New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- There are four key pieces of information on the Coolie poster. Above the title: 'Superstar Rajinikanth'. And below: 'Written & directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj', 'An Anirudh musical'... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Metaphors in Hindi films come with brass bands and neon signs. War 2 opens, as Pushpa 2 (2024) and Thug Life (2025) did, with dreams of Japan. A yakuza family is sitting down to ... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- Saare Jahan Se Accha spends most of its time listing differences between India and Pakistan. But Netflix's new spy series can't help draw attention to a common heritage: language... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- Saare Jahan Se Accha spends most of its time listing differences between India and Pakistan. But Netflix's new spy series can't help draw attention to a common heritage: language... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- It's rare to see architecturally attuned Hindi films. Basu Chatterjee in the '70s had an eye for it. Last year, Atul Sabharwal's Berlin used Brutalist buildings to suggest forbidd... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- Flush with pride from having joined law school, Neelesh (Siddhant Chaturvedi), the first in his Dalit family to attend college, brings home a problem from class. He opens it up fo... Read More
New Delhi, July 25 -- Kayoze Irani's Sarzameen reminded me of another, very different Kajol film. I won't say which, or why. What I will say is that if you're hoping to land a wild plot twist, at leas... Read More
New Delhi, July 20 -- Vittorio De Sica walks on to the set, a vast expanse of sand. Handsome, hair perfect, dressed in a suit, he graciously acknowledges the crew clapping, and says, "Please, save the... Read More
New Delhi, July 18 -- Every generation deserves its Aashiqui, if only to show that audiences here will never tire of morose musicians neglecting their mental health and then singing about it. The crow... Read More
New Delhi, July 4 -- You'd think Anurag Basu would want to steer as clear of Jagga Jasoos as possible. Yet, the opening of Metro In Dino runs towards that wildly ambitious and notoriously unsuccessful... Read More