The hits and misses of the week.
'For the film-maker, as for the photographer, barbershops with their many moments of interest -- wall-to-wall mirrors, shiny accoutrements, beaded curtains -- provide ample scope for mis-en-scene,' says Ranjita Ganesan.
The hits and misses of the week.
Netflix has unveiled a line-up of 15 original series as well as returning seasons of popular shows.
Ranaut, who made headlines with her ugly spat with Dosanjh on Twitter, was served a legal notice on Friday by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee which is seeking an unconditional apology from the actor.
'This is a film that trumpets out its sex -- it is content in being a girl's version of the archetypical boy's locker-room picture.' 'And if it was just that, that would have been fun too, but Lipstick Under My Burkha doesn't want to affect your senses, it wants to control your mind!' Sreehari Nair comes away unimpressed.
There was no law or autonomous body governing digital content in India so far. Now, OTT and other platforms, including digital news websites, are expected to fall within a governmental framework of rules and regulations.
'We've no objections to women wearing lipstick under a burqa. But the film shows these women doing unmentionable things,'
"Horrifying", "heartbreaking" and "barbaric" is how many in the film industry, including actors-filmmakers Anil Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Rajkummar Rao, Twinkle Khanna, Anurag Kashyap and Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, described the Sunday night violence at the Jawaharlal Nehru University while demanding that the perpetrators are brought to justice.
Sukanya Verma glances at the changing faces of women bonding in Hindi movies.
'Of all artists who openly support the current political dispensation, she is far and away the finest,' argues Sreehari Nair. 'With the exception of perhaps Tabu, no Indian actress has done more to extend the range of the feminine mystique in Hindi cinema.'
There are 12 actresses, who are among Bollywood's busiest, working on multiple films simultaneously. Just who are they?
'Deepak's character is not an out and out sexual predator.' 'I liked the way it was done because I felt it was more real, rather than a more dramatic take where a girl feels that oh, I must fight for my rights.'
The Padmavati controversy has come at an awakard time for Bollywood.
'The idea is to celebrate your imperfections because God has made us all the same, right?'
So many films have been made with Muslim characters. But how many have actually got them right?
Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.
'Made in Heaven plays well as a busy show; when it's hip, but without being hopeless,' feels Sreehari Nair.
'There are enough LGBTQ people in the industry, so I don't feel like a misfit.'
Sreehari Nair wasn't impressed with Rangoon at all. But find out which film tops his list!
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