We are about to go to the latter half of the 2000s with the films of Karan Johar, so this was bound to come up. It is not one I have seen in a long, long while. Summary: Dev Saran is a football player who is married to the fashion editor Rhea. Rishi Talwar is … Continue reading Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) – Second Chances at Love
Category: Classics
Fire (1998) – Burning Desires
Guess I am on a roll on seeing these films by diaspora directors right now, but some of these I have never seen and this film is one of them. Summary: Sita is married to Jatin, but he does not seem so interested. Radha is her sister-in-law and is married to Jatin's brother Ashok. In … Continue reading Fire (1998) – Burning Desires
Salaam Bombay! (1988) – Streets Paved with Broken Dreams
I don't know why it took me so long to get to this classic, but I have finally seen it, and I have thoughts. Summary: Krishna, nicknamed Chaipau, goes to Bombay in the hopes of earning money, but in the end he tries to earn money to go back home. There he has his gang, … Continue reading Salaam Bombay! (1988) – Streets Paved with Broken Dreams
Jogwa (2009) – Breaking Traditions with Love and Gender
This was a very beautiful film, raw, and very nuanced, leaving me mesmerised! Summary: Tayappa and Suli are both married into the cult of Yellamma or Jogtin, where they must serve the goddess. Suli becomes a Jogtin, while Tayappa becomes a Jogta. As they spend time together, the two fall in love, but as worshippers … Continue reading Jogwa (2009) – Breaking Traditions with Love and Gender
Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) – Love, Family and an Angel
Early bird catching the worm again here. My sleep schedule has gotten better, but my free time in the morning is spent watching films, and this film was next on the list. Summary: Naina Kapur is a Punjabi-American living in New York with her family; her grandmother Lajjo, her mother Jennifer, her little brother Shiv, … Continue reading Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) – Love, Family and an Angel
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) – Love is Friendship in Different Forms
I seem to be on a roll in writing about the classics, but that is what you get when you somehow wake up at six in the morning and have three hours to spare to watch a film before needing to do anything important. So, thank my sleep schedule for this row of reviews of … Continue reading Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) – Love is Friendship in Different Forms
The Fall (2006) – Love Letter to Stories and the Wonders of Our World
This film is something which I have long been anticipating coming to MUBI. I've heard so many good things about and it is so nice to finally be able to see it!! Summary: In silent-era Hollywood, stuntman Roy Walker is brought to a hospital after an on-set accident. There, he befriends a young girl named … Continue reading The Fall (2006) – Love Letter to Stories and the Wonders of Our World
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001) – A Modern Classic That is Hard Not to Love
I had to get to the classics eventually, and I suppose what better to start with than the film we all have seen many times and love from our younger years. Summary: Rohan Raichand is returning from school back home when he makes a stop to greet his grandmother Lajwanti "Lajjo" Raichand. When he is … Continue reading Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001) – A Modern Classic That is Hard Not to Love
Eklavya: The Royal Guard (2007) – A Shakespearean Dharma Drama
This has to be one of my favourite films of all times. So happy to finally talk about it here! Summary: In the kingdom of Devigarh, Queen Suhasinidevi dies, and with her death secrets begin to open about the royal family. There is something rotten in the kingdom of Devigarh, and Vidhu Vinod Chopra has … Continue reading Eklavya: The Royal Guard (2007) – A Shakespearean Dharma Drama
Sairat (2016) – Love at a Distance
I had seen this film maybe once before, but it has been such a long time and I did not review it then. So I will be changing that now. Summary: A lower-caste Prashya has fallen in love with the upper-caste Archi in a small village in Maharashtra and she with him, when they are … Continue reading Sairat (2016) – Love at a Distance
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