New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- First Dhurandhar, then DC, then Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups-three films this year that foreground male angst, all three emblematic of the montage movie, a new kind of cine... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- When Himesh Reshammiya's "Cap Mania" tour was selling out across the country, I had to pause to ask a colleague who rapturously partook in the concert: did you really enjoy the c... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Entering the neighbourhood of Shivaji Park in Mumbai, where the Gen Z protest was shaping up, I was almost whacked across my face. It was entirely by mistake. A young boy filming ... Read More
New Delhi, July 25 -- Getting caught in the nets of censorship is the worst thing that can happen to a film. It might be the best thing, too. In the struggle, the film becomes a martyr to a cause it w... Read More
New Delhi, July 12 -- Very rarely have films argued their own redundancy the way Imtiaz Ali's Partition-era dramaMain Vaapas Aaunga(MVA, hereon)has. In a poignant scene, when needled to give an accoun... Read More