Tag: Film

CINEMA The acclaimed Bengali Film-maker Rituporno Ghosh is considered one of the most prolific minds in the genre of filmmaking who had a specific flair for depicting human relationships that the society refused recognition to and empowered the sexually marginalised to find voice.

THE BRIEFING Where is the farmer who cultivates the land and feeds the nation, why is the farmer so disillusioned and tired?

FILM REVIEW The recent flick Badhai Ho delves into the tabooed questions surrounding late motherhood and the societal ridicule that it generates. The film also shows how judgments around women’s sexuality are often passed without genuine empathy.

FILM REVIEW The medium of cinema is such that it has the power to depict the social world in a manner in which even the most profound messages are delivered with cinematographic aesthetic and nuanced symbolic codes.

FILM REVIEW Nandita Das’s directorial project Manto is a nuanced and intricate tale of the complex mind of the writer known for his radical commentary and sarcastic sense of humour.

FILM REVIEW Stree - a recent film Directed by Amar Kaushik, tells the story of a village ghost who remedies the patriarchal viewpoints of the inhabitants by scaring and haunting them in a hilarious way. Priyanka Yadav

FILM REVIEW The film Dhadak released in 2018 similar to the film Sairat. The film debates the significant concerns around inter community matrimonial alliances and the question of honour killing.

FILM REVIEW Mulk is a significant film in the contemporary context as it reiterates the importance of secularism and the misplaced debates on terrorism. The film could have offered a more nuanced understanding of inter religious stereotypes and the relationship between communities. Nivedita Dwivedi

FILM REVIEW | 102 Not Out is a recent Hindi film directed by Umesh Shukla, starring among others Amitabh Bacchan and Rishi Kapoor. The film deals with the notions of old age and expectations from aging people in the context of the lives of three men who view it differently.

FILM REVIEW In Deb Medhekar latest movie Bioscopewala invites us to adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore’s Kabuliwalla. The film is engaging and enthralling