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The ascent of Marathi cinema – A tale of two films
It all started with Shwaas in 2004 and the quality of Marathi films has been getting better with time. The hallmarks of this wave have been a strong socio-political...
T.D.Dasan Std. VI B Review : Simplicity soars sky high
Standing out like an oasis in the midst of the politically charged programming at IFFK, Mohan Raghavan’s T.D.Dasan Std. VI B would be my top pick from the...
IFFK Diary – Vol 2 : The Lowdown
IFFK, 2010 was without question, the best film festival I’ve attended ever since I’ve hit the road 3 months ago. A lovely atmosphere charged with a...
Paleri Manikyam Review – Murder, he wrote…or did he?
The synopsis for Paleri Manikyam : Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (Paleri Manikyam : A Midnight Murder Story) in the IFFK handbook mentioned it to be the story...
Biutiful Review : Watchable film, an unsure deviation
One of the most melancholic scene in the otherwise ebullient Munnabhai MBBS was the scene with Gracy Singh’s character breaking out the news of terminal cancer...
Dhoosar Review : A beautiful blur
Indian filmmakers seem to have hit upon an unerring formula in the last few years. The success of Aamir Khan’s Taare Zameen Par brought about a new template...
IFFI Diary – Vol 2 : IFFI Photoblog
The happenings at IFFI have been pretty insipid and banal so far. Even the films have not been up to the standard of a film festival. So, instead of some repetitive...
Mee Sindhutai Sapkal Review : A fitting salute to human spirit
All our life, we’ve been told stories of achievers. These stories have come to us from various sources like our grandparents, teachers, the television, the...
Nauka Doobi (Boatwreck) Review : Petty posturing, Overhyped director
Rituparno Ghosh has often been called the one with the potential to fill the void in Bengali cinema left by the likes of Ray, Ghatak & Sen. I’m not extensively...
IFFI Diary – Vol. 1 : Hum Nahi Sudhrenge!!
(For those not conversant with Hindi, the post title translates to “We’ll stay the way we are…we won’t improve”) Goa is beautiful as...
Abu Dhabi all set for film festival
The desert city of Abu Dhabi is all set to showcase cinema from all corners of the world, including India, for the fourth edition of the film festival starting...
The Third iView Film Festival, New York
Over the decades, cinema has played an important role in broadening the vision of its audience. Being an audio-visual medium, it has a great capacity to influence...
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