SONCHIRIYA (2019, India, dir. Abhishek Chaubey)
The Dacoit Western is a transnational film genre forged out of a synthesis between the Dacoit film and the Italian Western in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The dacoit … Continue reading
March 9, 2019 · Leave a comment
MAYA (Dir. Vikas Chandra, 2018, India)
Maya, a tightly scripted short film directed by the talented Vikas Chandra, opens with the face of a child. The palpable image of the child establishes a mark of innocence … Continue reading
March 3, 2019 · Leave a comment
CANONIZING INDIAN PARALLEL CINEMA – PART 5: THE DEMISE (1990 – 1995)
It might seem a little difficult to fathom that Parallel Cinema lasted for such a long time, covering four decades. That’s why it might be more appropriate in the respect … Continue reading
February 15, 2019 · Leave a comment
MULK (Anubhav Sinha, 2018, India) – Us and Them
The final shot of Mulk is an unexpected one, a freeze frame of a young Muslim boy leaping in the air. He is wearing a white topi cap and the … Continue reading
December 26, 2018 · Leave a comment
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