Kakababur Protyaborton Review: African Suffering
Kakababu goes to Kenya in Srijit Mukherji’s new instalment of the action-adventure franchise, streaming on Hoichoi
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REKKA, On Hoichoi, Is An Infuriatingly Shoddy, Incoherent Mess
REKKA is not the first show of its kind, and it’s not going to be the last. This is standard Bengali fare, indistinguishable from one another…
40 Breakthrough Indian Directorial Debuts
On the 20th anniversary of Farhan Akhtar’s Dil Chahta Hai, we look at directorial debuts that changed the game
Book Versus Film: Ray
Some of Satyajit Ray’s short stories make you want to reach out for that word, “unfilmable”, but then, what’s filmable anyway?
Ray, On Netflix: A Tribute To The Master Storyteller
While Ray may not be the ideal tribute to the master storyteller, it definitely sets the ball running for audiences across the globe to explore his work further
Ray, On Netflix, Is A Limp Ode To The Literature Of Legacy
Ray has three directors, at least two of whom appear to be crippled by the pressure of introducing the hallowed source material to modern-day cinephiles
Ray Is An Anthology Too Uneven To Do Satyajit Ray's Stories Justice
Like most anthologies, Ray is a mix of dazzling and mediocre. The master deserves more sparkling filmmaking.
The Time-Travelling Soundtrack Of Jaatishwar
The legend of a 19th-century folk poet, a musical genius of modern-day Bengal and a 21st-century avant-garde filmmaker come together to create this blissful album
Feluda Pherot Review: Srijit Mukherji’s Adaptation Plays It Too Safe
Mukherji’s textbook approach to adapting Ray’s iconic detective gets the ‘look’ right, but isn’t quite successful in translating the story from book to screen
Cricket Quickies With Srijit Mukherji
The filmmaker lists his dream team, favourite matches, and IPL predictions
The Ultimate Movie Recommendations: 100 Films You Should Not Miss
Leading filmmakers, actors and critics list must-watch movies from across time, genre, language and geography
Filmmaker Srijit Mukherji Picks 40 Movies He Wants Everyone To See
My list contains some fairly unanimous classics, some contentious ones, some ordinary and possibly even some bad films. The only common thread running through them is they have entered my terrestrial screenplay at some point of time.
