'It's a harrowing book because in the first 100 pages, you have the first-person account of very young girl being abused. It's an important, crucial document from her point of view, but impossible to emotionally endure if one is to illustrate it on screen.'
'Raghav and I complement each other. He talks to me a lot about form and how he approaches his characters. Our paths are different, but we both are very much aligned emotionally.'
From All We Imagine As Light to Kishkindha Kaandam, these outstanding films deserved National Film Awards far more than several of this year's winners.
Aseem Chhabra lists his top 10 films from this year's Sundance festival, a blend of narratives and documentaries made in the US and other parts of the world.
This year's Golden Globes was a test to see if Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another is still riding on an unstoppable train, similar to one that Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer rode on in 2023, observes Aseem Chhabra.
'...including my baby sisters, age three and one.' 'My dad was humiliated, and he started screaming at them.'
The Lunchbox director Ritesh Batra's Masterchef and Oscar and Emmy winner Megan Mylan's After My Garden Grows were among five films that won grants from the Sundance Institute and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to make films focused on hunger and poverty.
This year's Sundance Film Festival was rich with films and the theatres were warm, even as temperatures outside dipped to below freezing point. It snowed only once but the sidewalks remained slippery for a few days.
Despite the mediocrity at large, these films had me in raptures for the emotions they evoked within as a cheering audience, critic and cinephile.
Aseem Chhabra picks his top 10 Indian films of 2024, which includes films that have had theatrical releases or are streaming on OTT.
From Westerns to pastries, the OTT spectrum is looking wide and versatile this week. Sukanya Verma lists them out.
The OTT menu is sparkling with brand new goodies. Here are Sukanya Verma's 10 recommendations for the week.
Like Slumdog Millionaire, RRR will remain a one-time phenomenon until another big, larger-than-life, Indian film connects with the critics in the West, predicts Aseem Chhabra.
As 2022 readies to bid adieu, Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the 10 high points of the year.
The OTT glass is full again. Here's all the exciting new fare to watch over the week. Sukanya Verma offers a peek.
Sukanya Verma handpicks 10 new interesting movies and shows from India and abroad just for you.
Lovingly made, heartfelt stories that speak the truths about our lives.
A beautiful documentary from Delhi. A shocking satire that spares no one. A thriller about a serial killer in Iran. A Pakistan film about family secrets... Aseem Chhabra lists the best films he saw in Cannes.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films from the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
He was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, in 2011.
The best of India and the Middle East, now at the Dharamsala Film Festival.
People mag has announced its verdict. Your turn now!
One of the finest actors of our time says goodbye, yet again.
Sukanya Verma makes her predictions for the top awards at the 90th Academy Awards.
Aseem Chhabra picks 10 fascinating films he watched in Macao -- a blend of Asian, independent, Hollywood projects and even a 66-years-old classic Japanese film that still stands the test of time.
Here are our top 10 moments from this year's Oscars.
Satyajit Ray. Films from Italy, Iceland and Albania feature on Aseem Chhabra's list.
'We wanted to make a true coming-of-age story since all of us have been through adolescence.' 'Most people are afraid of commenting on what these boys go through behind closed doors.' 'We just wanted to bring out that truth. People know what adolescents do, but they do not know how they do it.'
Here are Aseem Chhabra's picks -- 'films that mattered to me, entertained me and will stay with me through the year.'
Aseem Chhabra's recommendations for the Mumbai film festival.
The 71th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There have been quite a few surprises and some expected nods.
Brilliant movies from China, Ethiopia, Austria and India line up for Mumbai.
'At a festival that has shown so many brilliant films, I cannot be more thrilled to receive this award,' said Slave's director Steve McQueen.
Aseem Chhabra gives us the top films that enriched his year.
Aseem Chhabra spots 10 must-see movies at the Berlin Film Festival.
Kanu Behl's Titli is one of the best films from India in recent years, says Aseem Chhabra from the Zurich film festival.
From Boyhood to The Grand Budapest Hotel, we've seen some brilliant cinema this year.
