Chandan (essayed by Sumeet Vyas), Chanchal (played by Maanvi Gagroo, and Chitvan (essayed by Amol Parashar) are...
Powerful script with powerhouse performances
Consider a scene in Gone Kesh wherein the girl protagonist first realizes that she is suffering from a severe case...
Oozes with cinephilia, but leaves a lot to be desired
During an early scene in Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota a man tells his impressionable young grandson, Surya, about his...
Not a bad cinematic experience, despite its flaws
There is a scene in Triple Frontier wherein survival becomes more important than money for the film’s five protagonists, all...
Film Review: Female superheroes are here to stay for good
During a scene in Captain Marvel a male fighter pilot makes a sexist remark in front of her female colleague...
Dull, boring, purposeless: Chaubey’s worst film
One of the biggest problems that the Indian society continues to face is the caste system. But if there is...
Film Review: A gripping tale of Mumbai’s street-rap scene
There is a scene in Gully Boy where in a girl with a dusky complexion spray-paints a hoarding publicizing a...
Film Review: Choreography, visuals elevate a predictable plot
When a filmmaker like James Cameron makes a promise there is every reason to believe that sooner or later it...
Film Review: Honest effort marred by a disjointed screenplay
Hyperlink cinema isn’t still very common to Hindi cinema. And good hyperlink cinema is even rarer to come by. Pia...
Film Review: Hard-hitting war drama makes all the right moves
On 18 September 2016 four terrorists attacked an army base near the town of Uri in the Baramulla district of...
New wave of Indian cinema: 2018 will be remembered as a golden year
The year 2018 has proven to be a rather peculiar year for Hindi cinema. While it witnessed big-budget, star-studded films...
Film Review: An action-packed film about women safety
In the year 2010, Hindi cinema witnessed an interesting turnaround in popular taste with the success of Abhinav Kashyap’s Dabangg,...
Film Review: Acting and screenplay outshine the plotline
With the advent of internet the world started to shrink which brought everybody closer than ever. But at the same...
Film Review: Predictable script, groundbreaking visuals
During an early scene in Shankar’s 2.0, the much-awaited sequel to his 2010 blockbuster Enthiran, an old man standing in...
Film Review: Would have passed as an entertainer back in 2012
Back in the ‘90s, Sunny Deol was nothing less than a personification of macho superstardom. For most part of the...
Film Review: Marred by lazy writing, uninspired direction
Vijay Krishna Acharya’s Thugs of Hindostan begins with the story of a powerful Indian ruler who is forced to surrender...
Film Review: Saif’s Baazaar is all about money and moral values
During a brief scene in Gauravv K. Chawla’s Baazaar, Shakun Kothari, the Gujarati business magnate essayed by Saif Ali Khan,...
Film Review: A film that succeeds in living up to its promise
Hindi cinema these days is consciously focusing on stories based in the Hindi heartland. The diaspora is no longer the...
Film Review: Absurdist comedy with Marquezian undertones
Fed up of his two querulous daughters who can’t stand each other, the father helplessly asks a man, “I just...
Film Review: Nawazuddin makes us feel Manto’s inner pain
There is a scene in Nandita Das’ Manto wherein Saadat Hasan Manto, the eponymous writer on whom the film is...
Biggest film of the year from the Northeast
Sanjib Dey’s III Smoking Barrels is being touted as the biggest film of the year from Northeast India. The film’s...
