An ode to Dilip Kumar by APS Malhotra
Reams and reams have been written by aficionados of world cinema, as well as social scientists, documenting the legend of Yusuf Khan,...
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Jun 7, 20213 min read
K.A. Abbas's Anhonee, subverting paradigms by Prof. Rashmi Doraiswamy
“Anhonee subverts many of the paradigms Abbas had set up in Awaara with regard to the ‘genes vs environment’ debate. Nargis is in a...
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Jun 7, 20219 min read
" Love me if you can": Juhi Saklani remembers Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
KHWAJA AHMAD ABBAS [7 June 1914 - 1 June 1987] “Love me if you can”, says the Last Will and Testament of Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. The desire...
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Jun 4, 20216 min read
Musings on Malayalam Cinema by Sharad Raj
It has been a school thing, my fascination for Malayalam cinema. It all started with the films of Seema and IV Sasi like, “ Avalude...
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Jun 4, 20211 min read
Punit posts posters: Indian films down the years.
Director V. Shantaram's "Ayodhyecha Raja" was the first Marathi talkie released in 1932. The film was produced by Prabhat Film Company....
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Jun 4, 20211 min read
Arishadvarga: a Rashomanesque Neo-noir is Ranjan's recommendation.
ARISHADVARGA (2019) is a Kannada neo-noir that adopts a Rashomanesque structure to arrive at the bottom of a mystery involving the murder...
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Jun 4, 20211 min read
Kauling Cinema:"Michael Jackson"by Shraddha Kaul
Actor: ( eyes roll) "He's a kid wearing black sun glasses all the time. Who does he think he is? Michael Jackson!" Well Wisher: "He's...
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Jun 1, 202110 min read
Pre-Oscar Hollywood musings by Maithili Rao
Oscar time makes me nostalgic for pre-pandemic Bombay. Though I left the city nearly four years ago, I remember how there were Oscar...
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Jun 1, 20215 min read
Anand: 1970- an ode to Hrishi da. Middle of the road cinema at its best by APS Malhotra
In the field of art and expression, film making is perhaps the most team oriented medium - where the outcome rests on the collective...
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May 29, 20214 min read
When music heals:Khalid Mohamed reviews 99 Songs, the introspective story on the pursuit of purity.
99Songs(2021, Netflix) Produced and Story by A.R. Rahman Directed by Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy There is a line of dialogue – pitched twice...
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May 28, 20211 min read
Ranjan recommends Dutch film, Ferry, for a "cool" weekend viewing.
A henchman working for a drug lord in Amsterdam is required to locate and kill three men who are responsible for the death of the drug...
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May 28, 20212 min read
Kauling Cinema: Body double & her corset by Shraddha Kaul
Day time in the actor’s caravan: Assistant Director (A.D): "Ma’am you are not in the scene today." Body Double of lead actress: "So when...
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May 21, 20211 min read
Cops on the run! This week Ranjan recommends Malayalam film, Nayattu
NAYATTU (The Hunt, 2021, Malayalam), directed by Martin Prakkat deals with three police officers who are on the run after being accused...
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May 21, 20211 min read
Kauling Cinema: In the actor's caravan by Shraddha Kaul
Worried Assistant Director: “ Please don't drink so much water. We are loosing day light. There'd be no restroom break. The shooting...
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May 17, 20218 min read
Three Colours: Red - a celluloid poem writes Mallika Bhaumik
After watching Krzysztof Kieślowski’s 'Three Colours: Red' I needed some 'me time' to ponder and marvel at the intricate layers of...
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May 15, 20211 min read
Ranjan recommends this weekend: Mexican film,Dance of the 41
Set in the last part of the 19th century when homosexuality was treated as a crime in Mexico and could lead to stiff jail sentences,...
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May 15, 20215 min read
Aditi Singh's ode to Farewell my Concubine
For: My mom, Shanthi Mohan. Thank you for inspiring and encouraging me to do things that make me happy- one such thing being this review....
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May 14, 20211 min read
Kauling cinema: Siren,on the location by Shraddha Kaul
Early morning at the location: Weary Light Man: "True, accomodations are horrible, but I’m happy that the crew will be served great food....
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May 9, 20219 min read
The Hairdresser’s Husband & the poetry of sensuality by Vandana Kumar
In a world where there is no end to human wants, lies a tale of a couple very much in love, to the extent that all they desire is their...
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May 9, 20211 min read
Kauling Cinema: While crossing a road by Shraddha Kaul
Struggling Actress : " Don't call me a "struggling actress" even jokingly, please. Dukh hota hai. Feels like I’m an earthworm wriggling...
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