In Vinod Kamble’s ‘Kastoori’, A Dalit Boy Yearns To Free Himself Of The Smells That Cling To Him
At the Dharamsala International Film Festival, a powerful drama about a boy who cleans toilets and performs post-mortems in order to pay for school.
Film Festivals
‘Horror Movies Are Art’: Midsommar Director Ari Aster On Why He’s Angry When The Genre Is Called Trashy
The filmmaker talks about putting himself into his characters, seeing Hereditary and Midsommar as companions and why he finds the term ‘elevated horror’ snobbish
Franklin Leonard On Creating Hollywood’s Black List And Why Men Are More Likely Than Women To Submit Terrible Scripts
The Black List founder Franklin Leonard on his experience on the MAMI India Gold jury, the gender dynamics of writers and his plans to work with the Indian film industry
Bitter Chestnut Movie Review: Gurvinder Singh’s New Film Is Defiant In Its Refusal to Do Anything Dramatic
Bitter Chestnut frees itself from cinematic conventions. But does it work?
Moothon Movie Review: Geetu Mohandas’ Drama Is Bumpy And Overstuffed, But With Passages Of Great Beauty And A Superb Nivin Pauly
One part of me wished this ambitious film had stuck to one story in one timeline, but in a strange way, this in-between mood is what makes the events stand out.
5 Unique Indian Stories To Look Forward To At MAMI 2019
This year’s line-up has stories about a langur impersonator, a meat eater who takes his passion for food too far and a spaceship that collects the Earth’s dead
The MAMI Survival Guide: Everything You Need To Know To Have The Best Film Festival Experience
Ahead of this year’s festival, we’ve collated the definitive list of MAMI hacks. A guide on how to survive, thrive and make the most out of the Mumbai Film Festival
MAMI 2019: Eight Hidden Gems
Every festival has hidden gems – little-known films that catch fire in the week and end up being fan/jury favourites out of nowhere. Here are 8 potential sleeper hits from thos year’s Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival With Star
Spooky Adil Hussain-Starrer ‘Nirvana Inn’ Explores What It’s Like To Be Haunted By Your Past
The film, directed by Vijay Jayapal and starring Rajshri Deshpande and Sandhya Mridul, premiered at the Busan International Film Festival
5 Exciting Things To Look Forward To At This Year’s Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival With Star
From Seema Pahwa’s directorial debut to Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman – highlights from the line-up announcement of the 21st Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival With Star taking place between the 17th and 24th of October
A Dog And His Man Movie Review: A Quiet, Moving Record Of A Village That Vanishes Due To The Coal Beneath It
Siddharth Tripathy’s film was premiered as an Official Selection at Vancouver International Film Festival. It will be screened at Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival With Star, 2019
Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp And Robert Pattinson In A Lacklustre Adaptation Of JM Coetzee’s ‘Waiting For The Barbarians’
Plus, three Afghan women dealing with pregnancy, into a killer’s mind, and the super-entertaining closing film of the festival
