This Hanuman Ansh movie review explores how the film pays tribute to Neem Karoli Baba and brings his life and teachings to a wider audience. Maharaj-ji continues to shower his love and instil faith in people even after he is gone. Aptly named, Hanuman Ansh accomplishes the important task of paying tribute to none other than Neeb Karori …
Writing this Guide movie review felt inevitable after spending my entire life listening to the beautiful song “Wahan Kaun Hai Tera, Musafir Jayega Kahan.” I knew the day would come when I would finally watch the film, and today, it did. As it turns out, the movie not only has beautiful songs but also many beautiful moments. …
Writing this Kaagaz Ke Phool movie review while still feeling absolutely devastated by the film. As my teacher once said, Guru Dutt was a true “depressionist.” She told me that Guru Dutt, who was her father’s classmate, would always turn up with gloomy poetry—even when the assignment was to write a happy poem. I realised something similar …
Anamika (1973) follows writer Devendra Dutt and a mysterious woman whose identity unsettles his beliefs. This review explores its performances, songs and themes of trust. I had always wanted to watch Anamika because of the songs I had heard from this movie. Not only am I a big fan of Kishore Kumar, but also of …
What a beautiful, timeless piece! Masoom plays on all the chords of human relationships, tugging not only at the innocence of a child on which the title is based, but also striking a chord with every character affected by that very innocence. It absolutely pulverises a father’s heart and plucks at the strings of a stepmother’s. Masoom has …
Directed by Abrar Alvi, Sahib Bibi aur Ghulam explores the longing and patience of an affluent woman for attention from his husband through the protagonist’s perspective. The Chhoti Bahu is the soul of the story. The plot runs in the flashback colonial Kolkata and the present 60s Kolkata. The protagonist is Atulya, who is also …
Guillermo Del Toro once said ‘The most tyrannical thing we invented is nice, the tyranny of nice chokes me. I think we are all complex people; we are all paradoxical people. 9 am You are a saint, 9:30 you are a ****, 10:30 you are a great father,11:45 you are a bad son and that’s …
Maqbool Review: The portrayal of gangsters in Indian Cinema has changed over the years. The 20s to early 50s were ruled by rural bandits and dacoits. Until industrialization, in the late 50s, there were westernized gangsters which were further glamourized by the 70s. The Dawood rule over Bombay, the arrival of parallel cinema in the …
In the 80s, Ardh Satya became one of the landmark films amidst the new wave of Indian parallel cinema. When popular cinema was a haven of escapism to attract the masses, Govind Nihalani’s Ardh Satya broke the boundary between reality and fantasy. His hero and villain are not one-dimensional caricatures serving the patriarchal fancy of …
Paan Singh Tomar movie is a 2013 biopic of a Chambal dacoit who lived many lives. It is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia. Irrfan Khan stars in and as ‘ Paan Singh Tomar’. It is an ode to the late dacoit who fell prey to his unfortunate circumstances. The film was released around the same time …