• Films,  Reviews

    Andhadhun: A script to die for

    There were two dilemmas while deciding to write about Andhadhun. First, I was very busy travelling when the film released in November. And until it showed up on Netflix I didn’t get a chance to view it.…

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    Kedarnath: The wrath of nature

    In the opening scenes of Kedarnath, the camera pans the mighty Himalayas and I gasped at the landscape. Complementing the stunning visuals of the magnificent mountains was the resounding score of Amit Trivedi’s Namo namo shankara.   The film…

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    Raazi: The price of patriotism

    Patriotic films are shrill. You walk into the theatre and expect chest thumping, heavy dialogues, and perhaps even find a muscular gentleman pulling out a hand pump with his bare hands. And so when I heard that…

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    October: A mindful watch

    Shoojit Sircar‘s off-beat film ‘October‘ struck a chord somewhere. If you have gone through a phase where your world has come to a standstill for some reason, you will identify with it. In one of the best performances…

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    Newton: Amit V Masurkar’s masterpiece

    India’s 2017 entry for the Oscar for Best Foreign language film is Amit V Masurkar’s Newton. The film stars Rajkummar Rao as Newton– a conscientious, upright officer who is sent on his first assignment to conduct polls in a…