Once more a little known film, but it is a good one, even if the subject matter is one about a gang rape happening to a woman, as well as its aftermath. However, the attack is never shown on screen, so there is that barrier in case you want to watch this film. Spoilers for … Continue reading Ghar (1978) – What is a Home When the Heart Breaks?
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) – The Textbook Example of Traditional Family Values
This is a re-review of this film, since the one I made long ago was not a good one, and wanted to look at the film with new eyes as well. So, here is this new review of the film, of which I have a lot more to talk about now that I’ve seen the … Continue reading Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) – The Textbook Example of Traditional Family Values
Nadiya Ke Paar (1982) – Love vs Duty in Rural Uttar Pradesh
Adaptations are a funny thing, especially when talking about a book to film or a film from another language to a different one. However, this film has the pride of being a hit in its time even though it was drastically changed from the novel it was adapting, and later on another remake of the … Continue reading Nadiya Ke Paar (1982) – Love vs Duty in Rural Uttar Pradesh
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965) – Remembering the Past to Fight the Present
The past is forevermore informing the present, yet nothing quite comes close to the title of the shadows of the ancestors which are in the background of this tragic love story. Spoilers for the film below! In a Hutsul village in the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains a young man named Ivan falls in love with the … Continue reading Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965) – Remembering the Past to Fight the Present
Tere Ishk Mein (2025) – Fire, Water, and Self Destruction
Apologies for taking so long to get to this film, I just needed some time for the conversations around Twitter to cool down about it, then I was sick, and also have a life apart from this blog, hence the long wait for those who have wanted this review from me. I just needed to … Continue reading Tere Ishk Mein (2025) – Fire, Water, and Self Destruction
Woh Saat Din (1983) – Tragedy Played As Tradition
There are two films which come to mind when watching this film now; Atrangi Re (2021) and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) which clearly take inspiration from this film, while also changing things along the way. However, this film is a Hindi remake of a Tamil film named Andha 7 Naatkal (1981), a film … Continue reading Woh Saat Din (1983) – Tragedy Played As Tradition
Saathiya (2002) – After Happily Ever After Comes Reality
And now for the Hindi remake of Alai Payuthey (2000) (My review in the link)! Apologies that it took me so long to get this out, I was sick, but now back to good health. It also means it has been a while since I have seen the original Tamil film, so thoughts will most … Continue reading Saathiya (2002) – After Happily Ever After Comes Reality
Alai Payuthey (2000) – An Unfinished House Needs a Solid Foundation
I am finally back! I wanted to watch another original vs remake thing, with me now watching the original Tamil version to the Hindi version back to back, though released in separate days. I guess I just needed something light, something good, and this film provided that for me in spades. Spoilers for the film … Continue reading Alai Payuthey (2000) – An Unfinished House Needs a Solid Foundation
In Flames (2023) – Bleak Spectre of the Patriarchy
I watched this after seeing The Queen of My Dreams (2023), another Pakistani Canadian film, but while that film was filled with diaspora nostalgia, In Flames is rooted more in its place in Pakistan even though the writer-director Zarrar Kahn is Pakistani Canadian. It was even Pakistan’s entry for the Best International Feature Film at … Continue reading In Flames (2023) – Bleak Spectre of the Patriarchy
The Queen of My Dreams (2023) – Mother-Daughter Journey to the Past
I discovered this film by chance, and I am so glad I saw it. A film that is both homage and an experience of two lives who once were so similar, yet now are so different. About mothers and daughters; of Pakistan in the 1960s and 1999; and about how sometimes films may provide neat … Continue reading The Queen of My Dreams (2023) – Mother-Daughter Journey to the Past
The Little Corner 