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Manoj Srivastava
Aug 21, 20202 min read
The Laurel-Hardy of India: Gope & Yakub
India’s answer to ‘Laurel and Hardy’ were the duo Gope and Yakub. Gope was an iconic comedian actor in Indian Cinema. Beginning almost immed
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Oct 18, 20183 min read
Stork Mishap: 'Badhaai Ho' Review
The story by Akshat Ghildiyal, set in middle class Delhi’s Central Government quarters remains centre-stage while Priyamvada’s doting husban
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Sep 29, 20183 min read
Movie Review: 'Sui Dhaaga'
Yashraj Films gets 50 per cent marks – for trying. Actually, that’s unfair. The same marks should be divided between performances, concept a
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Sep 22, 20183 min read
Manto is Life and Life is Manto
Saadat Hasan Manto was a writer far ahead of his times – at least 75 years ahead. But this measure is rather literal and I am saying this be
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Sep 8, 20182 min read
Movie Review: "The Answer"
The well-known actor Victor Banerjee’s latest outing ‘The Answer’ gives plenty of food for thought – especially since he essays the role of
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Aug 31, 20182 min read
Horror Stree tickles your funny bone
Here is a genuinely funny film. The wise cracks are novel, treatment different and the genre ‘horror comedy’ (as its maker likes to define i
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Aug 3, 20185 min read
Mulk: This battle is about ‘fact’ vs ‘truth’
For a film which had the potential and possibly the vision of examining the very sensitive issue of ‘us’ and ‘them’ (read Hindus and Muslims
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Jul 28, 20183 min read
Saheb Biwi aur Gangster 3: Plotting intrigue again but without the bite
Dhulia, Gill and Sheirgill are back. ‘Thanks Gods’? Well, depends on how much you love the franchise. Sheirgill as Saheb a.k.a Vijay Pratap
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Jul 15, 20183 min read
Soorma: Tale of an Indomitable Will
Let’s talk about the problematic part first. One of the places where Shaad Ali fails to deliver in Soorma is when Sandeep Singh - portrayed
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Jun 29, 20183 min read
Raju makes you fall in love with Sanju : Review
When you walk into watch Sanju and watch it you should – you will see only Sanjay Dutt. That is right. Please don’t look for Ranbir Kapoor b
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Jun 16, 20184 min read
Race 3: Racing in, racing out - going nowhere
Race 3 just doesn’t have that zing and pizzazz. There is a lot of noise - heightened and enhanced by Dolby Atmos but it is only lots of nois
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Jun 2, 20184 min read
'Veere Di Wedding' Da Review
Are producers Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor attempting a version 2.0 of Lipstick Under my Burkha – which they distributed? Because that is i
Manjulaa Shirodkar
May 11, 20183 min read
Raazi Review: Now you see me, now you don’t
And the diminutive, petite Alia Bhatt stands the tallest amongst all the others in Raazi – a film that revolves around her and appears as th
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Apr 21, 20184 min read
Majidi fails to take you Beyond the Clouds
Anil Mehta’s cinematography is something you do not even notice when you sit down to watch a film. He keeps it simple, keeps himself out of
IFI Archives
Apr 14, 20183 min read
Satyajit Ray: The Feel of Festivals (IFFI - 1975)
Satyajit Rays' 1975 article on film festivals.
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Apr 14, 20183 min read
Movie Review: "October"
When friends rally around but move on because its more practical – remember October
When relatives in your hour of crisis stay back only t
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Apr 6, 20183 min read
Movie Review: 'Blackmail'
When it takes more than 10 minutes of screen time before the hero gets to speak his first dialogue, you can be certain that our film of the
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Mar 24, 20183 min read
Hichki Review: Rani Returns With A Great Tic
Without shadow of a doubt, ‘Hichki’ is Rani Mukerji’s film. As someone suffering from Tourette Syndrome – a neuropsychiatric disorder which
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Mar 16, 20184 min read
'Raid' Review: Saurabh Shukla is Raid’s Finest Star
With a great ensemble crew like filmmaker Raj Kumar Gupta, scenarist Ritesh Shah, music composer Amit Trivedi, editor Bodhaditya Banerjee an
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Mar 10, 20182 min read
Hate Story IV: Erotic Thriller is a Snooze delight
In its fourth outing, it is the turn of Tasha urf Urvashi Rautela who seeks to destroy not one but three men in one shot! Her sole aim - a f
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