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IIF Awards, Hindi Cinema, 2016

By |December 25th, 2016|Awards, Critics Speak, movies we loved, reviews|

Our year-ender piece -- an 'awards' take, with various dubious and real categories, on the best and worst of Hindi cinema (Bollywood) in 2016.

Film Review: Hansal Mehta’s ALIGARH

By |November 30th, 2016|reviews|

A review of one of the best Hindi-language films of 2016, Hansal Mehta's ALIGARH.

Jio MAMI MFF 2016: Pankaj Johar’s ‘Cecilia’

By |October 15th, 2016|Film Festivals, Interviews|

An interview with documentary filmmaker Pankaj Johar about his moving first feature length-film 'Cecilia,' which plays in the India Story section of the Mumbai Film Festival.

Jio MAMI MFF 2016: Pulkit’s Manav-Kaul starrer, ‘Maroon’

By |October 13th, 2016|Film Festivals, Interviews|

Our chat with filmmaker Pulkit, whose first film, Manav Kaul starrer and psychological thriller 'Maroon,' plays in the India Story section at the 2016 Mumbai Film Festival.

Jio MAMI MFF 2016: The Best of Indian cinema

By |October 10th, 2016|Film Festivals|

LIST ALERT: We list down a bunch of interesting Indian films to look out for at this year's Mumbai Film Festival.

Jio MAMI MFF 2016: Films To Watch Out For

By |October 6th, 2016|Film Festivals|

We list down some of the absolute best and CANNOT-BE-MISSED films to play at this year's JIO MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, 2016.

U Turn Review: audacious, engaging ride to a tepid finale

By |July 13th, 2016|reviews|

Review of 'Lucia' director Pawan Kumar's intriguing new Kannada-language thriller 'U Turn'.

The Unbearable Lightness Of Waiting

By |May 30th, 2016|reviews|

Where we explore the stricken minds of Anu Menon's lovely little film, Waiting, starring Kalki and Naseeruddin Shah as two disillusioned spouses on the opposite ends of the grief spectrum.

“My Bible for Kapoor & Sons was ‘Monsoon Wedding’.”

By |April 19th, 2016|Interviews|

We speak to man-of-the-moment Shakun Batra, the young director of one of the year's better Hindi films, 'Kapoor & Sons.'

REEL to REAL

By |April 13th, 2016|reviews|

A new contributor to iiF writes about a recent "real" Bollywood trend, and how we need more of it.

Film Review: Kaafiron Ki Namaaz

By |April 8th, 2016|reviews|

A review of the direct-to-youtube 140-minute independent film, Kaafiron Ki Namaaz.

“Bombay is where people can change the screenplay of their lives.”

By |April 2nd, 2016|Interviews|

We track down the elusive and iconic Sudhir Mishra to have a quick chat about his films, early years and the changing landscape of Hindi films.

Knocking On Open Doors

By |March 21st, 2016|Interviews|

An interview with Prashantt Guptha, the eloquent actor behind one of the most enduring faces on the ill-fated Pan Am Flight 73 in Ram Madhvani's NEERJA.


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