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Film Review: Haraamkhor

By |January 16th, 2017|reviews|

Film enthusiast Bhaskar Tripathi writes about Shlok Sharma's "Haraamkhor" -- an risqué indie finally released in cinemas after three years of CBFC hell.

The Worst Hindi Films of 2016

By |January 13th, 2017|reviews|

We list the five worst Hindi films of 2016 -- a year that was unmistakably middling in terms of both content and box-office success.

Film Review: The Blueberry Hunt

By |January 11th, 2017|reviews|

A review of a not-so-bad indie from 2016, the Naseer-and-dog-starrer, "The Blueberry Hunt".

The Imposter: A lie-transcending truth

By |January 8th, 2017|movies we loved, reviews, Young Critics|

Rohan Murti writes about a keenly designed film that documents one of the most stunning identity thefts of our time.

Desi Charades (Heads Up With an “Indian” Twist)

By |January 6th, 2017|Brown Hollywood|

The creators of an interesting new app, "Desi Charades," which digitises the quintessential Indian 'Bollywood Dumb Charades' experience, introduce us to the conception of their unique idea.

The Film Within Our Story

By |January 3rd, 2017|Filmmakers POV|

POV: Indie filmmaker Stanzin Raghu lays bare his tumultuous journey of travails, lessons, experiences, humble pies and colourful characters on the 4-year making of his first feature-length (Tamil) film, Ayynoorum Ayynthum (500 & 5).

Film Review: CUDDLY (short)

By |December 30th, 2016|reviews|

Our young critic reviews the short film, Cuddly, one of the five Terribly Tiny Talkies for Mother's Day in 2015.

The Third Wheels of 2016

By |December 27th, 2016|Awards, Critics Speak, movies we loved, reviews|

Our list of the "third wheels" in Hindi cinema of 2016 -- the unsung side-heroes, fleeting faces and cameos of films this year.

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.

The Head behind ‘Autohead’

By |December 23rd, 2016|Filmmakers POV|

Indie filmmaker Rohit Mittal, whose mockumentary feature 'Autohead' made a splash at the world's biggest genre festivals, writes about his experience and ways.

The Incessant Restlessness of Adolescence

By |December 20th, 2016|Critics Speak, movies we loved, reviews|

Tanul Thakur writes about arguably India's most popular cult film (paradoxically true) ever made, Kamal Swaroop's gleefully contradictory and endlessly enigmatic 'Om Dar-B-Dar'.

The Making of A Vigil Bastard

By |December 16th, 2016|Filmmakers POV|

Independent filmmaker Gulshan Singh writes about the 20-month making of his new short, VIGIL BASTARD (link attached).

The Storyseller

By |December 13th, 2016|Filmmakers POV|

An Assam-based professional writer shares his life story and experiences, giving us a rare optimistic and sprightly world-view of big bad B-town.

Film Review: CHEERS (short)

By |December 9th, 2016|reviews, Young Critics|

A review of another Terribly Tiny Talkies short, CHEERS, starring Ali Fazal and Anju Mahendru.

(Young) Film Review: ONE DAY MATARAM

By |December 7th, 2016|reviews, Young Critics|

18-year-old student Rohan Murti reviews the popular short film: ONE DAY MATARAM, a Terribly Tiny Talkies production.

Aces in the Hole

By |December 4th, 2016|Interviews|

An expansive, informative and freewheeling chat with the resourceful young founders of 'Pocket Aces' -- a digital-content platform gradually spreading its wings (their latest web-series, Little Things, is now live) on the Indian inter-web.

(Young) Film Review: ARRIVAL

By |December 3rd, 2016|Young Critics|

Here's sci-fi mind-bender, Arrival, reviewed by 18-year-old Rohan Murti, an aspiring journalist.

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.


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