LIFF SPECIAL REVIEW: Sexy Durga
One dark night in Kerala, Durga (Rajshri Deshpande) and Kabeer (Kannan Nayar) hitch a ride to the railway station. We…
LIFF REVIEW: Hotel Salvation
One evening at the dinner table, Dayanand Kumar (Lalit Behl) announces to his family that he has had a dream…
LIFF Special Review: The Argumentative Indian and A Billion Colour Story
It might seem strange to juxtapose a documentary featuring an economist with a fictional feature about a family of filmmakers,…
LIFF Short Take Special Reviews: What to see at London Indian Film Festival
This year’s London Indian Film Festival boasts an incredible selection of film viewing over the next week. Not sure what…
LIFF SPECIAL REVIEW: Ondu Motteya Kathe (“Egghead”)
Kannada director Pawan Kamar (Lucia, U-Turn) brings his considerable talents to act as producer and promoter for Ondu Motteya Kathe…
LIFF SPECIAL REVIEW: Badman
In a career spanning three decades, Gulshan Grover has played the villain many times – but the film that earned…
LIFF SPECIAL REVIEW: Pinneyum
Malayalam master filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s first film in eight years, Pinneyum (“Once Again”) opens with the discovery of a dead…
LIFF SPECIAL REVIEW: Ticket – The Movie
Avinash is a self-professed “nutty professor” – he’s rarely seen without his trademark Leonardo da Vinci stuffed doll, and although…
LIFF SPECIAL REVIEW: Babylon Sisters
Twelve-year-old Kamla (Amber Dutta) lives with her parents Shanti (Nav Ghotra) and Ashok (Rahul Dutta) in a run-down apartment building…
LIFF SPECIAL REVIEW: Newton
The Chhattisgarh region of central India is rich in mineral resources, but its people live in poverty, eking out a…
