Murtaza Ali Khan

‘BOB BISWAS’ REVIEW: ABHISHEK BACHCHAN’S CASTING AS BOB LEAVES A LOT TO BE DESIRED

We first got introduced to the character of Bob Biswas in Sujoy Ghosh’s 2012 film ‘Kahaani’. An insurance sales agent…

4 years ago

‘ILLEGAL 2’: FLAWED YET BINGE-WORTHY AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING LEGAL DRAMA

Towards the end of the film Section 375, a female lawyer tells her mentor, “Sir, I don’t think that the…

4 years ago

‘THE WHEEL OF TIME: SEASON 1′ OPENS UP INTERESTING POSSIBILITIES FOR FUTURE SEASONS

It’s no secret that every major streaming platform and television network dreams to have the next ‘Game of Thrones’ as…

4 years ago

SPECIAL OPS 1.5, THE HIMMAT STORY: KAY KAY MENON YET AGAIN PROVES WHY HE IS ONE OF THE BEST ACTORS IN THE COUNTRY

Interesting things have been happening in the Indian entertainment space in the recent years. As far as the espionage genre…

4 years ago

‘YOU’ SEASON 3 OFFERS A POWERFUL CRITIQUE OF URBAN PARENTING, ABUSE OF FAME

Joe Goldberg, the protagonist of the popular Netflix series ‘You,’ based on the novel series by Caroline Kepnes is an…

4 years ago

DENIS VILLENEUVE’S ‘DUNE’ IS A WASTED OPPORTUNITY

The biggest question surrounding any adaptation of ‘Dune’ is whether it can match Frank Herbert’s literary genius which makes ‘Dune’…

4 years ago

A CURTAIN RAISER TO ITALIAN EMBASSY CULTURAL CENTRE’S FELLINI RETROSPECTIVE

Italian Embassy Cultural Centre is hosting a week-long Federico Fellini retrospective in collaboration with the India Habitat Centre. As part…

4 years ago

The constant twists and turns make ‘The Girl I Met That Night’ unputdownable

The 13th-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic famously said, “What you seek is seeking you.” In other words, the things…

4 years ago

‘BREAK POINT’ OFFERS THE THRILL AND EXCITEMENT OF DRAMA AND THE REALISM OF DOCUMENTARY

Nonfiction is an area that opens upon so many creative possibilities and yet not many mainstream Indian filmmakers have tried…

4 years ago

‘NO TIME TO DIE’ AND A BRIEF HISTORY OF JAMES BOND FILMS

The innings of the longest-serving James Bond come to an end with ‘No Time to Die’, which is overall the…

4 years ago

‘THE STARLING’ IS A DEEPLY PHILOSOPHICAL FILM ABOUT OVERCOMING GRIEF

Toronto International Film Festival 2021 offered a very interesting lineup of films. On one hand we had crowd pullers like…

4 years ago

‘THE GUILTY’ REMINDS US OF COPS ABUSING POWER ON THE STREETS

There is something about close-ups that make them more powerful than any other shot in cinema. Yes, we all love…

4 years ago