A Ghalib ghazal fills the rotten air of a stuffy room, Tujhe hum vali samajhte jo na bada-khwar hota. Clumsily applied kumkum chandan bindis adorn a teenage girl’s forehead, the same hands now hurriedly dabbing a gaudy shade of red on her trembling lips. … Continue reading
From ‘is gay’ to the difficulty of ‘being one’ in a terribly repressive society, Badhaai Do takes a baby step forward in queer-themed stories. Earlier, in films like Bombay Talkies, Kapoor & Sons, Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga or even Shubh Mangal Zyada … Continue reading
Parents as damaging influences is a recurring motif in Shakun Batra’s movies. Though upbringing is never the focus of the film-maker’s storytelling, his characters behave the way they do because of the choices their parents made at a formative stage. … Continue reading
