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Film Review: Guilty (Netflix)

By |March 18th, 2020|reviews, Young Critics|

Rachit Raj writes about GUILTY, the uneven Netflix India original written by Kanika Dhillon and directed by Ruchi Narain.

Film Review: RAKKHOSH (Netflix)

By |March 15th, 2020|reviews, Young Critics|

Our review of the indie, RAKKHOSH, featuring Namit Das and Sanjay Mishra, also known as "India's first POV feature film".

The anti-youth of Aunty Sudha, Aunty Radha

By |March 10th, 2020|Critics Speak, reviews, ReviewsDisplayLarge|

Film critic Poulomi Das writes about Tanuja Chandra's intimate new documentary, "Aunty Sudha, Aunty Radha".

For the love of “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi”

By |March 6th, 2020|Analysis, Critics Speak|

Rahul Desai's column on the subtext of Aditya Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.

Purchases Returns And Allowances Journal

By |March 4th, 2020|Uncategorized|

ContentOne More Thing InventoryAccounts Receivable Vs Accounts Payable: What Are The Key Different?Purchases Day BookWhat Are Purchase Discounts, Returns And Allowances?Purchase Return & Allowances Journal EntriesHow To Journalize Closing Entries For A Merchandise CorporationExample For Goods Returned To SupplierFinancial Accounting A debit memo is a small document that is prepared by the buyer and sent to the seller to intimate him that his account is been debited for the value of goods returned or the allowance taken from him. In this document, buyer mentions the type, quality, quantity, price and invoice number of the goods being returned to the seller. [...]

Staircases in films

By |February 29th, 2020|Analysis|

Pankaj Sachdeva writes about the various roles – villain, hero, romantic device – that staircases have assumed in films over the years.

Noblemen: An eye for an eye

By |February 23rd, 2020|Analysis, reviews|

By Pankaj Sachdeva In Noblemen, debutante director Vandana Kataria reimagines Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice by setting it in a boarding school in India. Her film tells the story of Shay (Ali Haji) who is selected to play the part of Bassanio from the aforementioned play in the annual function at his school. He is bullied by his senior Baaadal (Shaan Grover) as he wants to play the part of Bassanio as well. In connivance with the school captain Arjun (Mohommad Ali Mir), Baaadal tries to force Shay to withdraw from the play using violence and torture. The only support system Shay has [...]

Film review: Yours Truly

By |February 19th, 2020|reviews, Young Critics|

Rachit Raj writes about Sanjoy Nag's delightful little 2019 indie, YOURS TRULY, starring Soni Razdan.

Film review: Teen Aur Aadha

By |February 13th, 2020|reviews, Young Critics|

Rachit Raj reviews Dar Gai's critically acclaimed film, TEEN AUR AADHA, streaming on Netflix.

KPFF2020: Watching “Eeb Allay Ooo!”

By |February 10th, 2020|Film Festivals, Young Critics|

Young cinephile Debanjan Dhar writes about his experience of watching Prateek Vats' Eeb Allay Ooo! at the People's Film Festival of Kolkata.

New voice: Prateek Vats on Eeb Allay Ooo!

By |February 8th, 2020|Film Festivals, Interviews|

Our interview with the eloquent Prateek Vats, whose debut feature EEB ALLAY OOO! has been selected at the prestigious Berlinale 2020 after winning the Golden Gateway at MAMI 2019.

Film review: Sam Mendes’ 1917

By |January 21st, 2020|Young Critics|

Aspiring film critic Rachit Raj writes about the film everyone is talking about: Sam Mendes' anti-war epic, 1917.

The meaty metaphors of Jallikattu & Aamis

By |January 19th, 2020|Analysis, Film Festivals, movies we loved, reviews|

Jayjit Sarkar, an assistant professor of English literature, writes an essay connecting Lijo Jose Pellissery's Jallikattu (2019) to Bhaskar Hazarika's Aamir (2019).

Some more Hindi film trivia

By |January 17th, 2020|Analysis|

Pankaj Sachdeva lists down more Hindi film trivia for hawk-eyed cinephiles.

Memorable Hindi film scenes of 2019

By |January 10th, 2020|Analysis, movies we loved, reviews|

Pankaj Sachdeva writes about his favourite Hindi film scenes of 2019.

(Streaming) Review: Ghost Stories

By |January 5th, 2020|reviews, Young Critics|

Rachit Raj reviews the first Hindi film release of 2020, Netflix anthology GHOST STORIES.

iiF Awards, Hindi Cinema, 2019

By |December 31st, 2019|movies we loved, reviews, ReviewsDisplaySmall|

The definitive list of the best and worst of Hindi cinema in 2019.

2019: The horror of fascist systems

By |December 25th, 2019|Analysis, Critics Speak|

An essay on the movies and shows that have eerily captured the "invisible horrors" of fascist systems in 2019.


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