Gehraiyaan Film Review – Filmmaker Shakun Batra Plunges To New Lows

Let me preface this by saying that there is no one who is a more adoring fan of Shakun Batra’s first two films than me. I even listed Ekk Main Aurr Ekk Tu as the best film of the 2010s.… Continue Reading

The 10 Best And Worst Bollywood Moments Of 2021 – A Retrospective

  Five Best Moments //  Vicky and Katrina Tying the Knot We were in dire need a lift in 2021, a moment of pure escapism, and for many, it was seeing two of India’s Sweethearts tying the knot. The wedding was… Continue Reading

An Interview with Dhruv Sehgal For Kuwait’s Bazaar Magazine

I spoke to Netflix’s Little Things star, Dhruv Sehgal, on his show’s final season, his childhood in Kuwait and how his newfound fame changed his life. Click on the link below to read the interview in full: https://bazaar.town/dhruv-sehgal-kuwait/?v=85    … Continue Reading

Amazon Prime’s Mumbai Diaries 26/11 Review – A Bleak Maelstrom Of Emotions & Gore And An Honorable Tribute To The Heroes Of 26/11

Most of us remember where we were when we heard about 9/11. Indians, and those who are connected to India, however also remember where they were when they heard about 26/11. Bombay might have been the only target that day… Continue Reading

Let’s Get Real For A Minute – Malayalam Films Are Slightly Overrated

Before people come at me, I’d just like to set the record by saying that Adoor Gopalkrishnan is one of my absolute favorite Indian filmmakers. Mathilukal is a cinematic tour de force. But come on, let’s get real for a… Continue Reading

Haseen Dilruba Film Review – Vinil Mathew’s Sophomore Slump Is A Steaming Pile of Vacuity

The sorely underappreciated 2014 rom-com Hasee Toh Phasee, a collaboration between two diametrically opposed production houses (the larger-than-life Dharma Productions and the doom-and-gloom Phantom Films), introduced us to then new filmmaker, Vinil Mathew. He seemed very promising. Hasee Toh Phasee… Continue Reading

The Truth About F.R.I.E.N.D.S – India’s Favorite American Show // A Collaboration With India Independent Films Podcast

  The following piece was recorded for the Bombay-based film critics podcast, India Independent Films, – run by Rahul Desai and Tanul Thakur – prior to its publication on this site. You can listen to this essay in the audio track… Continue Reading

Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar Film Review – Filmmaker/Necromancer Dibanker Banerjee Resurrects The Inert Careers Of Arjun Kapoor & Parineeti Chopra

A Styzyga is a terrifying Slavic mythological demon with two hearts and two souls intertwined in the same body. While I would never assume that Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra are the after remains of a malevolent demon of Polish origin,… Continue Reading