Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) – The First Time I Saw Myself In A Film

I have seen this film multiple times and will probably many times more. This is a classic for a reason, and it has been analyzed to death by this point. Last year was its 30th anniversary, which was celebrated with a statue in Leicester Square in London. It is a film that means many different … Continue reading Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) – The First Time I Saw Myself In A Film

Love Hostel (2022) – A Honeymoon of Horrors in the Rural Country

Love is a privilege, depending on whom you love. Be it from a different caste, class, religion, country, community or are of the same sex. Laws have been made to protect these couples, yet things such as honor killings are still a real thing depending where you are living in the world.  Spoilers for the … Continue reading Love Hostel (2022) – A Honeymoon of Horrors in the Rural Country

Band Baaja Baaraat (2010) – Mixing Business With Pleasure

With the celebrations of Christmas slowly coming to a close, I thought it was time to return to watching Indian cinema now that I have a little more time to spare while on holiday. Though there are never specific holiday themed films in India, except for maybe the Hindi-Tamil film Merry Christmas (2024) which I … Continue reading Band Baaja Baaraat (2010) – Mixing Business With Pleasure

Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari (2025) – Much Fun, Yet Not Much Sense

I am literally starved for good rom coms and this film is all fun and games, until one watches till the end and realises that it is merely OK. Synopsis: Sunny Sanskari proposed to his girlfriend Ananya Bhatia, only to be rejected. He learns that she is planning to marry Vikram Singh, a man whom … Continue reading Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari (2025) – Much Fun, Yet Not Much Sense

Homebound (2025) – A Beautiful Moving Portrait of A Friendship and Interwoven Systems of Oppressions

I was finally able to watch this film, and oh boy it was an experience I will not soon forget! Synopsis: Two friends from a North Indian village, Mohammed Shoaib Ali, a Muslim, and Chandan Kumar, a Dalit, pursue police jobs seeking dignity, but their friendship strains as desperation grows in their quest to fulfil … Continue reading Homebound (2025) – A Beautiful Moving Portrait of A Friendship and Interwoven Systems of Oppressions