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There Was Such A Thing (TWSAT) WWF, the World Wrestling Federation’s impact on the collective psyche of 1990’s youth in India can be a great PhD thesis. Such was its impact amongst teenagers in urban and semi-urban areas that even their parents had to take notice, rather give notice : ‘this is not real, it’s …
In theory this film should not work, the lead actor has only two significant expressions, a wide smile and a stumped look, the story is simple, the rest of the characters are heavily stereotyped, the climax is shorter version of Munnabhai’s radio sequence, most of the scenes and plot points seem to be heavily plagiarized, …
October is essentially ‘a film’. It is not a story, it cannot be a novel, it can only be a film. Visuals are the soul of the film, no powerful dialog, none of the excessively dramatic performances we are accustomed to in a hindi film, here the film conveys everything in a subtle sublime manner. …
(revised with inputs from Mr D H Ashish) For Indians, disparaging the front person is a matter of routine. Every opportunity to sneer at the educational qualifications of the front person is relished, and is to be amplified by gossip sharing the insult with a group of like minded foxes! This vulgar tendency is …
If you live in India and have not seen ‘Drishyam,’ you have waived all your rights to be called a film appreciator, nor can you call yourself a simple filmgoer. Better find a rock, and start living under it. Drishyam originally is a 2013 Malayalam language thriller. ‘Originally’ because this movie was remade in other …
