The Indian subcontinent is a vivid picture of myriad diversities, cultures, conditions and values, they say. ‘They’ also say a lot about the privileges of being an Indian. They discuss heritage, references, colonies, structures, education and sometimes, power too. They write a million beautiful narratives on modern renunciations and jingoism. They are in constant rivalry […]
Review of Hooligans of Kandahar by Joseph Kassabian
This is the memoir of a US army corporal (who later gets demoted to specialist) and his deployment in Afghanistan with his squad nicknamed The Hooligans’. Living up to their name this notorious squad did plenty of outrageous things ranging from mostly harmless stuff like stealing another squad’s air conditioner to the potentially fatal firing […]
Love Triangles: Are they really worth it?
These days, every show with a remotely romantic subtext loves to throw in a love triangle in its story arc and drag out those completely disastrous relationships for several seasons. It always goes along the lines of “Oh! I simply cannot choose between these two attractive boys with no real personalities” or “Why will I […]
Ghoul: Review
Rating – 8/10 Set in a dystopian society where government closely regulates everything, education controlled to a point where anything apart from the state provided syllabus amounts to being charged with sedition. Ghoul is mini-series consisting of three episodes totaling a total of 2 hours 16 minutes, is a brilliantly well shot series that maintains a […]
All or Nothing : Manchester City
Documentaries are always a fascinating watch if they are able to capture the moments in a way that you feel as if you’re there witnessing the things first hand. Amazon Prime released a new documentary ‘All or Nothing – Manchester City’ narrated by Ben Kingsley on 17th August consisting of eight episodes that capture the […]
Rang De Basanti : A feminist interpretation
Rang De Basanti (“Paint me with the colours of spring”) An analysis of the unsung heroes – A feminist interpretation. Directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Produced by Ronnie Screwvala Story and script: Kamlesh Pandey; Dialogue: Prasoon Joshi, Rensil D’Silva; Screenplay: Rensil D’Silva, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra; Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi; Cinematography: Binod Pradhan; Music: A. R. Rahman […]
Mumbai : In Transit
Mumbai is a city for those who know the way. There aren’t many resourceful signages (almost none at the local train stations) and yet everyone simply strides towards their respective destinations. The lean physique of most natives is a testament to their daily exertions in transit and the brisk pace with which they lead their […]
Rhapsodies Chapter 1 : New Delhi
The Sunday sky was hung with heavy rain filled clouds and Café de Art with people who wanted to read and listen to poetry. Verse of Silence had brought these ardent lovers of poetry through Rhapsodies Chapter 1. Café de Art had quite a secular vibe to it with paintings symbolizing different religions lined across […]
Sacred Games : No Spoiler Review
Rating :- 4.5/5 It’s been a while since a genuinely good non-soap opera show came out of India. There are a lot of words you could use to describe Sacred Games. The one that I’m going to go for is bold. Utterly different from anything we’ve seen come out of Indian cinema or TV, the […]
