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when middle is the sweet spot

India, March 1 -- What's common between the recent releases All India Rank and Laapataa Ladies, and 12th Fail, which released late last year? Besides the depiction of hope and dreams on screen in quot... Read More


when middle is the sweet spot

India, March 1 -- What's common between the recent releases All India Rank and Laapataa Ladies, and 12th Fail, which released late last year? Besides the depiction of hope and dreams on screen in quot... Read More


when middle is the sweet spot

India, March 1 -- What's common between the recent releases All India Rank and Laapataa Ladies, and 12th Fail, which released late last year? Besides the depiction of hope and dreams on screen in quot... Read More


All India Rank is a sparkling sex education satire under the guise of a dull IIT aspirant tale

India, Feb. 29 -- Varun Grover's directorial debut All India Rank may be an IIT aspirant tale on the face of it, but at its heart, the film is all about regaining control. For the protagonist Vivek (B... Read More


12th Fail, All India Rank, Laapataa Ladies: Return of the mid-budget movie to theatres

India, Feb. 28 -- I distinctly remember watching Anu Menon's piercing portrait of grief, Waiting, back in 2016. It was a quiet first-day, first-show, with fellow viewers located in clusters across the... Read More


Anaar Daana review: Lived-in account of a child wrestling with the idea of grief

India, Feb. 16 -- Do you remember the first time you learnt of the concept of death? That loved ones once gone don't come back ever. It's a deeply disturbing feeling that's excruciating at any point i... Read More


Love Storiyaan review: An intimate Valentine's Day date between the personal and the political

India, Feb. 14 -- The term 'Love Storiyaan' is Dharma Productions' contribution to the pop-culture lexicon. If you turn back time a little, you'd recall that this Hinglish phrase caused quite a stir w... Read More


Aarya - Antim Vaar review: Sushmita Sen rises to the occasion in rousing finale to a deeply unsettling conclusion

India, Feb. 9 -- Creator Ram Madhvani revealed right in the opening shot of the Season 3 trailer of his family crime drama Aarya that Sushmita Sen's titular character gets shot. The rest of the season... Read More


'Bollywood is robbing Indians of their style'

India, Feb. 8 -- Tarun Tahiliani is one of the rare fashion designers in India who hasn't turned to Bollywood. He has never designed costumes for films and also discourages the showstopper culture, wh... Read More


'Bollywood is robbing Indians of their style'

India, Feb. 8 -- Tarun Tahiliani is one of the rare fashion designers in India who hasn't turned to Bollywood. He has never designed costumes for films and also discourages the showstopper culture, wh... Read More