TIFF Special Review: The Lunchbox (dir. Ritesh Batra, 2013)
“The 5,000 or so dabbawalas in the city have an astounding service record. Every working day they transport more than…
TIFF Special Review: Goopi Gawaiiya Bagha Bajaiiya (The World of Goopy and Bagha) (dir. Shilpa Ranade, 2013)
It’s hard to imagine a film that would stand up to Satyajit Ray’s 1969 film Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (based…
TIFF Special Review: Faith Connections (dir. Pan Nalin, 2013)
“My father told me,” says director Pan Nalin, “I should travel to the ultimate pilgrimage of Hindus, Kumbh Mela, and…
The Toronto International Film Festival 2013
Over the past few weeks, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) began unveiling the films that will feature as part…
FRAMING MOVIES Take Twenty: Barsaat (1949)
“Love, star-crossed love, being in love with the idea of love, passion and lust — he takes me through his…
Ship of Theseus Movie Review
Ship of Theseus is the first feature film from director Anand Gandhi, and, as its title suggests, it explores…
FRAMING MOVIES Take One: Raja Harishchandra (1913)
During a year when Indian Cinema is celebrating 100 years since the first moving picture was made, the writers of…
REFLECTIONS 2012: Films you should have seen in 2012
2012 turned out to be a year when a number of smaller or independent films made their way onto many…
TIFF Cinematheque: Indian Expressionism
On the heels of the Toronto International Film Festival with its focus on the films and filmmakers of Mumbai, the…
TIFF Special: Miss Lovely Movie Review
Documentary filmmaker Ashim Ashluwalia makes his transition to feature films with this story of the two brothers, Sonu (Nawazuddin Sidiqqui)…
