Haider, On Netflix, Is Not A Relic From The Past
The tragedy of Hamlet is Shakespeare’s longest play and delivering it on-screen is a tough nut to crack. But Haider does not falter.
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Kaalapani: Conventional Patriotic Themes Drown
There is little that one can do when the only light one sees is filtering through the bars of a prison cell. Kaalapani foregrounds that anguish, that helplessness, and that beautiful love for one’s country.
How Different Is Mira Nair’s A Suitable Boy From Vikram Seth's?
From Meenakshi’s pregnancy to Maan and Feroz’s homoerotic friendship, this is a list of deviations from the source text
The Predictability Of The Women Of A Suitable Boy, On Netflix
Like any other narrative of the 1950s, the women here too seem to know their boundaries: freedom comes at a cost
A Suitable Boy, On Netflix, Is Filmy In The Best Sense Of The Word
Mira Nair delivers a visually sumptuous saga which, despite the sizable bumps, is ultimately satisfying
Guide To A Suitable Boy, Mira Nair’s Adaptation Of Vikram Seth’s Novel
The 6-episode series will release on Netflix India on October 23
Notes from TIFF: Mira Nair’s A Suitable Boy
The six-hour miniseries is a sweeping, sumptuous saga, which has rough, clunky stretches but is ultimately wonderfully satisfying
Trailer Talk: Mira Nair Directs Tabu, Ishaan Khattar In A Suitable Boy
Directed by Mira Nair, written by Andrew Davies, this BBC show begins streaming on July 26
Rajiv Menon On 20 Years Of Kandukondain Kandukondain
In a conversation with Baradwaj Rangan, Rajiv Menon speaks about moving closer to reality as a filmmaker, the 18-year-gap before he made Sarvam Thaala Mayam, and making a film with an ensemble cast
The Link Between Allu Arjun's Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo And Nietzsche
How does the 19th Century philosopher’s controversial concept of Master and Slave Morality play out in Director Trivikram Srinivas’ film?
Why Unlikeable Female Leads In Hindi Film Are So Pleasurable To Watch
In Guilty, the heroine is judgemental and contemptuous—a woman’s worst enemy. She makes moral mistakes of the sort that mainstream Hindi cinema does not really permit its heroines.
Jawaani Jaaneman Movie Review: Doesn’t Become More Than The Sum Of Its Parts
The laughs aren’t frequent enough and the emotions don’t deepen until the second hour
