India is obsessed with marriages. Weddings take place all over the country in different regions and among different communities and they are celebrated like anything. However, even in today’s times in rural India, the practice of a girl’s forced … [Continue reading]
Malegaon, a small little town in Maharashtra, has its own little film industry. It all began after the mid-1990s when local artistes over there started making parodies of iconic Hindi films. These films were made in minimal costs and with whatever … [Continue reading]
I found the recent comments made by Ranveer Allahbadia more than shameful. I felt the same about the comments of his co-participants in the show India’s Got Latent. However, to see the high number of FIRs being registered on him quite baffling. This … [Continue reading]
Kangana Ranaut’s directorial venture Emergency tells the story of India’s former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi with the main focus being on the Emergency imposed by her from 1975 to 1977. In terms of visuals, the movie recreates the bygone era and … [Continue reading]
Actor Subodh Bhave’s directorial debut Katyar Kaljyat Ghusli (2015) turned out to be a spectacular affair. There were much expectations for his second film as a director Sangeet Manapmaan, not just because he is in the director’s chair. This film is … [Continue reading]
Hindi film industry brings about films on various subjects but the void of good children’s films has always been there. And children’s films that succeed in moving grown-ups are even rare. Filmmaker and writer Dhruva Harsh’s Elham contributes in … [Continue reading]
Filmmaker Paresh Mokashi’s Mukkam Post Bombilwadi is based on his own Marathi play of the same name. The story takes place in 1942 when World War II is in full swing. Adolf Hitler (Prashant Damle) is under pressure for not having won the war despite … [Continue reading]
On the evening of December 23, I was at an event. Soon after it commenced, messages started popping up on Whats App about the passing away of the legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal. I was hoping for it to be a rumour as that happens a lot in today’s … [Continue reading]
First things first. I am not a fan of Pushpa: The Rise, the first film in filmmaker Sukumar’s franchise. I found it lagging behind in storytelling, performance of the lead actor and filled with quite a few problematic moments. However, I am … [Continue reading]
It is believed that a poem must consist lines that rhyme with each other. However, this is a misconception. It is absolutely fine to write a poem in a free-flowing form without the lines rhyming anywhere. The poetry set of debutant poet Pratibha … [Continue reading]