At a time when an increasing number of studios globally are resorting to cash in on the 70s and 80s nostalgia, it only made sense for a film like “Govinda Naam Mera”…
Tag: Vicky Kaushal
If variety is the spice of life then Shoojit Sircar is one of the spiciest filmmakers of India. With a career spanning over almost sixteen years, Sircar has directed films whose subjects…
In this week’s weekly roundup, I will be looking at two recent releases. Both coming out from the Bollywood bandwagon and essentially following the biopic format. The first of the two is…
Sardar Udham Singh, during one of his last days in the prison, says that the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, that took place on April 13, 1919, might be a footnote in the British…
There’s a song in ‘Masaan’ (2015) with the lyrics, “Mann Kasturi Re, Jag Dasturi Re”, meaning “The Heart is Emotional, The World is Practical.” It’s a fitting song for the film, which…
“The important thing is not to be cured, but to live with one’s ailments.” -Ferdinando Galiani Neeraj Ghaywan’s debut feature ‘Masaan‘, a film about characters caught in between the cycle of suffering…
