It isn't a movie about ‘hidden’ realities as much as realities so ubiquitous that we pretend they don’t exist.
Author: Tanul Thakur
This Year’s Oscars Didn’t Deepen The Academy’s Crisis, But Didn’t Solve it Either
The whole event – including and especially the banter – had a predictable air to it.
‘Gulmohar’ Unfolds Like a Novel With Compelling, Multiple Points of View
The movie's grasp on the Indian family dynamics makes it stand out.
‘Selfiee’ Review: The Star and the Fan and a Film That Works Because of the Latter
The movie isn’t completely impressive, and yet it’s Akshay Kumar’s best in a long time. Maybe because Bollywood movies – and Kumar in particular – have spawned so much …
‘Sharper’ Mirrors Its Characters’ Deceptive Circularity
How do you outsmart a film when you don’t even know what it’s about?
After Much Excitement and Edginess, ‘Farzi’ Tapers off Into Easy Resolutions
The Amazon Prime Video series Farzi carries the scent of many Bollywood stories. Take its protagonists, Sunny (Shahid Kapoor) and Firoz (Bhuvan Arora), best friends since childhood, poor and …
With Pathaan, Shahrukh Gives His Fans What They’ve Been Missing All These Years
The movie tells its story in a dramatic register without scoring cheap political points or using its star as a crutch.
By Tackling What Cannot Be Said, ‘Trial by Fire’ Emerges a Show of Stirring Merits
Its storytelling is confident and controlled. Rajshri Deshpande and Abhay Deol are both terrific, but Deshpande seems to be batting on a different pitch altogether.
Review: There’s a Disconnect Between What ‘Kuttey’ Is and What It Wants To Be
I don’t remember the last time I kept hoping for a Bollywood film to get better, and it only got worse.
The 10 Best Bollywood Films of 2022 That Entertained Us and Startled Us Too
Using top stars intelligently can result in films that make you think.