The overall quality of Hindi films produced this year was abysmal, but the industry did throw up a handful of gems in 2022, holding out the hope that all is not lost. Balan has the ability to transport a viewer into the universe of her emotions, but rarely has she done so as thoroughly as in Jalsa, playing off Shah’s …
Towards the end of 2021, when one reached Delite Diamond — a single-screen theatre at the cusp of Old Delhi — to watch the press show of Ranveer Singh’s much-awaited 83, a flummoxed usher asked the critics to wait because the previous show was houseful. He says the producers felt reducing the ticket price of a film headlined by a …
Filmmaker Prakash Jha, who delivered the third season of his hit web series Aashram this year, has commented on the poor state of big-budget films releasing in theatres these days. Prakash Jha is known for his socio-political films like Gangaajal, Apaharan, Raajneeti, Aarakshan, Chakravyuh and Satyagraha. On being asked about the sorry state of films in theatres, he said, “They …
Matto Ki Saikil Cast: Prakash Jha, Anita Choudhary, Dimpy Mishra, Aarohi Sharma Director: M Gani In 1948 Vittorio De Sica made Bicycle Thieves, a haunting tale about a man trying to track down his stolen bicycle, which is his only hope to secure his livelihood. In 2020, M Gani’s Matto Ki Sakil took us back to the Italian classic, making …
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