My heart is thumping. I can feel the blood rush. I’ve just sat back on the sofa – a few minutes earlier I was standing and clapping…..my pulse must be racing…a spring in my step as I walked over to the computer…feeling pure joy and exhilaration. Why..do you ask? Well, I’ve just seen Whiplash. One …
The hero, the heroine, the villain. Three essential ingredients of any Bollywood movie. Sometimes the hero does become an anti-hero (Shah Rukh Khan says hi), sometimes the heroine becomes a vamp. Clearly defined. Not any more. Not in Badlapur. For this town is not a dish best served cold, it’s a dish that simmers on …
Shakespeare has inspired many a tale in Indian cinema. Vishal Bharadwaj has in fact made a fine career making movies based on plays of the Bard. For a debutant to take up Shakespeare is a challenge in itself, and Ranjan Ghosh manages to pull it off quite superbly. The story is not new. What makes it …
Loved the premise of Roy. Unfortunately, the movie remained just that…a premise… There is a scene in Roy where Ranbir is shown on a boat…and he remains there for the next 30 minutes of screen time. Why? Coz of writer’s block (don’t bother figuring this out, read on). Pretty much sums up the movie itself. …
Arvind Kejriwal just did ‘a Modi’…on Modi… If someone had told me last year (or for that matter, even this year), that Arvind would single handedly decimate the BJP in Delhi, and cause the Congress to forego its deposit in 60+ of the 70 seats it contests, I would have a hearty laugh…and then some. But …
What if you were born to be an actor…but didn’t have a voice? What if you had the voice…but little else? Shamitabh… R. Balki is known to be a fan of Amitabh Bachchan (Cheeni Kum, Paa) and this film is no different. Amitabh’s towering presence fills most of the frames of Shamitabh, and his voice …
I admit that my closest brush with Swedish cinema has been The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The buzz around Force Majeure had been exceptional, and it nearly made it into the top 5 at the Oscar nominations for best foreign language film…and so I got down to it. A family – man (Tomas), wife …
A lot is being made of the AIB Knockout: The Roast of Ranveer SIngh and Arjun Kapoor, that was premiered on You Tube on 28th January. For the uninitiated, AIB (All India Bakchod for short) is a comedy shorts You Tube channel that has acquired quite a fan following due to their innovative and funny …
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On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes by Alexandra Horowitz My rating: 4 of 5 stars On Looking: Eleven walks…came highly recommended. I haven’t read Alexandra Horowitz before, and the reviews on Goodreads were not the most encouraging. Nevertheless, I did start reading… As the title suggests, and I suspect the blurb outlines, this book …
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Ah, the Indian Republic Day! The tribute at the Amar Jawan Jyoti, the parades, the tableaus, the march past…the show of strength… I remember when we were kids…switching on the television early morning, watching India at its finest, on Doordarshan (the only channel available). The commentary was a damper (very boring, and it hasn’t got …
