Shiddat Is Old School And Not In A Good Way
The jarring tonalities accentuate the loopholes in logic
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BellBottom Has Slickness And Scale, But An Outlandish, Wobbly Plot
If we do get a sequel, I hope the makers go for a pure spy story rather than trying to bung in romance, ma ka pyaar and on-the-nose patriotism
Kaali Peeli Tales | Anupama Chopra’s Review | Film Companion
These stories are about mostly affluent people grappling with affairs of the heart – divorce, infidelity, the idea of an open marriage, coming out of the closet, one-night stands and…
Bhuj: The Pride of India | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Film Companion
Bhuj is mostly a series of disjointed vignettes about men either killing or thumping their chests and proudly declaring their love for Bharat ma. Watch Anupama Chopra’s review, and watch…
Shershaah | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Sidharth M, Kiara A | Film Compa...
Shershaah, on @Amazon Prime Video India, starring Sidharth Malhotra & Kiara Advani, doesn’t have the daring of its subject. The intentions are laudable but it feels tokenistic because the writing…
Navarasa | Anupama Chopra’s Review | Netflix | Film Companion
Navarasa is arguably the mother of Indian anthologies – nine films based on the nine emotional states prescribed by the Natya Shastra. It’s bolstered by good intentions, some superb performances…
Feels Like Ishq | Anupama Chopra’s Review | Netflix India | Film Companion
Most of the films are thirty minutes long but truthfully, little in the three hours “feels like ishq”. Much of it feels synthetic, simplistic, straining to be meaningful and, largely,…
14 Phere | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Vikrant M, Kriti K | Film Companion
14 Phere, on Zee Premium, is a bewildering film. It’s set up as a romance but the horror of honor killing looms large. Watch Anupama Chopra’s review of the film starring…
Toofaan | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Farhan Akhtar, Mrunal Thakur | Fil...
In Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Toofaan on @Amazon Prime Video India, Aziz, a street fighter from Dongri, the catalyst in his life is a doctor at the local hospital. To paraphrase…
Malik | Anupama Chopra’s Review | Fahadh Faasil, Nimisha Sajayan | Film Companion
A short descriptor of Malik could be – a Malayalam Nayakan. Like Mani Ratnam’s 1987 classic, this film is also a sprawling story of crime and punishment spanning generations and…
Haseen Dillruba | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Film Companion
Haseen Dillruba on @Netflix India, starring Taapsee Pannu, Vikrant Massey & Harshvardhan Rane, is genre busting – it’s a murder mystery but also a feverish romance with dollops of comedy…
Ray | Anupama Chopra’s Review | Film Companion
The idea of contemporary directors interpreting Ray’s writing is instantly magical but this anthology is too uneven to do it justice. The master deserves more sparkling filmmaking. You can watch…
