I first watched Pyaasa in my mid-20s as a part of an exercise to know the work of the greats. This was on a 14-inch desktop, playing the movie from a Moser Baer VCD that I picked up from the nearby Big Bazaar. I had watched almost the entirety of Guru Dutt’s portfolio, left spellbound …
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A few years ago, Cuttputlli may have felt novel. But right now, it feels like the nth serial killer/murder mystery story set in a sleepy hill station in recent times. There seems to have been a barrage of stories set in the places like Kasauli since the advent of the OTT era. But that is …
The first few minutes of Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva could very well leave you flummoxed. For a film that is touted as the biggest Hindi movie ever made, the scenes look staged and the dialogues kiddish. But what you surely can’t deny is that the film projects opulence right from frame one. The money …
If the intent is all that mattered, Jayeshbhai Jordaar would certainly have been one of the most remarkable films in recent times. It uses comedy, proven to be effective while dealing with social evils, to tell us what misogyny could lead us to. Not just that, Jayeshbhai Jordaar delves into the deep-seated issues that are …
John Abraham had already tasted success as a super cop in Force. It is only natural that he seeks to up his game. And what better than a super-strong cop who could lift heavy bikes and throw them at goons? A super-soldier of course. Little wonder John Abraham is credited for the story of Attack, …
Debunking the “remakewood” allegations and more. “Bollywood is over. It’s now merely remakewood. South movies are taking over,” announced a fellow journalist. This in-between a discussion after the fabulous success story that Pushpa The Rise went on to be and the subsequent failure of Kabir Khan’s magnum opus 83. My friend is not alone. …
Here’s the thing. I know I watched Satyameva Jayate 2, but I wonder if the writer actually intended to make Satyameva Jayate 2. By all yardsticks, this one could have well been Gunda 2, a sequel to the 1998 Mithun Chakraborty starrer and the king of trash. Each character, like in the Kanti Shah ‘masterpiece’ …
There is something incredibly likable about Sanya Malhotra. She does possess the power to pull off a scene on her own, if not the whole film. And she does that with aplomb throughout this somewhat sweet rom-com Meenakshi Sudareshwar. Her abilities however aren’t quite enough to fill the gaps in the screenplay… Meenakshi Sundareshwar takes …
Truth be told, I was never a fan of Bunty Aur Babli (2005). To me, it was a lesson in film commerce. A film does not need to be great to be a super hit. It barely enticed me as a con-film. And yet, I would not deny that the film delivered high on comedy, …
