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Musings

Chhichhore

I had written this in the hangover of the film, written a day after coming out of the theater in September 2019, and had left it in the drafts. So I choose to leave it unedited as such. It’s kind of odd when the rich claim that money isn’t everything. Yet, who else can make…

Musings

Between Bala and Ujda Chaman

Bala feels like dishonest filmmaking in the name of socially relevant cinema (and it becomes more evident in front of a less polished, simplistic, sleazy but relatively honest Ujda Chaman). For a film that centres around the message of accepting and standing-up for oneself – whether balding or brown – it has its actress shining…

Musings

Reviews | IAWRT | Day 1 | Part 2

The following pieces are reviews and others small tidbits about the films I saw during the 15th IAWRT (The International Association of Women in Radio & Television) Asian Women’s Film Festival, held from 5th – 7th March, 2019 in New Delhi. The following are the reviews of the films I saw on the second half…

Musings

Reviews | IAWRT 2019 | Day 1 | Part 1

The following pieces are reviews and small tidbits about the films I saw during the 15th IAWRT (The International Association of Women in Radio & Television) Asian Women’s Film Festival, held from 5th – 7th March, 2019 in New Delhi. It is a beautiful festival, if small, showcasing films from women filmmakers across the world.…

Musings

On sleeping through movies

I will begin writing so as to build a habit of it. Hope it stays. I was watching Chris Marker’s Sans Soleil today in the auditorium; the version I was watching was without subtitles. I hadn’t slept well and thus fell asleep for a few minutes here and there, which I generally don’t while watching…

Movies

Soni

A review of the restrained, beautiful woman-buddy-cop drama, Soni.

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