Zero, one, two, three, four, five… how many slaps justify the end of a marriage? Whichever numerical digit you picked or didn't pick after watching Thappad, if introspection is your thing, you will feel guilty for being a part of a system that feeds patriarchy, enabling men and women to diminish a woman's status. Thappad… Continue reading Thappad: The slap that confronts patriarchy
Category: Connoisseur
Connoisseur movies are for the discerning viewer, looking for an extraordinary experience.
Love Aaj Kal: The Uncomfortable Romance
Love Aaj Kal dives straight into the ambiguous, uncomfortable and unspoken parts of love. You will either jump in and love it, or straight up hate it. As a fan, I can safely declare Imtiaz Ali is back in the zany space. The movie stays true to its premise of tackling uncomfortable parts of love until it reaches its pointy… Continue reading Love Aaj Kal: The Uncomfortable Romance
Pataakha: Female anger & energy, unleashed
Boom. Female anger unleashes and explodes on the Hindi cinema screen in full frontal glory in Pataakha. Who other than Vishal Bhardwaj for the job? The writer-director tackles women's energy head on, by exploring a tempestuous relationship between two sisters Badki and Chutki with black humour. A mad hatter concept suspends the… Continue reading Pataakha: Female anger & energy, unleashed
Raazi: Eye Spy
“Trust your instinct. It won't fail you,” Khalid Mir tells Sehmat Khan, a college girl, as he sets her up for an exceptional journey she is about to take. The sound suggestion comes after training her for just a month, soon she will be assigned on duty to spy on her husband’s family. Director Meghana Gulzar’s… Continue reading Raazi: Eye Spy
102 Not Out: Two men and an empty nest
At long last, a pair of old men share the driving seat in an emotional movie ride. Statistics tell us that women outlive men in their lifespans. But what happens when their partners perish earlier and men are left alone in the empty nest? With 102 Not Out, director Umesh Shukla makes a gentle and entertaining attempt… Continue reading 102 Not Out: Two men and an empty nest
October: Slow Cooked Love
October is like that rare, precious and real moment which arrives in our prescribed lives completely unannounced. Like a soft petal, or a floating cloud, or a silent wave. Filled with calm and spontaneity. Making us wonder what to do with it. Savour it? Live it? Run from it? Fast forward it? Solid, ready, and patient, it waits… Continue reading October: Slow Cooked Love
Pari: Date With The Devil
The devil is in the detail: a simple story is fairly layered in the way it is told. Prosit Roy's Pari is definitely not a fairytale. In fact, it is scary, gruesome and quite confronting to watch in parts. Yet I left the theatre with a fuzzy feeling after an evocative, emotional climax and post… Continue reading Pari: Date With The Devil
Tumhari Sulu
I couldn't look beyond Vidya Balan's face throughout Tumhari Sulu. She has more than enough expressions to hypnotise her audience. Even if I did, it's only when she was using her body to convey something about her character. This setup was for that idiot reporter who asked her that ridiculous question. Now here is… Continue reading Tumhari Sulu
Shubh Mangal Saavdhan
A mother and a daughter have the most hilarious conversation about Alibaba and him finding the cave. This was my favourite scene of Shubh Mangal Saavdhan. Sugandha and her mother start to discuss the topic of sex in a rather awkward fashion and then end up questioning assumptions regarding male sexuality. Erectile dysfunction does not cross… Continue reading Shubh Mangal Saavdhan
Kanoon
What happens when someone is wrongly accused and sentenced for a murder? B.R.Chopra's gripping 1960 whodunit courtroom drama Kanoon not only questions capital punishment but also examines the place of individual wants/ needs and how they fit within society's aim of providing justice to all members equally. Intriguingly, the movie starts with a murder. The… Continue reading Kanoon
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