Karamchand returns, to pricier carrots

Nostalgia envelopsdirector Pankuj Parashar when asked about shootingKaramchand back in 1985. The serial with the carrot-eating,sunglass-wearing eccentric detective is back. Despite the......

Reshammiya gets spiritual for Banaras

What happens when faith and spirituality collide with relationships and existentialism? Banaras - A mystic love story is said to explore this complex question.Directed by Pankuj Parashar, the film......

Banaras: a daft disappointment

Ashmit Patel has a problem. It's not that he can't act. Director Pankuj Parashar has taken care of that issue admirably, skirting his skills and asking him to smile vacantly at everyone. This is......

Naseer: Playing God comes easy to me

At the press conference organised in advance of the release ofBanaras, on April 7, Naseeruddin Shah seemed to be in special form.He claimed that he did not know what the film -- in which he plays......