Because a considerable amount of my time is spent in watching and talking about films, to begin with
A few tips on surviving film festivals, or life, 2008
Growing up with the movies, 2013
And then, an alphabetical index of my film reviews. In a few cases, there are 2 reviews for one film, and usually, they are way different from each other. So, enjoy! 🙂
12 Angry Men, Sidney Lumet, 1957.
Aa Dekhen Zara, Jehangir Surti, 2009
Aamir, Raj Kumar Gupta, 2008.
Aadmi Ki Aurat Aur Anya Kahaniya, Amit Dutta, 2009. At Upperstall Blogs
Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool, Satyen Bose, 1969.
Aaya Saawan Jhoom Ke, Raghunath Jhalani, 1969.
Acid Factory, Suparn Verma, 2009
Agent Vinod, Deepak Bahry, 1977
Algorithms, Ian McDonald, 2013
Amar Akbar Anthony, Manmohan Desai, 1977.
Anjaana Anjaani, Siddharth Anand, 2010.
Anmol Moti, S D Narang, 1969.
Apna Desh, Jambu, 1972.
Azaad, Pramod Chakravorty, 1978.
Acid Factory, Suparn Verma, 2009
Anuranan, Aniruddha Roy-Chowdhury, 2006.
Badmaash Company, Parmeet Sethi, 2010. At Upperstall Blogs
Bhala Manus, Vishwamitra, 1976
Bhanwar, Bhappi Sonie, 1976
Blackmail, Vijay Anand, 1973
Bob and Carol, Ted and Alice, Paul Mazursky, 1969
Boot Polish, Prakash Arora, 1954
Bullets of Broadway, Woody Allen, 1994
Chashme Buddoor, Sai Paranjpye, 1981.
Cheeni Kum, R. Balki, 2007.
Chetna, B.R.Ishara, 1970. A longer version on the Agents of Ishq site.
Chhupa Rustam, Vijay Anand, 1973.
Daawat-e-Ishq, Habib Faisal, 2014
Daayen ya Baayen, 2010, Bela Negi.
Dabbang, Abhinav Kashyap, 2010. At Upperstall Blogs
Dastak, Rajinder Singh Bedi, 1970.
De-Dana-Dan. Priyadarshan. 2009.
Deedar-e-Yaar. H S Rawail, 1982.
Delhi-6, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, 2009. At Upperstall.com
Diamond Queen, Homi Wadia, 1940.
Dil Bole Hadippa, Anurag Singh, 2009
Dil Ki Rahen, B.R. Ishara, 1973
Dil To Paagal Hai, Yash Chopra, 1997
Disco Dancer, B Subhash, 1982. At Upperstall.com
Do Dooni Char, Habib Faisal, 2010
English Vinglish, Gauri Shinde, 2012
Family Katta, Chandrakant Kulkarni, 2016
Fashion, Madhur Bhandarkar, 2008
Fiddler on the Roof, Norman Jewison, 1971
Finding Fanny, Homi Adajania, 2014
For Real, Sona Jain, 2010
Gaman, Muzaffar Ali, 1978
Gentleman’s Agreement, Elia Kazan, 1947. At Upperstall.com
Ghajini, A. R. Murugadoss, 2008
Goliyon ki Rasleela – Ramleela, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, 2013
Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, Punit Malhotra, 2013
Gulal, Anurag Kashyap, 2009
Gurgaon, Shanker Raman, 2017. At Upperstall.com
Guzaarish, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, 2010.
Hair, Milos Forman, 1979
Harud, Aamir Bashir, 2010
Haryali Aur Rasta, Vijay Bhatt, 1962
Hawas, Saawan Kumar Tak, 1974
Heroine, Madhur Bhandarkar, 2012
Holiday, George Cukor, 1938, continued at Upperstall Blogs, Two girls with hats
Housefull 3, Sajid-Farhad, 2016
Hum Hindustani, Ram Mukherjee, 1960
I am the very beautiful, Shyamal Karmakar, 2006. Also at Upperstall
International Crook, Pachhi, 1974
Interiors, Woody Allen, 1978
Jab Harry Met Sejal, Imtiaz Ali, 2017
Jab Tak Hain Jaan, Yash Chopra, 2012
Jagriti, Satyen Bose, 1954
Jaane Tu … Ya Jaane Na, Abbas Tyrewala, 2008
Jaani Dushman, Rajkumar Kohli, 1979
Jhuk Gaya Aasmaan, Lekh Tandon, 1968
Julie, K S Sethumadhavan, 1975
Julie and Julia, Nora Ephron, 2009
Kala Pani, Raj Khosla, 1958
Kali Ghata, Ved Rahi, 1980
Khargosh, Paresh Kamdar, 2008
Khoobsurat, Shashank Ghosh, 2014
Kucche Dhaage, Raj Khosla, 1973
Laat Saheb, Hari Walia, 1967.
Love Aaj Kal, Imtiaz Ali, 2009
Love in Simla, R K Nayyer, 1960
Love Story 2050, Harry Baweja, 2008
Luck By Chance, Zoya Akhtar, 2009
Madras Cafe, Shoojit Sircar, 2013
Man Jaiye, B R Ishara, 1972
Manzil, Mandi Burman, 1960
Mausam, Pankaj Kapur, 2011
Milky Way, Benedik Fliegauf, 2007
My Only Sunshine, Reha Erdem, 2009
Naya Nasha, Hari Dutt, 1973
Night Club, Naresh Saigal, 1958
Ocean’s 13, Steven Soderbergh, 2007
Once, John Carney, 2006
Parakh, Bimal Roy, 1960
Peepli Live, Anusha Rizvi, 2010
Phata Poster Nikhla Hero, Rajkumar Santoshi, 2013
Pink, Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, 2016
Pocketmaar, H S Rawail, 1956. At Upperstall Blogs
Prem Pujari, Dev Anand, 1970
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Sooraj Barjatya, 2015
Pursuit of Happyness, Gabrielle Muccino, 2006
Putaani Party, Ramchandra PN, 2009. At Upperstall.com
Queen, Vikas Bahl, 2014
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Aditya Chopra, 2008
Rajput, Vijay Anand, 1982
Rascals, David Dhawan, 2011
Rajneeti, Prakash Jha, 2010. At Upperstall Blogs
Raman Raghav, Sriram Raghavan, 1992
Rocket Singh, Salesman of the Year, Shimit Amin, 2009
Sambandh, Ajoy Biswas, 1969
Sanju, Rajkumar Hirani, 2018
Shaandaar, Vikas Bahl, 2015
Shareef Badmaash, Raj Khosla, 1973. And again
Simran, Hansal Mehta, 2017
Sparsh, Sai Paranjpye, 1979, continued at Upperstall.com, here.
Supermen of Malegaon, Faiza Ahmed Khan, 2009. At Upperstall.com
Sunghursh, H.S.Rawail, 1968
Tarana, Ram Daryani, 1951.
Tender is the Sight, Torsha Banerjee, 2014. At Upperstall.com
Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya, Mandeep Kumar, 2012
Toh Baat Pakki, Kedar Shinde, 2010
The Firemen’s Ball, Milos Forman, 1967
The Mourning Forest, Naomi Kawase, 2007
The Namesake, Mira Nair, 2006
The Walk, Robert Zemeckis, 2015
Tum Mile, Kunal Deshmukh, 2009
Two English Girls, Francois Truffaut, 1971
Veer, Anil Sharma, 2010
Veere Di Wedding, Shashanka Ghosh, 2018
Yaadein, Subhash Ghai, 2001
