Women Written by Anurag Kashyap: Refusing the Moral Frame
Women written by Anurag Kashyap arrive on screen with a striking independence from the need to be liked, explained, redeemed,…
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The 10 Best Hindi Movies of 2025
After a good start to the year, 2025 was quite the same as 2023 for Hindi movies. Violence, jingoism, and…
Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web (2026) ‘Netflix’ Review: Mildly Compelling with Intriguing Premise and Questionable Visual Aesthetics
Smuggling was once the quintessential profession of Bollywood villains in the late 1970s and 1980s. The suave playfulness of those…
Five Best Mira Nair Films
Most of my writing about films begins with a cinema-related memory. A well of first experiences, I go back to…
What “English Vinglish” Reveals About Adult Learning in Indian Cinema
Why is a middle-aged woman learning English treated as unnecessary, even laughable, while a young man failing exams is heroic?…
Joubone Amoni Kore 2 (2026) Movie Review: An Underwhelming Sequel that Betrayed its Own Legacy
In 1998, Ashok Kumar Bishaya’s “Joubone Amoni Kore” became a defining moment in the history of Assamese cinema, as it…
Hrithik Roshan’s Birthday Special: 4 Films Now Streaming on ZEE5 Global
Hrithik Roshan is not just an actor, but a phenomenon who reshaped the idea of the modern Bollywood hero. Ever…
The 25 Best Indian Movies of 2025
This final January 2026 update reflects late festival releases, reordered rankings, and a clearer critical picture of Indian cinema in…
Days and Nights of Love and War: “Ikkis” is the Warm Hug This Country Needs
I had a year full of commitments to write and, at times, deliver talks on Ritwik Ghatak in 2025 as…