Chicchore (**1/2) It’s high time a filmmaker in Bollywood tackled India’s alarmingly high student suicide rate (the last one I heard about was of a 15 year old ending his life over a Chemistry exam) and Dangal’s Nitesh Tiwari seems… Continue Reading
Once again, the announcements of this year’s National Film Awards recipients have left us in a tizzy. Remember Akshay Kumar’s getting Best Actor for Rustom? I wish I didn’t. It’s happened again this year with a plethora of WTF wins. From the mawkish, jingoistic Uri:… Continue Reading
I refuse to watch the psychological thriller everyone and their dadi is raving about on account of yes, its principal actors. Kangana Ranaut | Like many out there, my love affair with the three-three National Award winner, Kangana Ranaut, ended sometime… Continue Reading
Chopsticks, starring the supposed lesser of the Deols, Abhay, and YouTube pixie, Mithila Palkar, is a Netflix Original which means it’s a good film but, much to our chagrin, it rarely exceeds that. Those seeking frothy late night Hindi entertainment… Continue Reading
India’s sweethearts, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt, have been blessed thus far in their six-year plus career with one success after another. Unlike most of their Bollywood peers, neither of them has ever seen a film of theirs crash and… Continue Reading
When I, or probably anyone for that matter, thinks of Bollywood, the phrase “ZIG A ZIG AH” doesn’t exactly come to mind. But one of the 90’s pop sensation Spice Girls indeed tried her hand in India’s largest film industry a… Continue Reading
Filmmaker Ritesh Batra might only be four films old but his filmography couldn’t be more impressive. After striking gold with his debut, The Lunchbox, one of the most beloved transnational Indian films, he ventured out to the world to work… Continue Reading
Tired of Kangana Ranaut’s constant antics? Her constant feuds with everyone and their grandmother, her wish to direct her own biopic and her constant assertion that she’s self-made and that she’s a three-time National Award winner. It’s safe to say… Continue Reading
Gully Boy, a biopic on Mumbai’s slum resident turned MC megastar, Naezy, stumped me because it shouldn’t have worked. A blockbuster masala film that’s set in despondent Dharavi and whose two lead characters are practicing Muslims – a bold move in… Continue Reading
Truth be told, I didn’t think Tanu Weds Manu Returns deserved the superfluous outpouring of love it got from film critics and audiences at the time of its theatrical release. So, when I scoured the web looking for validation for my disdain… Continue Reading