As the colourful credits roll, you are indeed taken back to the times of those Doordarshan serial days and you get a sense of what you should expect. The opening shot of a very young couple getting married in the hinterlands makes you wonder if it is a child marriage. This is 21st-century India and... Continue Reading →
12th Fail – My Flash Review!
In 1998, Vidhu Vinod Chopra made Kareeb – a love story that was sweet, simple and staid in its making. The movie didn’t do well at the box office then. Till then Chopra was known for making films with a flair and flourish like Parinda, 1942: A Love Story etc… Post Kareeb, Chopra went on... Continue Reading →
Dunki – My Flash Review!
Most famed directors over some time develop a signature template for their films. Rajkumar Hirani is not an exception. His template is to pick up a serious social subject that has a universal appeal, develop an interesting screenplay around it and lace it with scenes that work on humour at one level and emotions at... Continue Reading →
Jawan – My (late) Flash Review!
As I write this, Jawan has already completed more than two weeks in theatres and has turned out to be a humungous box office hit beating many records. The film starring Shahrukh Khan is directed by Atlee, a relatively new name in Bollywood but a very familiar name in South India having churned out successive... Continue Reading →
Shakuntala Devi – My Flash Review
We all knew that Shakuntala Devi (SD) was a Maths genius and brought fame to India abroad with her maths wizardry. What we didn’t know of course, were the trials and tribulations she went through as a mother in the process. This biopic directed by Anu Menon attempts to fill in that gap. If you... Continue Reading →
Sanju and the Question of Morality in Biopics!
In Indian cinema, it’s raining biopics of late, the latest, much talked about and at the same time reviled one being Sanju, the biopic on Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt by Rajkumar Hirani. As we speak, this film is running to packed houses even 1 week after it hit the theatres and has already crossed Rs.... Continue Reading →
AnandKumarRSonFilms 