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
Category: Hindi
Ajji (2017) – Grandmother, What Big Teeth You Have!
“Once Upon A Time…” that is how all fairy tales start, a guarantee of a “Happy Ever After” at the end of the story. Yet in this film one is not sure if justice will be served, since the world of this film is a bleak one, and justice for some takes a long time. … Continue reading Ajji (2017) – Grandmother, What Big Teeth You Have!
Haq (2025) – An Understated Drama of Relationships and Law
I was in the mood to watch a Muslim Social, and attempted to watch a few old films, but I ended up landing on seeing this one, which had come to Netflix not so long ago. And it is a very good movie, a return to form in a positive way, and something of an … Continue reading Haq (2025) – An Understated Drama of Relationships and Law
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019) – A Father-Daughter Love is Love Story
When this film came out it was one of my most anticipated of that year. I had been listening to the music from it constantly, since it was such a fresh sound, and how happy it just made me listen to the music from this film even before I’d even seen it. Then after I … Continue reading Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019) – A Father-Daughter Love is Love Story
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
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) – Love Changes, Friendship is Forever
New Year’s Eve has turned into New Year’s Day and I have once more watched YJHD to celebrate the changing of the year from 2025 to 2026. I cannot remember when it became a tradition for me to do this, but since I am not someone who gets invited to parties much, this is how … Continue reading Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) – Love Changes, Friendship is Forever
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
Janhvi Kapoor: The Relatable Glamour Girl
This is an analysis/essay on Star Personas. I do not know these people personally, I have not been asked or paid for doing this kind of writing. These are just my own opinions which are not meant to offend. If I am using a source it is cited in the text with the link. If … Continue reading Janhvi Kapoor: The Relatable Glamour Girl