New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- At the start of Haiwaan, Shyam (Saif Ali Khan) boards a ferry, teases a man who owes him money, sings and plays guitar. If it weren't for the dark glasses and cane, it's difficu... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- 'Illey Illa', the first song in Bethlehem Kudumba Unit, has a line that translates to "your novenas have finally come true". The word was unfamiliar to me-I later found it's a Ca... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- A young woman is visiting her in-laws for the first time. She's eager to impress them. She cooks, cleans, runs the house. She's hurt by their jibes but tries not to show it. Her ... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- "I was hoping to have a civilised conversation," says Melissa (Rukmini Vasanth) to the naked glowering gangster. Raya (Yash) glances down deliberately, then looks up and says, "D... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Jason Statham isn't one to go a-wandering. In The Beekeeper (2024), he plays an ex-Marine out to avenge the death of his landlady. In his next film, A Working Man (2025), he's an... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- It drives me crazy when studios release making-of featurettes from films that are yet to release. It feels like more than ever, we're getting the explanation before the work. Toda... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- Two months into the Kargil War, Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif determines to see with his eyes what his heart already suspects: that they're losing the battle. At Skardu base, he's rec... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- This past week, I've had a dull, throbbing ache in my head. It gets distractingly painful at times, and I was worried about the aftereffects of waking up early on Friday, heading ... Read More
New Delhi, July 26 -- "In this hell, on this planet, full of hospitals, asylums, cemeteries, factories, barracks and buses, the brain slowly leaves us. It goes on strike." Lulù Massa (Gian Maria... Read More
New Delhi, July 17 -- I'd like to believe John Leguizamo is Eumaeus in The Odyssey because he was Tybalt in Romeo + Juliet (1996). To watch Baz Luhrmann's film as a 12-year-old and hear Shakespeare's ... Read More