Bombay Rose(Netflix) Animation Film Rating: **** True confession. I have never been a fan of animation films.Until now. Bombay Rose , a delicately drawn , elegantly told ...
So how was 2020 for you? I was fine , seriously. It was a great year personally…we all wanted that pause in our lives to rethink...
Starring Ini Dima-Okojie ,Ruslaan Mumtaz Namaste Wahala(Netflix) Directed by Hamisha Devyani Ahuja Rating: ** If clothes maketh a movie as they maketh a man, then this Indo-Nigerian cross-cultural romance would top the list of things-you-must-do-before-you-die. Of course this film...
Lahore Confidential(Zee5) Starring Richa Chadha, Arunoday Singh, Karishma Tanna Directed by Kunal Kohli Rating: * “Kunwari maregi?” the heroine’s mother,played by the brilliant Alka Amin, asks...
The Mangeshkar sisters Lata and Asha have ruled the ‘ear’waves for over 60 years.Apart, they are institutions in their own right. Together they constitute a force to reckon with. The two sisters...
The White Tiger(Netflix) Directed by Ramin Bahrani Rating: **** There are so many layers to this drama of demoniacal discrimination that defines the New India, that you may need to watch the ...
What’s with the acting bug biting Boney Kapoor at 65?! I always knew there was an actor hiding inside Boney. We can only pray that he proves himself a better...
Jeet Ki Zid(Zee5, 7 Episodes) Starring Amit Sadh,Amrita Puri Directed by Vishal Mangalorkar Rating: 3.5 stars There is something about inspirational stories , particularly those about soldiers, that fills our heart with gratitude. Jeet Ki Zid chronicles ...
Chop Shop(Amazon Prime Video) Starring Alejandro Polanco ,Isamar Gonzales Directed by Ramin Bahrani Rating: **** ½ Long before The White Tiger which has opened worldwide to rave reviews and will stream from 22...
The Assistant(Amazon Prime Video) Directed by Kitty Green Rating: **** Just days before I was left dazed by this sparkling gem—or maybe sparkling is not quite...
Criminal Justice Season 2: Behind Closed Doors(DisneyHotstar) Starring Kirti Kulhari, Pankaj Tripathy, Jisshu Sengupta, Mita Vashisht, Deepti Naval, Ashish Vidyarthi Directed by Rohan Sippy, Arjun Mukherjee Rating: **** A jar of Vaseline and an abusive shout-out from the bedroom(Kutti bann,become a bitch) are the...
Mangrove (Amazon Prime) Starring Letitia Wright as Altheia Jones-LeCointe,Malachi Kirby as Darcus Howe,Shaun Parkes as Frank Crichlow, Sam Spruell as Police Constable Frank Pulley Directed by Steve McQueen Rating: *** ½ Released as part of the ...
Das Kapital Ghulamon Ki Rajdhani(streaming on Cinemapreneur) Starring Yashpal Sharma, Pratibha Sharma,Jameel Khan, K K Raina, Manoj Pahwa, SeemaBhargava Pahwa Directed by Rajen Kothari, Dayal Nihalani Rating: *** ½ We lost one of Indian cinema’s best cinematographers Rajen Kothari 12 years ago. Not too many fans of ...
Manta Ray(Thailand,France) Starring Aphisit Hama, Wanlop Rungkamjad and Rasmee Wayrana Directed by Phuttiphong Aroonpheng. Rating: **** The Rohingya community of displaced refugees has earned the unflattering reputation of being the most persecuted people in the...
Switzerland Starring Abir Chatterjee, Rukmini Maitra Written & Directed by Souvik Kundu Rating: *** In these turbulent traumatic times I wonder why American cinema is churning out so many horror films. They ...
Soorarai Pottru(Tamil, Amazon Video With Hindi/English Subtitles) Starring Suriya, Paresh Rawal, and Aparna Balamurali Directed by Sudha Kongara Rating: **** Emotions run high when Maara(Suriya)runs out of money to pay for his business-class ticket to...