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. At Upperstall.com
Aadmi Ki Aurat Aur Anya Kahaniya, Amit Dutta, 2009. At Upperstall Blogs
Aamir, Raj Kumar Gupta, 2008.
Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool, Satyen Bose, 1969.
Aaya Saawan Jhoom Ke, Raghunath Jhalani, 1969.
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 and a saner version at Tehelka, Script-less Sorrow
Anuranan, Aniruddha Roy-Chowdhury, 2006.
Baabarr, Ashu Trikha, 2009. At Tehelka.
Badmaash Company, Parmeet Sethi, 2010. At Upperstall Blogs
Bhala Manus, Vishwamitra, 1976
Bhanwar, Bhappi Sonie, 1976
Blackmail, Vijay Anand, 1973
Boot Polish, Prakash Arora, 1954
Bounty Hunter, Andy Tennant, 2010. At Tehelka.
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. At Tehelka.
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. At Tehelka
Gaman, Muzaffar Ali, 1978
Gentleman’s Agreement, Elia Kazan, 1947. At Upperstall.com
Ghajini, A. R. Murugadoss, 2008
Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, Punit Malhotra, 2013
Gulaal, Anurag Kashyap, 2009. At Upperstall.com
Gurgaon, Shanker Raman, 2017. At Upperstall.com
Guzaarish, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, 2010.
Hair, Milos Forman, 1979
Harry Met Sejal, Imtiaz Ali, 2017
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
Hori Ma Panenko, Milos Forman, 1967
Housefull 3, Sajid-Farhad, 2016
Hum Hindustani, Ram Mukherjee, 1960
I am the very beautiful, Shyamal Karmakar, 2006. At Upperstall Blogs.
International Crook, Pachhi, 1974
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 & Julia, Nora Ephron, 2009. At Tehelka.
Kala Pani, Raj Khosla, 1958
Kali Ghata, Ved Rahi, 1980
Khargosh, Paresh Kamdar, 2008
Khoobsurat, Shashank Ghosh, 2014
Kites, Anurag Basu, 2010. At Tehelka.
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
Once, John Carney, 2006
Paa, R.Balki, 2009. At Tehelka.
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
Putaani Party, Ramchandra PN, 2009. At Upperstall.com
Queen, Vikas Bahl, 2014
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Aditya Chopra, 2008
Rascals, David Dhawan, 2011
Rajneeti, Prakash Jha, 2010. At Upperstall Blogs
Raman Raghav, Sriram Raghavan, 1992
Ramleela, Goliyon ki Rasleela, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, 2013
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.
Sunghursh, H S Rawail, 1968.
Supermen of Malegaon, Faiza Ahmad Khan, 2008. At Upperstall.com
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, and a saner version at Tehelka, The indecent proposal
The Mourning Forest, Naomi Kawase, 2007. At Blogbharti.
The Walk, Robert Zemeckis, 2015
Tum Mile, Kunal Deshmukh, 2009. Also at Tehelka, Good day for bad hair.
Two English Girls, Francois Truffaut, 1971
Veer, Anil Sharma, 2010. Also at Tehelka, Veer needs a little Dharam.
Veere Di Wedding, Shashanka Ghosh, 2018
Yaadein, Subhash Ghai, 2001
