Reviews of the latest (and sometimes not-so latest) independent films from South Asians everywhere.
A dawn of recurring darkness
Our review of 'Fireflies in the Abyss', an affecting and well-constructed documentary about the lives of immigrant Nepali miners in Meghalaya.
Brahman Naman makes ‘LOSER’ cool and ‘COOL’ looser.
A producer writes about her take on Q's latest film, a comedy (believe it) named 'Brahman Naman', which had its India Premiere this week.
Review, KRITI: The perils of writing too hard.
Our review of Shirish Kunder's psychological-thriller short film, Kriti, starring Manoj Bajpayee, Radhika Apte and Neha Sharma.
Film Review: DHANAK
Our review of Nagesh Kukunoor's 13th feature film, Dhanak, a cute little children's film that thrives on an overdose of dreams and goodness.
Album Review: RAMAN RAGHAV 2.0
Music critic Rohit Mehrotra breaks down -- and thanks the song Gods for -- composer Ram Sampath's deliciously dark new music album: Anurag Kashyap's Raman Raghav 2.0.
Film Review: THITHI (Kannada)
Rahul Desai's review of the excellent Kannada-language film, Thithi, directed by 26-year-old Raam Reddy.
The Unbearable Lightness Of Waiting
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.
That Feeling Of Pina
ARCHIVES: An elaborately passionate outburst about the 2011 Wim Wenders 3D documentary, PINA.
A Propaganda Piece Of Nothingness
Our review of 'Buddha In A Traffic Jam', the "controversial" indie that's making waves across Indian colleges for no particular reason.
When madness is born to die
An in-depth analysis of Nagraj Manjule's soaring Marathi-language sophomore feature film, Sairat.
Long Live Cricket. Cricket Is Dead.
We review a startling sports documentary (released in India on TVFPlay) about two journalists out to explore "cricket's biggest ever scandal."
Film Review: LAAL RANG
Our review of the very intriguing and interminably long Randeep Hooda starrer, LAAL RANG.
REEL to REAL
A new contributor to iiF writes about a recent "real" Bollywood trend, and how we need more of it.
Film Review: Kaafiron Ki Namaaz
A review of the direct-to-youtube 140-minute independent film, Kaafiron Ki Namaaz.
Review: Kya Dilli Kya Lahore (2014)
We look back on actor Vijay Raaz's directorial debut 'Kya Dilli Kya Lahore' -- an anti-war chamber piece with two performers at the top of their game.
Album Review: Bollywood Diaries (2016)
Music critic Rohit Mehrotra discovers the joy of a little-known album, and shares it with us -- song by song.
Death Of A Gentle Man
An Op-ed piece (and not quite a review) of the events surrounding and shaping Hansal Mehta's remarkable new film, Aligarh.
Film Review: Bollywood Diaries
Our review of the Hindi film, 'Bollywood Diaries', a surprisingly passionate, superbly acted and well-crafted tribute to struggling artistes across the country.
