my film reviews

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.

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.

Cheeni Kum, R. Balki, 2007.

Chhupa Rustam, Vijay Anand, 1973.

Daawat-e-Ishq, Habib Faisal, 2014

Daayen ya Baayen, 2010, Bela Negi.

Dabbang, Abhinav Kashyap, 2010. At Upperstall Blogs

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

Disco Dancer, B Subhash, 1982. At Upperstall.com

Do Dooni Char, Habib Faisal, 2010

English Vinglish, Gauri Shinde, 2012

Fashion, Madhur Bhandarkar, 2008

Fiddler on the Roof, Norman Jewison, 1971

Finding Fanny, Homi Adajania, 2014

For Real, Sona Jain, 2010. At Tehelka

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

Guzaarish, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, 2010.

Hair, Milos Forman, 1979

Harud, Aamir Bashir, 2010

Haryali Aur Rasta, Vijay Bhatt, 1962

Heroine, Madhur Bhandarkar, 2012

Holiday, George Cukor, 1938, continued at Upperstall Blogs, Two girls with hats

Hori Ma Panenko, Milos Forman, 1967

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.

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

Mausam, Pankaj Kapur, 2011

Milky Way, Benedik Fliegauf, 2007

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

Pocketmaar, H S Rawail, 1956. At Upperstall Blogs

Prem Pujari, Dev Anand, 1970

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

Shareef Badmaash, Raj Khosla, 1973. And again

Sparsh, Sai Paranjpye, 1979, continued at Upperstall.com, here.

Sunghursh, H S Rawail, 1968.

Supermen of Malegaon, Faiza Ahmad Khan, 2008. 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.

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.

Yaadein, Subhash Ghai, 2001