What makes the great costume dramas of Hindi cinema so awe-inspiring is their ability to transfix and transport the viewer into another time. It could be built around fantasy or traditions but its success entirely depended on the people inhabiting … Continue reading
Anushka Sharma’s contorted, crying face became the subject of wholehearted parody in a series of viral memes. But the same scene left me in tears on watching Sui Dhaaga: Made In India. In the movie, it is a moment of … Continue reading
We live in the times of apathy and desolation. We rage and recover. We mourn and move on. It is the age of instant gratification and short-lived woe. Shoojit Sircar’s October speaks to a thick-skinned audience with life-affirming simplicity. Very few films allow themselves … Continue reading
