Look at any movie list, and you are bound to find a fair share of cult, classic, and modern-classic films. But, the chances of coming across a “modern cult classic” are pretty slim. Gangs of Wasseypur has in its own way redefined Indian cinema. It ran for over […]
Once in a while a book comes along that makes you want to give up reading. It makes you cringe because while it has its heart in the right place, some fundamental aspects of writing a book are ignored, resulting in it being close to torture. Amar Akbar […]
It’s not an easy task to write about a film that has been called “one of the greatest films ever made in Indian cinema”. Not only was the film exceptional, on numerous levels, but the fact that it took 16 years from the start of shooting till its […]
It’s hard to review a book like Satyajit Ray’s Ravi Shankar primarily because it is more of a collector’s item, and is also likely to appeal mainly to hardcore cinephiles or music enthusiasts. While on the surface it is the untold story of the documentary that Satyajit Ray […]
One of the major reasons any biography or a tell-all tale of a celebrity achieves good book sales is gossip. Big revelations about the industry, which is a pretty close-knit family, have intrigued outsiders forever. When reading about famous individuals from any field of life, we the readers, […]
At first glance, Bhawana Somaaya’s Talking Cinema: Conversations with Actors and Film-makers might seem like a collection of dated interviews compiled together to present a balanced picture of the Indian film industry. The interviews date back more than a decade as most are from 2000-2005 with the odd […]
There is a good chance that an avid film watcher in India would have seen at least one film by Mani Ratnam. He has long been an integral part of Indian cinema making movies in varied languages, at regular intervals, and taking on issues and stories that are […]
The madness of it all is hard to comprehend. It is indeed not the first time that I have read Rajesh Khanna referred to as the “first superstar” of Indian cinema. Many, associated with Indian cinema, still claim that nothing has so far surpassed the craze that Rajesh […]
The first thing that comes to mind when I think of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (ZNMD) is that it is poetry in motion. Sounds cheesy I know, but it’s true. The second being that in terms of friendship and the overall feel of the film, it slightly resembles […]
Travel is in the veins of my family. My father, and my grandfather before him, were among the first in their extended families to venture outside our nation. My parents especially have been avid travelers for the last half century and continue to do so till this very […]
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