It’s hard not to associate ‘lust’ with ‘sex’ when you think Hindi cinema. Films that explore this subject fail to rise above insipid, lacklustre writing and shoddy visuals. Those that narrate it with subtlety and a sense of purpose are few and far between. With Lust Stories, filmmakers — Karan Johar, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap ...
Bollywood is plethorically reverential of its actors. ‘Superstardom’ is a term strictly reserved for them. But if there’s one director I classify in that space not just for the way he publicly maintains himself, (or rather not), but also because of his cutting candidness, it’s Karan Johar. He’s one of the opinionated few in the ...
Bollywood has a pathetic record of successful sequels/franchises. 2014 gave us a charming entertainer in Humpty Sharma ki Dulhaniya, reminiscent of the so many filmy love stories we’ve grown up watching, yet unique and fresh in its own way. One of the biggest box office hits of 2014, the film gave us a screen pair ...
On a scale of 3 Idiots to Humshakals, the films below lie somewhere in the grey. People either loathe them or adore them. Although Bollywood loves to play safe most times, some films break stereotypes and create nuclear holocausts between best friends. Here’s a look at some of the most polarizing Bollywood films in the recent times. Let the ...
Bollywood’s sudden obsession with Sairat is the stuff every Marathi cinema lover dreamt of. Year after year of absolute gems from the Marathi industry, Marathi films went unnoticed on a national stage, despite having Mumbai, the cradle of Bollywood. Our films won several national awards but the large masses across the nation were unaware of any ...
From the opening song and credits, Baar Baar Dekho looks like the stuff perfect love stories are made of. Sweet, syrupy, straight out of a novel. Jai (Sidharth Malhotra) and Diya (Katrina Kaif) have been ‘in love’ before they even knew or understood what love meant. And like any regular couple, they are set to ...
The countdown begins! 48 hours to go (as I write this). One of my most awaited films of 2016 (because Sidharth Malhotra!) Kapoor and Sons is set to hit the screens this Friday. The trio – Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Fawad Khan – were in town (Le Meridian, Delhi) yesterday to promote the ensemble family ...
We caught up with Alia Bhatt at Dusit Deverana, Gurgaon, where she was promoting her film Humpty Sharma ki Dulhaniya, to talk about her journey so far in Bollywood, her relationship with Varun Dhawan, her favorite directors and more! Student of the Year. Highway. 2 States. 3 films. 3 hits. How has the experience ...
Dipankar Sarkar
