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”

Bollywood

Most of you who know me personally or follow me on social media would know my love for films. I have thrived on watching films over the 4 decades of my being. This love affair that started with Hindi Films aka Bollywood and has taken me to Hollywood to Regional Cinema and to World CinemaContinueContinue reading “Bollywood”

Suicide

Yesterday we all were left shell-shocked with the news of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death by suicide: From a small-town and making a successful transition from TV to Films, his was a success few others have been able to replicate. According to media reports he was suffering from depression and this is what made himContinueContinue reading “Suicide”

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”

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”

SOTY2

After the disastrous movie outing last week for Avengers : Endgame last nite it was for another movie franchise i.e. Student of The Year 2 !! The first edition of Student of the Year was irreverent, cool and enjoyable. It had great music and launched three actors that continue to blaze in the Indian FilmContinueContinue reading “SOTY2”