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
For the better part of a decade now, Dharma Productions filmmaker, Shakun Batra, has been the most exciting auteur in masala cinema. In his directorial debut, Ekk Main Aurr Ekk Tu (my personal favorite Hindi film of the 2010’s), he… Continue Reading
The minute the trailer to Netflix’s Real Housewives of Bombay (what I call the show on the basis that it’s a Transatlantic import of Andy Cohen’s hot mess) dropped, I messaged my Indian film critic friend, Rahul Desai, and told… Continue Reading
I confess that I rolled my eyes when I read that Bollywood was churning out another pseudo-inspiring chowdikar film and releasing it of course on Independence Day to capitalize on the streak of fervid nationalism coursing throughout India in this very,… Continue Reading
Released in 2013, Bombay Talkies saw the joining of forces of four of Bollywood’s biggest filmmaking talents (Zoya Akhtar, Karan Johar, Dibanker Banerjee and Anurag Kashyap) to create an anthology film that celebrated Bombay and the 100 year anniversary of its… Continue Reading
Two prodigal, NRI sons (Siddhalth Malhotra and Fawad Khan) return to India to tend to their ailing grandfather (Rishi Kapoor with heavy prosthetics) and resolve long-standing issues with their parents (Ratna Pathak and Rajat Kapoor). They also meet a cute… Continue Reading