Based on a Marathi play of the same name in 1976 by Mahesh Elkunchwar. This film grabs you and doesn't let you go, either by its realness or by the craftsmanship of its story, which is in a sense in a commentary on art within an art based on art. Now, this movie is a … Continue reading Party (1984) – The Silent Pain of the Artistic Middle-Class
Month: May 2020
Irrfan Khan: A Memoriam
It has taken me a week to gather my thoughts on this and what to write. It all happened so quickly it was hard to fathom it. Suddenly he was there, then he wasn't. Irrfan was known to me from The Lunchbox (2013) and Piku (2015) the latter being one of my favourite movies ever. … Continue reading Irrfan Khan: A Memoriam
Rishi Kapoor: A Memoriam
It has taken me a week to find my thoughts with all this, especially with Irrfan Khan's death (he will get a write-up like this as well) the previous day these two hit me hard. It is just so sad to lose people so close in succession, I know I never knew both of them … Continue reading Rishi Kapoor: A Memoriam
The Little Corner 