Irrfan Khan’s demise came as a severe jolt earlier this year, leaving a void in the industry that will be difficult to fill. There has perhaps never been a Hindi film actor…

Irrfan Khan’s demise came as a severe jolt earlier this year, leaving a void in the industry that will be difficult to fill. There has perhaps never been a Hindi film actor…
Bollywood is still not done with the masala films, but an audience can always choose. I took an oath to stay away from cinematic thrash this year. While there where occasional let-downs: R. Balki’s Shamitabh & Anurag Kashyap’s Bombay Velvet to name a few, there where some really surprising films like Harshavardhan G. Kulkarni’s Hunterrr & Neeraj Pandey’s Baby. But Unlike last year, 2015’s mid-list had a lot of gems and the later part of the year mostly was cold, except three films in the list that follows:
Most movie-going audiences view cinema as a means of escapism from a monotonous lifestyle. But there is an anti-thesis to this larger than life, feel-good category of films. It’s the quintessential dark…