Bollywood

The latest phenomenon to hit Bollywood is the 1000 crore club, which only has one entry thus far – Dangal. It is not just the highest grossing Indian film ever, but is one of the finest biographies made in Bollywood. Dangal uses almost all tricks in the Bollywood cheat-book to create a complete family entertainer, […]

Vishal Bhardwaj’s third adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedies turns out to the best. He translates Hamlet’s confusion and sorrow into Haider (Shahid Kapoor) and chooses the most tragic Indian state, Kashmir, as the stage. As Haider sets out on a search for his father, Kashmir remains one of the principal characters, giving the film that extra

Big cities like Mumbai have a way of turning its survivors into parts of a larger machinery. Lunchbox is a story of two such lives who have lost their freedom and sense of existence to the routine that consumes them. Unhappy and alone, they find solace in each other’s company through a seemingly miraculous mistake

Anurag Kashyap’s epic saga of vendetta and greed gives over-the-top a new definition with its unflinching and relentless use of violence, brazen acts of machismo, and raunchy sexual innuendos. This five-hour masterclass that spreads across a span of 70 years, evolves with changing societal scenarios and ethics, but at no point does the film attempt

We all look for inspiration from popular culture in times of distress and Bollywood has told many coming-of-age stories, where underdogs make it big. While most underdog stories are too grand to fathom, Udaan’s simplicity struck cord with teenagers and young adults instantly. The film doesn’t attempt to conceal anything behind its small-town setting and

Inspired by the true story of a notorious thief named ‘Bunty’, Dibakar Banerjee’s second film ‘Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!’ is as quirky as its name. It comes across as a witty comedy, with colloquial dialogues, peppy music, and a few elements of mainstream Bollywood films, but in reality, it is a dark, satirical take on

Frustrated with the administration’s failure to bring terrorists to swift justice, a common man takes matters into his own hands and holds the government agencies at ransom. Everything about ‘A Wednesday’, the plot, execution, and performance, is simple and straightforward. The film stood out as a unique offering from an unknown director and sent out

Countless dreams blink and vanish in a country which is becoming increasingly competitive at every stage of life. Taare Zameen Par aimed to attack the problem at the very beginning of this cycle, when the dreams are the loudest. The lead character Ishaan (Darsheel Safary) is depicted as a symbol for today’s childhood. His mind

‘Chak de!’ is essentially a love story starring Shah Rukh Khan, only the beloved is India. India has immense passion and potential for sports, which was channelled through cinema for the first time by this Shimit Amin film. It was the first film to draw attention towards the state and relevance of other sports in