Film Review: Love Sonia

Film Review: Love Sonia

One of the first films to showcase (pun unintended) the plight of brothels and their inmates was ‘Mandi’ (1983). The dusky Mrunal Thakur, making her debut in Hindi films in the eponymous ‘Love Sonia’, has shades of the late Smita Patil, who essayed  Zeenat in Shyam Benegal’s 1983 classic. Noorani’s directorial feature debut goes several…

Idioms Aren’t Idiotic – III

Idioms Aren’t Idiotic – III

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]From the morbid subject of death that we read in the last instalment Of ‘Idioms aren’t Idiotic’, we now explore the subject of birth, especially those privileged ones born to a rich family… [/otw_shortcode_info_box] . To Be ‘Born With A Silver Spoon In The Mouth’:  It was back in time, in England, when the majority…

Film Review: MANMARZIYAAN

Film Review: MANMARZIYAAN

Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy Rating: 3/5 157 minutes Director: Anurag Kashyap Whatever Punjabis do, it’s not only without inhibition but with a great deal of spontaneity. If ‘Udta Punjab’ (2016) showcased the rampant drug menace in the state, ‘Manmarziyaan’, Anurag Kashyap’s latest — a romantic comedy — has dollops of free-spirited, licentious and overt passion….

Film Review: GALI GULEIYAN
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Film Review: GALI GULEIYAN

Genre: Drama, Thriller Rating: 3.5/5 114 minutes Director: Dipesh Jain ‘Gali Guleiyan’ translates to ‘In the Shadows’. In this sense, the film, for its major part retains a dusky, gloomy look, which is possibly the intention of its first-time feature director Dipesh Jain. Screened so far at almost ten Film Festivals worldwide, Gali Guleiyan features the…

NCPA Pays  A ‘Tribute to Legends:  Billie, Ella And Aretha’

NCPA Pays A ‘Tribute to Legends: Billie, Ella And Aretha’

A tribute to the unforgettable voices of some of the most legendary powerhouse women vocalists of the era gone by – the Lady Day – Billie Holiday; First Lady of Song – Ella Fitzgerald; and the Queen of Soul – Aretha Franklin. A journey through timeless soul stirring, ballads including ‘Embraceable You’ and ‘I Never…