Category Archives: Film Feature

Jojo Rabbit: Love is the strongest thing in the world

Posted on February 6, 2020 by ishubhampandey

This hate is real. Today, across the contintents and borders, hate is spreading like a wildfire. This world seems more divided than ever. Hate was a massive political tool back in the day, today it has become a sharp weapon … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Feature | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

For Sama: Evidence of a great protest against war

Posted on November 12, 2019 by ishubhampandey

Review For Sama, a 2019 documentary. Continue reading →

Posted in Film Feature | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on For Sama: Evidence of a great protest against war

Gully Boy: Murad, Moeen and the darkness

Posted on February 16, 2019 by ishubhampandey

Just before the intermission in Gully Boy, Murad comes to meet Safeena on a bridge inside the slum where he lives. This is not the first time the two are meeting at this place. They always went there. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Feature | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Wild Pear Tree: The most serene yet a difficult cinematic experience

Posted on November 20, 2018 by ishubhampandey

A timely retreat is a victory, Idris tells his son Sinan at the climax of The Wild Pear Tree. Sinan, who once loved writing, returned to his hometown after serving in military. This is not the first time he has … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Feature | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Roma: The women in our lives

Posted on November 2, 2018 by ishubhampandey

You come out of Roma, Roma does not come out of you. Continue reading →

Posted in Film Feature | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Andhadhun: Our blind self

Posted on October 7, 2018 by ishubhampandey

Sriram Raghavan’s Andhadhun begins with a blind man playing piano, who turns out to be normal and later on, ends up becoming blind again. By the end of the film, you ask, “Was he ever blind?” Complicated? Well, it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Feature | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Manto: Internal conflicts and why the writer won’t come out in a film

Posted on September 24, 2018 by ishubhampandey

Manto enters the producer’s room angry and screams, “You have changed my lines again?” The producer asks him to calm down, as he goes on assessing which of the two girls standing in front of him fits the role in … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Feature | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The politics of Sanju

Posted on July 2, 2018 by ishubhampandey

Sanju travels abroad to see his ailing mother but he has been hit by drugs to such an extent that he cannot live without it. Even in the hospital room where his mother is counting the last few moments of … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Feature, News Story | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Bhavesh Joshi- Not your regular Superhero

Posted on June 3, 2018 by ishubhampandey

I remember watching The Dark Knight Rises and coming out of the cinema hall absolutely thrilled and energised. What worked for me was not the aura of Batman but learnings of Bruce Wayne. The best superhero films are not those … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Feature | Leave a comment

Omertà: We don’t know them

Posted on May 4, 2018 by ishubhampandey

We, the Indians, remember 26/11 the way the Americans remember 9/11. The only thing different between the two dates is that we write the date first and the month later, the Americans do the vice versa. This is just one … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Feature, Opinion | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment