Slaps hard? Not yet
Surely, Anubhav Sinha’s Thappad has very little to do with the thappad itself? The film brings to us Amu or Amrita (Taapsee Pannu) who dreams of a house with blue...
Mallu Mufasa and his Simba
Every Malayali father is a Mufasa. I believe this has a lot do with their moustaches, which is as beautiful and majestic as OG Mufasa’s mane. Having the ability to...
Nivin Pauly, from the girl who fell in love
I sit on my side of the bed, huddled up with my 3 pillows and heavy quilt. I shut the door of the balcony and bedroom. While Mama prepares something...
“Spiderpig, spiderpig, can he swing from a web?”
In the story I want to tell, it is raining. A little girl sits curled up with her pillows. She is watching Avengers. “I have an army,” she mouths. “We...
Three tight whacks and the book of Avarna revelations in Ee Ma Yau
Ee Ma Yau is a film about three tight whacks. The first occurs a minute into the film. That one, looking up from the boats is Chowro. A fisherman of...
Lipstick Under My Burkha – Cliché, Soo Che, Danda Leke Maru Che
How do you write about a film that has made the granny sitting next to you giggle like a 4-year-old? How do you write about granny’s husband who frowned when...
My Father’s Briefcase
If I had watched Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them when I was eleven years old I would right now be standing in my father’s briefcase urging my skeptical...
Brahman Naman takes you to Singh-Singh
When I heard it said that Brahman Naman was a film about quizzing in the 1980s, I wondered if it would slide under some available template: scandal below super-clean surface...