Bollywood

BATWARA 1947 REVIEW: SHABANA AZMI

BATWARA 1947 REVIEW: SHABANA AZMI Every nation carries within it a wound that history refuses to let heal, writes Arnab Banerjee. Batwara 1947 enters Partition through one h...

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SRIDEVI: BOLLYWOOD’S MOST MAGICAL SUPERSTAR  

On her 63rd Birthday, August 13, Monojit Lahiri traces the life and times of the late super-star Sridevi, whom neither age can chill nor rivals steal   Bollywood is a da...

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OHH MY DOG: LOVE, LOYALTY, LOSS

Canine Loyalty Meets A Darker Tale of Loss, Courage and Justice. Arnab Banerjee reviews Amit Rai’s Ohh My Dog, a heartfelt canine mystery that blends childhood, loyalty,...

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GOODBYE SHATTERS THE NARRATIVE GRAMMAR

Vinta Nanda discovers in Deeshak Patra’s 18-minute-long At Last We Said Goodbye a fearless new cinematic voice, where fractured chronology, psychological suspense and th...

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PRITAM AND PEDRO REVIEW VERDICT

A convention-bound cyber thriller that never quite acquires the unmistakable Hirani magic. Despite capable performances, Pritam and Pedro struggles with predictable writing, w...

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WELCOME LOST IN SATIRICAL CHAOS

Lost in the Wilderness of Its Own Making: Arnab Banerjee reviews Welcome to the Jungle, finding a promising satirical premise buried beneath bloated storytelling, shrill humou...

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COCKTAIL 2 TESTS LOVE’S LIMITS

Arnab Banerjee examines Homi Adajania’s Cocktail 2, exploring fidelity, trust, temptation, and modern relationships while assessing the performances of Shahid Kapoor, Kr...

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GOVERNOR REWRITES HISTORY FOR POLITICS

Film critic Arnab Banerjee examines Governor, a politically charged retelling of India's 1991 economic crisis, praising Manoj Bajpayee's performance while questioning the film...

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COURAGE AMID MUMBAI'S DARKEST NIGHT

Arnab Banerjee reviews Bharat Bhagya Vidhata, Manoj Tapadia's gripping account of courage during the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, highlighting extraordinary healthcare workers whose ...

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A STORY BURIED BENEATH PARTITION'S ASHES

Arnab Banerjee examines Imtiaz Ali's Main Vaapas Aaunga, a poignant Partition-era drama exploring memory, displacement, interfaith love, and inherited trauma through powerful ...

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THE RURAL BOY WHO BECAME A LITERARY ICON

Sohaila Kapur explores Mahesh Elkunchwar’s remarkable journey from rural Maharasht...

October 18 2026

PRAHAAR REVIEW: JUSTICE AND HEROISM

Prahaar examines Ujjwal Nikam’s role in landmark terror trials, championing due pr...

October 17 2026

BIRDS IN THE DARK REVIEW

A luminous tale of souls in search of light. Saibal Chatterjee’s review explores S...

October 16 2026