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Bombay Rose: On patriarchy and the Indian male
My thoughts after watching Gitanjali Rao’s animated film, Bombay Rose.
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Adoor and Kasaravalli
My notes from the Singapore South Asian International Film Festival 2017 and a panel discussion involving Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Girish Kasaravalli, Leena Yadav and Prasanna Vithanage.
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The Namesake
You can’t really point out and say that this film is about the father, the mother or the son. It’s peppered with lots of little but memorable characters.
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Black Friday — a tortuous quest through twisting bylanes
Thoughts on a recent interaction session with Anurag Kashyap and Black Friday.
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Parched
One of the key parts for the machinery of male chauvinism to operate in India, is women themselves.
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Agantuk – Satyajit Ray’s Last Film
Ray has absolutely no hurry in narrating the story. It’s a relief to watch his films after all the swishes and jittery cuts of modern cinema.
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Pratidwandi Opening Sequence
To me this shot seemed symbolic of life in the city. Of people clinging onto something steady, in a world where things move fast and anything could topple any moment.