A global event celebrating the fresh food revolution
The first ever Fresh India Show— a two-day event with over 300 participants, ranging from farmers and industrialists to entrepreneurs...
Clichéd, rhetorical and momentarily chilling
The Blair Witch Project (1999), a 1999 American supernatural horror film, started a new trend in horror movies—the found-footage technique...
Many memorable moments and amazing action
X-Men: Dark Phoenix is set in the 1990s and revolves around one of Professor X’s favorite most students Jean Grey...
Gets mired in clichés and loses focus
There is a scene in Zaigham Imam’s Nakkash wherein a Muslim craftsman, who does engravings in Hindu temples in Benares,...
Convoluted plot, the narrative fails to flow
Back in the ’70s and ’80s Indian filmmaker Ravikant Nagaich was known for making a series of spy thrillers. In...
Delivers an important social message
When it comes to the sex ratio the state of Haryana finds itself at the bottom of the list. And...
Inconsistent visuals but impressive overall
The popularity of Chhota Bheem among kids is well known. It all started with the television series created by Rajiv...
Manages to tell a compelling and comical tale
Ashwini Chaudhary’s Setters revolves around a high profile cheating racket operating across the country. They do everything from leaking papers...
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...
