In this age where being ‘intellectual’ is demonized you are not surprised when it is said that, ‘this film did not do well, because it was too intellectual’. In a nutshell, that is what happened to ‘Madras Cafe’. In reaction to that, John Abraham in his next venture seems to have reached the other end …
During the rewatch, my mind wandered into exploring two questions about the human condition – What is attachment? And What is human motivation? For exploring attachment, we can look at the relationship between ‘Joe’ and ‘Joi.’ The fact that ‘Joe’ is himself a replicant (‘K’), his attachment with a completely virtual creation (‘Joi’) is enlightening. …
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 …