Reviews of the latest (and sometimes not-so latest) independent films from South Asians everywhere.
The Worst Hindi Films of 2016
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
A review of a not-so-bad indie from 2016, the Naseer-and-dog-starrer, "The Blueberry Hunt".
The Imposter: A lie-transcending truth
Rohan Murti writes about a keenly designed film that documents one of the most stunning identity thefts of our time.
Film Review: CUDDLY (short)
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
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
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 Incessant Restlessness of Adolescence
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'.
Film Review: CHEERS (short)
A review of another Terribly Tiny Talkies short, CHEERS, starring Ali Fazal and Anju Mahendru.
(Young) Film Review: ONE DAY MATARAM
18-year-old student Rohan Murti reviews the popular short film: ONE DAY MATARAM, a Terribly Tiny Talkies production.
Film Review: Hansal Mehta’s ALIGARH
A review of one of the best Hindi-language films of 2016, Hansal Mehta's ALIGARH.
Film Review: TITLI
A review of one of the most riveting Hindi-language films of 2015: Kanu Behl's TITLI.
Film Review: Pavan Kripalani’s PHOBIA
A review of one of the better Hindi-language 'mainstream' horror films in recent memory: Pavan Kripalani's Radhika Apte starrer, PHOBIA.
Film Review: India in a Day
A review of Richie Mehta's new-age experiment, 'India in a Day,' a crowdsourced non-fiction film made up of footage of one day submitted by thousands of Indians.
Album Review: Pritam’s ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’
Music critic Rohit Mehrotra reviews perhaps the year's most popular mainstream music album so far, Pritam's 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.'
MAMI 2016: Cinema report card
A quick, dirty rating-system lowdown of the many films we caught at MAMI 2016 -- designed to help you choose, download, stream, buy and wait for these titles over the next few months.
Film review: Brahman Naman (Netflix)
A film review of maverick filmmaker Quashiq Mukherjee's retro Netflix comedy, Brahman Naman.
MAMI 2016: The award winners.
A quick lowdown and list of all the winners at the closing ceremony of the 18th MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.
MAMI MFF 2016: Marathi short-film anthology, Bioscope
A look at the Marathi-language short-film anthology, Bioscope, which screens as part of the Marathi Talkies section at MAMI 2016.
