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So Far Yet So Near: The Sholay I Carry Within
By Tathagata Chatterjee. Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt once said, nations aren’t built by borders -- they’re held together by stories. And Sholay is one of those stories.
Aug 1913 min read


Ab Aayega Mazaa: The Fun Sholay Quiz
By Uttara and Sudarshan Shidore. To mark 50 years of the greatest entertainer, blockbuster, and the most successful Hindi film ever made, here's a quiz on the film, designed by Uttara and Sudarshan Shidore.
Aug 186 min read


Statutory Warning: Masculinity is harmful for health
By Harshit Rana. In this dark world, there is a need of little spark, so as to make a better world where at least two people can love, work, study, play and share, without the fear of age-old boundaries and prejudices imposed on them.
Aug 163 min read


Saiyaara, another love story?
By Monita Soni. If you’ve ever held on to someone longer than you should have, this narrative will feel achingly familiar.
Aug 143 min read


The Fantastic Four
By Amartya Acharya. What we have thus is one of the most gorgeous and visually striking outings the Marvel Cinematic Universe has offered as of yet, and that automatically elevates it a touch above usual mainstream or superhero fare.
Aug 34 min read


Unaccustomed Earth, and its Maladies…
Freida Pinto will star in Netflix adaptation of the author’s acclaimed ‘Unaccustomed Earth’, whose first book, ‘The Interpreter of Maladies’ was a big success. The award-winning short story collection will now get the streaming treatment with a star-studded creative team.
Aug 13 min read


Maddy’s blues: This Sanskrit teacher is no French lover…
R Kalpana reviews Aap Jaisa Koi: Love is blind in this adult rom-com. But this infatuation lacks punch.
Jul 232 min read


Nayanthara: No fairy tale, this
R Kalpana reviews 'Nayanthara – Beyond the Fairy Tale'. Why not enjoy this moment when there is so much of happiness, love and romance in two people’s life?
Jul 103 min read


A movie from a bygone era…
By Amartya Acharya. The success of the Holdovers is partly due to its depiction of the 1970s as a decade where people lived beyond being wallowed in cynicism.
Jul 103 min read


‘Sabka apna apna normal hai’
By Jasmine Mishra. Review: Sitaare Zameen Par. The film ends on a heartening note – that our own ‘normal’ need not be someone else’s. The ‘normal’ simply doesn’t exist.
Jul 94 min read


A ‘summer blockbuster’, ‘pulpily’ enjoyable
By Amartya Acharya. 'Sinners' has the space and potential to be political, to be historically accurate, and, yet...
Jun 293 min read
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