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Take Ten: Seeking India’s Next Generation of Storytellers
Ten filmmakers will be given an incredible opportunity to attend workshops by the best in the business and make a fully funded short film
What Celebrity Management In Bollywood Really Looks Like
Bollywood manager Manpreet Bacchhar fills us in on the truths about talent management that the Netflix India show Call My Agent: Bollywood misses out on
Mimi, On Netflix And JioCinema, Is A Well-Performed But Inconsistent Fairytale
The film is far from flawless, but a star is (re)born
Mimi, On Netflix, Is An Okayish Film With An Interesting Premise
A performance that surprised me came from Sanon. As Mimi, she shines and displays her prowess as both an actor and a strong female lead.
Mimi Operates At A Simplistic, Superficial Level
The trouble with this film is its lack of believability
Mimi Is Pregnant With Potential But Short On Ideas
The entire film – and not just the protagonist’s decision – is designed to appease the Asian-exoticism gaze of the Western tourists.
Feels Like Ishq, On Netflix, Is A Sugary Mocktail Of Empty Calories
Despite the short films’ corny titles, the writers or directors seem to know the world of their short 30-minute stories
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,…
Feels Like Ishq Has Little Subversion, Irreverence Or Messiness
A character says: ‘Kuch nahi badlega. Duniya fucked thi aur shayad fucked hi rahegi.’ Which made me wonder – is this true of anthologies also?
Haseen Dillruba Is A Saucy And Delicious Cocktail Of Everything Pulpy
The takeaway this time from a Vinil Mathew film is that love can make people do crazy things. Just that it need not always be for the right reasons.
Haseen Dillruba, Kanika Dhillon’s Adventurous Re-Imagining Of Hindi Pulp
The film hangs precariously on the edge of nostalgic fondness and snobbish dislike
