Job Vs Duty: In Season 1 of Paatal Lok, Delhi cop, Hathiram Chaudhary (Jaideep Ahlawat) was sent into a dark dungeon of crime because he was naive and dispensable. In Season 2,…

A Starry Horse: The problem with making a film to launch industry kids is that more often than not, the plot is designed to give them as much of an…

Memories Of Three Generations  The nepotism debate is dialed down quite a bit when a strong case is made for the passing on of creative genes from one generation to…

The march of triumph for Jaques Audiard’s Emilia Perez started at the Cannes Film Festival, where all the actresses of the film– Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez, Karla Sofía Gascón and…

Hell On Earth: A fresh faced law graduate takes the job of a jailer in Delhi’s hellhole, Tihar Jail, because that is the only job available at the employment exchange,…

Star Shine: Cleaning up systemic corruption has been Shankar’s pet theme, whether in Indian, Mudhalvan or Anniyan. He also has a larger-than-life style and the ability to make the absurd palatable. But Game Changer has no…

Mattress Matters: A small and simple film won five awards at the International Film Festival of Kerala, including the Audience Choice award. Feminichi Fathima (Feminist Fathima) is the debut Malayalam language feature…

While celebrating women achievers and leaders, we sometimes overlook some of the pioneering women in our own city. In just the areas of Girgaon and Gamdevi in Mumbai, there was…

Shadow Play: A small police station in serene Panchgani. Not much crime except maybe theft. Then a man walks in claiming his wife is missing. It does not seem possible,…

Postcards from India As a tribute to Shyam Benegal who passed away on December 23, 2024, a flashback to one of his rare comedies  Charming, earthy and witty, Shyam Benegal’s…