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
Paper planes fly with more conviction than the fleet of VFX generated aircrafts gliding, bombing and crashing mindlessly in and out of the frame in Bhuj: The Pride of India. It’s like Pearl Harbour on a dollar store budget. Ajay Devgn’s latest contribution … Continue reading
