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

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.

Atasi – Love in the time of Madness, Putul Mahmood, 2019

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