A woman snored away to glory. Two boys laughed out aloud. A couple couldn’t stop making some inane comments. And some people clapped to applaud the director with the ending of the last scene. This
Director Avinash Arun has created a formidable and faithful film; Killa ventures to tell its story truthfully, and promises to render its craft respectfully. Selected for the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, this Crystal Bear
The title of the film flashes three naked women with disappearing underwear and the film opens with a metaphor comparing sex with excreta. But this sleazy irreverence is a mere sheen veiling solid substance. Harshavardhana
It is allowed for filmmakers to pay tribute to auteur directors. It is not acceptable for filmmakers to perform a travesty on a classic. Based on a love triangle between husband, wife and the mistress;
In the vein of Vikas Bahl’s Queen (2014) and Gauri Shinde’s English Vinglish (2012), Shonali Bose and Nilesh Maniyar’s Margarita With a Straw narrates the journey of a woman and underscores the shades of feminine
Director Vinod Kapri received threatening calls from some Hindu factions regarding his directorial debut Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho. Clearly, these overzealous critics had not watched the film. This self-proclaimed and self-publicized political satire is a
From the maker of Madras Café (2013) and Vicky Donor (2012), the audience is expecting a fresh perspective and a refreshing story. Shoojit Sircar’s Piku offers both. But as we all know stories do not
When it is F for Phantom Productions, the audience is riding high on expectations. This thriller ride does take a few right pit stops that are worth the drive: Starting Line: It is significant that
Love and marriages never go out of fashion. That is why a successful romantic comedy made in 2011 still finds takers in 2014. So much so that even without a mainstream Bollywood superstar, Tanu Weds
Thank God producer Vashu Bhagnani decided to release Welcome to Karachi on a Thursday instead of on the holy, filmy Friday. For, his movie has no potential of seeing the dawn of the following Friday.