BOMBAY VELVET (Dir. Anurag Kashyap, 2015, India) – Bollywood Intermezzo
Ambition can be a cruel thing: blinding, deceptive and bellicose. It can mean adulation and reverence for an artist while at the same it can produce sharp reactionary criticism. Imaginably … Continue reading
BADLAPUR (Sriram Raghavan, 2015, India) – Purgatory
Director Sriram Raghavan fourth directorial feature Badlapur opens with a brave bit of tableaux cinema. We can’t quite figure out where to look; the frame is wide open with the … Continue reading
JAYA GANGA (Vijay Singh, 1996, India/France)
Jaya Ganga is a tale articulated as if it was part of a wider mythical narrative while having roots in something metaphysically profound. The film draws on the mysticism of the … Continue reading
CHAURANGA / FOUR COLOURS (Dir. Bikas Ranjan Mishra, 2014, India)
Synopsis: A fourteen year old dalit boy is growing up in an unnamed corner of India. His dream is to go to a town school like his elder brother and … Continue reading
