‘The world’s a f—-d up place’ is the refrain of the four disparate youth who set out on a road trip to the foot of the Himalayas in search of M Cream, a mythical drug. Figs (Imaad Shah), with a ‘Que Sera Sera’ attitude and who perpetually swigs Old Monk straight from the bottle as […]
The intense chemistry between Nirmal Kumar (Irrfan Khan) and young lad Rohan Goswami (Vishesh Bansal) paves the way for a – not exactly thrilling, but – fascinating film. Nirmal ingeniously kidnaps Rohan, the son of the Home Minister and demands to identify the perpetrators of the man-made calamity which snuffed out the life of his […]
An interesting plot, impressive performances and original jokes are some of the ingredients for a commendable film. Sadly, ‘Grate’ Grand Masti has none of the above. The opening frames of the film, with Riteish Deshmukh and Farzin Pardiwalla, is a pointer to how the rest of the film would pan out and offers the viewers […]
Voices: Chris Wedge –Scrat (squirrel), Ray Romano – Manny (Woolly Mammoth), John Leguizamo – Sid (Sloth), Denis Leary – Diego (Sabre Tooth Tiger), Jennifer Lopez- Shira (Diego’s wife), Simon Pegg-Buck (Weasel) Planet earth, in some places is 24/7 on collisions—and collusions. The filmmakers would have us know that this is not just a modern day […]
Dastur Dr. Peshotan Dastur Hormuzdiar Kayoji Mirza 16-11-1944 to 26-06-2016 “Not, how did he die, but how did he live? Not, what did he gain, but what did he give? These are the units to measure the worth Of a man as a man, regardless of birth.” Descended from an illustrious lineage which can be […]
Voices: Katie – Ellie Kemper, Max – Louis C.K., Duke – Eric Stone Street, Rabbit – Kevin Hart A delightful fusion of fur, feather and fin, ‘The Secret Life of Pets’ will certainly cause pet-owners to give themselves a pat on the back and non pet-owners a chance to ponder ….. Why not (bring them […]
‘Mere Paas Maa Hai!’ Rupa 2016, pp 196, Hardcover, Rs. 395 It was around 10 on a lazy Sunday morning, the year, 1970 or so. I was standing at my fourth floor Dhobhi Talao balcony, exactly opposite the Anjuman Fire Temple. My eyes strayed to a posh gleaming car as it pulled up outside the […]
Not every film acknowledges the Chief Minister of the state. The small rustic town of Baliya in Uttar Pradesh, is the setting for the lives of four youth of the locality, to intersect. Suraj (Karan Mahavar) has developed a fixation for the sassy Jyoti (Aradhana Jagota); Kadambri (Aditya Kumar) is in the family business of […]
Screened at various film festivals around the globe and having won its fair share of encomiums, ‘Fireflies in the Abyss’ is a reflective documentary with shades of grey. It explores the lives of those in Jaintia Hills of Northeast India, whose sole means of subsistence is quarrying from the coal mines. Having worked for Nat […]
With the historical background of Congo in the opening credits, Tarzan revisits his place of birth where he was raised by apes, but this time with his wife Jane Porter (Margot Robbie). Accompanied by US representative George Washington Williams (Samuel L. Jackson in an insipid role), Tarzan reaches the African shores to set matters right […]
It was the month of May, hot as hell and all Meherbai’s friends were abroad on vacation. “Marerey! Sorabji Shakespeare was so right about the middle of May being hot and stuffy when he wrote ‘Beware The Ides Of May!’”, she said. “Arreyrey! What ‘Gotala Ma Goss’ you are doing! It is ‘Beware the Ides of March’.” “March […]