Agra is weird, even ambitiously so, as the film moves between being disturbing and just plain odd, it doesn't fully land on either side, observes Mayur Sanap.
'We are the same people who can quench a man's thirst and also kill him.'
Some of her best films are not available on streaming platforms, but Deepa Gahlot looks at her Hindi cinema oeuvre on OTT.
A Death in the Gunj is not a happy film at all times, but it is very entertaining says Aseem Chhabra.
'There can be no bigger compliment than people walking away, carrying the film in their hearts, and thanking you for it.'
Despite its many problems, A Death in the Gunj is an important work says Sreehari Nair.
Small-town India shines right through in these movie gems.
This piece is a tribute to that corner of film criticism that they call subtextual film criticism.
Of all the Indian films screened in Toronto, three stood out for Aseem Chhabra -- A Death in the Gunj, Mostly Sunny and An Insignificant Man.