This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on October 30, 2017. ’ll admit that I am often on the fence when it comes to Lal Jose’s films: on the one hand, there are films like Spanish Masala, which I only tolerated for the presence of Casa Totally Filmi fave actor Biju…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on November 4, 2017. Ustad Hotel is the story of Faizal (Dulquer Salmaan), affectionately known as “Faizi”, and his desire to become a chef despite the objections of his father Abdul Razaq (Siddique), who wants him to become the manager of a five-star hotel.…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on November 5, 2017. One of the things the film Ustad Hotel introduced me to was Sulaimani chai, which is mentioned many times in the film, and which has an important role in one scene in particular. It’s also known as Malabar spiced tea —…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on November 17, 2017. This post is part of the It Takes a Thief blogathon organized by Moon in Gemini (and fair warning, it’s also a bit spoilery). Be sure to check out all the entries! Marti (Chemban Vinod Jose) arrives at a church in…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on November 28, 2017. I love debut films. Mostly, I love watching them at the time they are released, and getting a glimpse of the potential in an actor (or a director or other creative) who you just *know* is going to go…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmy on August 14, 2018. In the village of Bajjar, Uttar Pradesh, not far from Agra where the Taj Mahal sits in splendour and attracts millions of visitors (both from India and abroad) every year, Bansi (Subrat Dutta), an illiterate man, decides to hatch…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on August 18, 2018. After struggling with gender identity, Punjabi Canadian Sid (Debargo Sanyal) finally makes the decision to live a life as a transgender woman outside the home, and to undergo the process of gender transition. Sid, born male, has always known…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on August 21, 2018. After the death of their beloved Gran (Stephanie Fayerman), two half-brothers, Omar (Antonio Aakeel) and Pete (Jack Carroll) set off for Blackpool in order to find Omar’s long-missing father. Omar was, as Gran points out, the result of a…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on August 28, 2018. “Why does your father always cast you in his films?” a young Nitu (Parno Mittra) asks Saberi (Tisha) as the two eat from their lunch boxes. “If you want, I’ll ask him to cast you next time,” Saberi tells…
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