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    The Tehrvi films: Inspired or plagiarized?

    By Anshu / April 8, 2021

    It is a strange coincidence that both the films I’ve chosen to watch during a phase when my family is mourning, have the tehrvi, or the ritualistic thirteen days of mourning, as their central theme. The two…

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    Once again: A film where silences speak

    By Anshu / February 7, 2021

    Once in a while, while browsing Netflix I stumble upon a film which I ought to have watched earlier. And although the reviews might seem dated, I feel like writing about films which touched me. Once again,…

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  • Films,  Reviews

    Sir: Bridging the divide

    By Anshu / January 18, 2021

    I stumbled upon Rohena Gera’s movie, Is Love Enough? Sir, one weekend while browsing through Netflix. It has been a few weeks since I watched it, but the two main protagonists have grown in my mind. I…

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    Tribhanga: A tale of three women

    By Anshu / January 17, 2021

    Renuka Shahane’s directorial debut, Tribhanga, is a poignant tale which eventually makes the turmoil in your head settle down. Peace, as Kajol says in the film, is what you find inside. The movie begins with the incongruous…

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  • Films,  People

    SPB: Parva illa Sir, you will still be around

    By Anshu / September 26, 2020

    I grew up in Pondicherry. I distinctly remember one evening, when my English teacher, Mrs Hawkins, came up to my father and said that she had to take me to see Shankarabharanam. She really wanted me to…

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  • Films,  Reviews

    Gulabo Sitabo: A tale for fragile egos

    By Anshu / June 13, 2020

    Na jaane kya man mein aayi upar wale neBanwayi har ek choohe ki billi ek So go the lyrics of Gulabo Sitabo, Shoojit Sircar’s new directorial venture which released on Amazon Prime on June 12 2020. The…

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    The Apu Trilogy: Satyajit Ray’s labour of love

    By Anshu / May 7, 2020

    There is a distinct disadvantage of seeing works of art very early in life. I saw Satyajit Ray’s black and white films somewhere in the late eighties, when I was in high school. I was aware that…

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  • Films,  Reviews

    Thappad: Questions our conditioning

    By Anshu / March 7, 2020

    The camera stops in front of some affluent Delhi bungalows where two cars are parked adjacent to each other in a driveway. On the left is an ambitious executive who is rushing to office, with his wife…

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  • Films,  Reviews

    Chhapaak: Making a splash quietly

    By Anshu / January 12, 2020

    The visuals have ended. The screen has turned black. All you hear is Arijit Singh’s soulful voice. The movie has finished. Yet more than half the audience remains seated. Unstirring. Silent. I haven’t seen a movie end…

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    Do paise ki dhoop, Chaar aane ki baarish: A review

    By Anshu / October 31, 2019

    The first thing which grabbed my attention as I was browsing through Netflix was the title of the film. Do paise ki dhoop, chaar aane ki baarish, sounded like something Gulzar might have written, and I was…

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