——————————- No Spoilers Ahead ——————————- I would have watched Chak De India even if the Friday reviewers had torn it apart. Shahrukh Khan. A dozen women. And no love story. Not even close to it. I mean, if this does not ignite my curiosity maybe nothing else will. I reached the 11 am show just
Category: Cinema
Eklavya
Note: There are no spoilers in this review. The gap between parallel and commercial cinema, lately, has been reducing. At one stage the trend seemed to be going towards the Urban, brand-loving society of the cities while lately we’ve had movies like ‘Maqbool’, ‘Omakara’, ‘Iqbal’, which have taken the camera back to the villages and
The man who made common man the hero
The middle-class man movie maker is no more with us. Growing up on his brand of movies, I try to find the everyday middle class man in movies of today but I can’t. It was the 1970s, the golden age of Indian Cinema that made movies for the society. Amol Palekar, wearing a tailor made
Delhi, its metro and Langdon
This post, written on the 6th of June, posted tonight. Now, to talk about Delhi. First of all, I think a lot of people don’t know that I am from this city :P Though I have not stayed here much, I have done a substantial part of my schooling from Delhi (5 years) and have
The Rainmaker, again
I first watched “The Rainmaker” in Delhi, when it was released in 1997. It was the first english movie I saw and also the first time I went to a multiplex. In fact, they didn’t even call it a “Multiplex” at that time. There was one more reason why I remember that movie. Karan Thapar
Rang de Basanti: Worth a watch
NO Plot/Story Spoiler ahead, so read ahead, don’t worry :) I watched the movie, first day, second show at Goa’s Inox multiplex. Rang De Basanti (the title of the movie name constantly reminds me of the Radiocity Bangalore DJ, Basanthi),like the other, new-generation, “good” movies carries most of those attributes that one relates the modern
New Year’s Day and Truman Specials
My New Year was no celebration at all, I was browsing the internet on my computer at home. But yes, music is an important aspect of anything that I do on days like these, so I played U2’s “The Unforgettable Fire” and “New Year’s Day”. I needed Bono’s reassuring, full-of-hope voice. Bono’s like an old