When I first saw the movie ‘Guide,’ I was enthralled by the arc of Raju, his catharsis, and almost a Valmiki’an transformation. It made me wonder – Why isn’t this adapted into an Oscar-winning Hollywood movie! Well, some people did try, and let’s just say that some layouts look good on architectural paper, but, in …
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. …
If you are a fence sitter in the nepotism debate, then Genius is the movie which will tip the balance towards #NoToNepotism! Nawazuddin Siddiqui is ‘the’ find of Bollywood cinema for this decade, his performance especially dialogue delivery with uncharacteristic poise is simply amazing. However, when nepotism gets in the way, we hear his voice …
Well based on the trailers, I thought Ranchi Diaries will be one of those films, called ‘Real Cinema’. Basically after Satya, and then popularised by Anurag Kashyap, the trend in ‘Real Cinema’ has come, which when interpreted by some lesser known people means: Usage of a local dialect, on-site shooting, lot’s of cuss words, blood, …
“ऐ तुझ्याकडे किती पैसे आहेत ?” चेतनने विचारले. मी पण लगेच उत्तर दिले, “५ रुपये का पिक्चरला जायच आहे का?” “अरे, मोठा हो, लहान आहेस का पिक्चर बघायला?” हाच काल म्हंटला होता पिक्चरला जाऊ बरेच दिवस झाले थिएटरला गेलो नाही जरा लक्ष्मीनारायणला जाऊ… आता एका दिवसात हा लहानाचा मोठा होईल मला कसे कळणार ! पण …
Like the title divided in two languages, the movie can also be seen as a tale of two halves. One is raw, exciting, refreshing, and the other is slow, tiring…. with a smart ending! Over the years, Anurag Kashyap has created a brand for his ‘real’, ‘hard-hitting’ cinema, and as with any brand, we have …
