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MAHARAJ

“God is present in all religions. Religion may not be perfect, but it is a well-built boat that can stay balanced and carry you to the other shore. Our life is nothing but a boat adrift on water, balanced by permanent uncertainty.” The above quote is from the movie Sunshine, and I couldn’t help butContinueContinue reading “MAHARAJ”

ROCKY AUR RANI KI PREM KAHANI

‘East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.’ – Rudyard Kipling. Hell bent on proving this famous line wrong is one of my favorite directors – The Irrepressible Karan Johar in this film. In one of his interviews with film critic Anupama Chopra he had claimed that Hindi Cinema audienceContinueContinue reading “ROCKY AUR RANI KI PREM KAHANI”

LUST STORIES 2

Dictionary.com defines LUST as: intense sexual desire or appetite. to have a yearning or desire; have a strong or excessive craving (often followed by for or after). LUST is the subject matter of the new Netflix 4 story anthology. It is a follow up on the previous Lust Stories that released around 5 years back. Each of theseContinueContinue reading “LUST STORIES 2”

AMIT

“Those who choose differently must suffer the consequences. They must take the pain their decisions bring.”Sachin Kundalkar, Cobalt Blue The above quote is from the brilliant book that I had read years back – Cobalt Blue written by Sachin Kundalkar. It was originally written in Marathi which was then translated in English by Jerry Pinto.ContinueContinue reading “AMIT”

THAPPAD

Usually when I write a movie review it’s mostly the same day or maximum it gets posted the very next day, however this time it’s been 4-5 days since I saw THAPPAD at the cinema and the review is coming out now!! The reason being this movie confused me, made me ask some uncomfortable questionsContinueContinue reading “THAPPAD”

Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan

Supreme Court Justice J. Chandrachud said in the landmark judgement that struck down Section 377 – “What is the ‘order of nature’? State cannot decide the boundaries between what is permissible or not. Section 377 is based on deep-rooted gender stereotypes. It persecutes people. It is a majoritarian impulse to subjugate a sexual minority toContinueContinue reading “Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan”

GOOD NEWWZ

The new age Hindi Film makers are unafraid to take the risk and touch subjects that not many would be comfortable in discussing openly. So now we have movies that talks about Erectile Dysfunction, Sperm Donor, LGBT and the latest being the one on Infertility and IVF!! Good Newwz is a about two couple: oneContinueContinue reading “GOOD NEWWZ”

MISSION MANGAL

Mission Mangal is part fact-part fiction film about India’s mission to Mars. This success achieved in miniscule budget and by the team of underdogs!! Following are the reasons why you should watch the film: First and foremost is to celebrate the success and achievements of ISRO. When some people were stuck in cattle there wasContinueContinue reading “MISSION MANGAL”

JUDGEMENTALL HAI KYA

The title of this film initially was Mental Hai Kya before they changed it to Judgementall Hai Kya. This was done to pacify and be political correct after the Psychiatrists took offence. So I shall follow the latter title and be Judgy as hell, which I am usually is!! This film is about a littleContinueContinue reading “JUDGEMENTALL HAI KYA”

KABIR SINGH

Finally saw the film Kabir Singh after weeks of dillydallying. With not so flattering reviews from one of my favourite movie critic, I had made up my mind of letting this one pass however as the days progressed and with that its box office collections and a strong word of mouth, I was left withContinueContinue reading “KABIR SINGH”