Article Hindi

15 years of Sarkar: When Ram Gopal Varma blended Bal Thackeray's persona with The Godfather

Screenwriter Manish Gupta recalls how the various characters in the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer were modelled on the late Shiv Sena founder and those around him.

1 day ago — Keyur Seta

Article Hindi

20 years of Refugee: JP Dutta’s romantic drama poignantly portrays plight of those in search of a home

Refugee, an unusual choice for debut film, is best remembered as the launch vehicle of star kids Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor.

2 days ago — Sukhpreet Kahlon

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25 years of Coolie No 1: Writer Rumy Jafry recalls his first film with Govinda and David Dhawan

The film brought Jafry a nomination for the Filmfare award for Best Screenplay, losing out narrowly to Aditya Chopra for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge.

2 days ago — Keyur Seta

Review Bengali

Nirontor review: Sensitive rendition of a life lived amidst regrets, longings and realisations 

Written and directed by first-time filmmaker Chandrasish Ray, the film sees Prosenjit Chatterjee shed his flamboyance for a mature performance of an introverted middle-class engineer, trying to build bridges with a wife battling depression. 

3 days ago — Roushni Sarkar

Review English

Dandekar Makes A Sandwich review: Heartwarming film about old age and forging new relationships

The short, starring Brian George, is part of a virtual showcase of films made available for viewers by the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles.

4 days ago — Sukhpreet Kahlon

Review Hindi

Rasbhari review: Meandering plot that finds a message too late

The Amazon Prime web-series, starring Swara Bhasker as an alluring English teacher, begins on the wrong foot.

5 days ago — Sonal Pandya