Memorable Hindi film scenes of 2019
Pankaj Sachdeva writes about his favourite Hindi film scenes of 2019.
iiF Awards, Hindi Cinema, 2019
The definitive list of the best and worst of Hindi cinema in 2019.
The five worst Hindi films of the decade
We list down the five worst Bollywood movies of this decade. There were many contenders. Only a few won.
Kabir Singh: Suffering is very personal
Pankaj Sachdeva delves into the creases of the most discussed Hindi film of the year, Kabir Singh.
The Bombay of modern Hindi cinema
We take a look how a certain dimension of Maximum City – "the immigrant's Mumbai" – is being represented in contemporary Hindi cinema and short films.
Mangoes in Hindi cinema
A very seasonal look at fleeting cameos by everyone's favourite fruit in Hindi cinema.
Badla: Of Reversals and Power
Pankaj Sachdeva delves into the twists and themes of Sujoy Ghosh's 2019 hit, BADLA.
Autorickshaws in Hindi cinema
Pankaj Sachdeva does a roundup of the role of the modest autorickshaw – India's most loved and hated mode of everyday transport – in Hindi cinema.
The rebellion of the Hindi film heroine
An analysis of the modern transformation of the "heroine" through the prism of Hindi cinema in 2018.
Food Lessons from Hindi Cinema in 2018
A unique Hindi cinema year-ender for 2018 by Pankaj Sachdeva detailing an old Indian favourite: Food in films
In Conversation with “Poster Boy” Raj Khatri
Our 'graphic' chat with the passionate Raj Khatri, one of the foremost movie-poster designers in India, about his craft, his personal work and the perception of poster art in a nation still coming to terms with the key mediums of moviemaking.
Laila Majnu: Love is Madness
Pankaj Sachdeva dissects the Imtiaz Ali-written undertones of Sajid Ali's Laila Majnu (2018) - an underrated film elevated by one of the best male performances of the year.
Breaking the Fourth Wall in Hindi Cinema
Pankaj Sachdeva delves into the various ways Bollywood characters break the fourth wall in the movies.
Raazi: If the heart agrees
By Pankaj Sachdeva Meghna Gulzar's Raazi is the story of Sehmat (Alia Bhatt) who is a daughter, a wife, and a spy. The film is based on Harinder Sikka's novel Calling Sehmat which itself was inspired by real events. Sehmat is the twenty-year-old daughter of Hidayat Khan (Rajit Kapur) who dedicated his life to the service of his nation. He asks Sehmat to get married to a Pakistani major's son Iqbal (Vicky Kaushal) so that she can spy on the secret plans of the other nation's army and relay them to the Indian intelligence. Sehmat is raazi (in agreement) to do the same and becomes a raazi (keeper of [...]
The Saviours of Idealism
Writer Poulomi Das delves into two Hindi films where the pragmatism of the older characters shields the idealism of the vulnerable younger ones.
What Women (don’t) Want
A throwback to Angry Indian Goddesses, the angry 2015 feminist Indian film helmed by a male director.
Pari: Of the Inner Demon
Pankaj Sachdeva looks into the legends of Prosit Roy's fascinating horror film starring Anushka Sharma, PARI: Not A Fairytale.
A jumbled kind of Loev
Film critic Rahul Desai writes about Sudhanshu Saria's critically acclaimed independent film (now streaming on Netflix), LOEV.
