Horror, parody, zom-com or whatever you wanna call it, there is no denying that Go Goa Gone is the first of its kind. But being the first of its kind doesn’t necessarily mean you’re automatically deemed a brilliant piece of cinema. At least not in my books. Innovative has to be teamed with great cinema to leave any impact. So is Go Goa Gone all talk … Read More →
Rohan Sippy might be taking his time to discover his style and exact position in the grand scheme of Hindi cinema but there is one thing that a Rohan Sippy film always delivers, and for the lack of the better phrase I will go ahead and say it, something different! Be it Kuch Naa Kaho, Bluff Master or Dum Maaro Dum no doubt that the … Read More →
Coming of age films about friendship, love and aspirations big and small is no doubt Hindi cinemas most prominently used themes in recent times. Wake Up Sid, Rang De Basanti, Band Baaja Baraat and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara are just few of the names that come to mind of films depicting the trials and tribulations of the adolescences in modern Indian societies. Keeping in line … Read More →
Interpretation is a weird and wonderful thing. This gets illustrated more than often in reviews when a certain reviewer takes a point from the movie that perhaps the director didn’t even notice he/she was making. I suspect the route I’m going to take whilst reviewing Sudhir Mishra’s Inkaar may just be that. The highly acclaimed director who happens to be one of my favorites returns to the … Read More →
From the smoking warning to the climax, there is nothing remotely normal or sane about Vishal Bhardwaj’s latest outing, Matru Ki Bijilee Ka Mandola. However, underneath all the madness is a simple inspiring story about some very memorable characters. So yes as you may have guessed the movie is about a Matru (Imran Khan, an LLB graduate who instead of pursuing his degree is Mandola’s right hand man), a … Read More →
{Often a times I revisit an old film or discover a film that I didn’t over the years and have so much to say about it. so these ‘Flashback’ posts will accommodate my opinions on those films.} Gotta love it when you stumble across a gem of a film when hopping from one Wiki page to another. Whilst reminiscing on one of my favourite 90s films Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota … Read More →
Prathna or Sakhi - love child of cinema and the law. Law student by day, photography/writer by night and cinema enthusiast for life. Pretty much as filmi as they come. A 90s child who wishes she can time travel to the days of Sunil Shetty dancing to kya ada kya jawle and Salman Khan's judwaa act. The experience of watching a film isn't over until I write about it hence the blog. To know more head over to my Twitter profile (@sakhispeaks).