This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on March 6, 2012. Despite my best intentions to see as many of this year’s Hindi language releases as possible, London, Paris, New York was the film I honestly thought about skipping. I actually don’t mind romantic comedies, but after seeing a whole series of…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on March 23, 2012. Chaurahen (Crossroads) is, of course, Rajshree Ohja’s debut film, released only now, long after it was made and after the release of her second film, Aisha. It’s an ambitious film – perhaps too ambitious, but it’s difficult to fault Ohja for…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on March 25, 2012. A suitcase bomb that threatens the fate of the world, if it lands in the wrong hands – and, of course, in true spy thriller style, it does. And, also in true spy thriller style, there is one man…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on June 13, 2012. Laneways bustling with a wedding party, little boys running to and fro, kites being made and delivered, kite strings coated with glittering glass and chosen with care. Rooftops where families and neighbours share delectable dishes, sing songs, remember the…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on July 20, 2012. Prashant Bhargava passed away in 2015, and I still treasure the time he gave me and his lovely film, Patang. I had the great fortune to be offered an opportunity to speak with director Prashant Bhargava about his wonderful…
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This review first appeared on Totally Filmi on June 27, 2012. “Malegaon has many identities. Among them is an obsession for films. Theatres are packed on Fridays because power-looms are closed. A worker is exhausted after a week of hard work at the looms. His mind is numb, so he…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on July 13, 2012. This is the truth.The truth love has taught me.My love, you showed me how the world really is. (from one of Amit Trivedi’s very fine original songs from Trishna) Michael Winterbottom’s latest film, Trishna, is an adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on August 5, 2012. “You play dominoes very well, I believe.”Mr. Cust was a little flurried by this. “I – I—well, I believe I do.”“It is a very absorbing game, is it not, with a lot of skill in it?”“Oh, there is a…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on September 3, 2012. Ship of Theseus is the first feature film from director Anand Gandhi, and, as its title suggests, it explores the philosophical concept of the paradox of Theseus. As described by the Greek philosopher Plutarch, the paradox is this: if an…
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