Bombay Rose: On patriarchy and the Indian male
My thoughts after watching Gitanjali Rao’s animated film, Bombay Rose.
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.
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.
Black Friday — a tortuous quest through twisting bylanes
Thoughts on a recent interaction session with Anurag Kashyap and Black Friday.
Parched
One of the key parts for the machinery of male chauvinism to operate in India, is women themselves.
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.
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.
