Movies and cinema form an integral part of the popular media consumed every day. It is a platform that serves multiple purposes – it can entertain, it can educate, and even inspire change. Each movie holds the key to a new world for the viewer, and along with it a new perspective. Movies and cinema […]
Movie: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Director: Zoya Akhtar Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Farhan Akhtar, Kalki Koechlin, Katrina Kaif Year of Release: 2011 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara only serves to remind me of a) my lack of money, b) my lack of friends, and c) my lack of a figure like Katrina Kaif. This movie […]
Politics form a huge part of the culture of any country. In India, however, it almost acts as a religion. People follow the leaders through generations, and ideologies are passed on in the name of tradition. These simple people buy into the fake promises made to them by politicians and are willing to do anything […]
Tamasha is one of the most underrated movies of this decade. It is masterpiece in all its facets—screenplay, acting, music, cinematography. It has a very basic plot: boy (Ranbir Kapoor) meets girl (Deepika Padukone) in the idyllic setting of Corsica but decide not to reveal their real identities and eventually, fall in love. They meet […]
Movie: Lootera Director: Vikramaditya Motwane Starring: Ranveer Singh, Sonakshi Sinha, Divya Dutta, Vikrant Massey (SPOILER WARNING) There is a certain old world charm to Lootera. It’s style of direction, cinematography, looks and settings draw you into its world and take you back in time almost 70 years, where there was little to no urbanization, vintage […]
Movie: Goliyon ki Rasleela: Ram-Leela Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali Starring: Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Richa Chadda, Supriya Pathak Year of release: 2014 (Spoiler Alert) In the opening credits of the movie, it claims to have been inspired by William Shakespeare’s (not so original) Romeo and Juliet. Ram Leela can be called a modern adaptation of […]
Movie: Highway Director: Imtiaz Ali Cast: Alia Bhatt, Randeep Hooda Year of Release: 2014 When Veera Tripathi (Bhatt) says “yeh raasta bohot acha hai, mein chahti hoon yeh raasta kabhi khatam na ho” (I like the road we’re on right now, I hope it doesn’t end), I wished that for this movie too. Arguably one […]
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