Entertainment

Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie

So on this day of reflection I say again, thank you for going on this journey with me. I’ll see you at the movies
Sonali Ghosh Sen Kolkata 

An open letter to Steven Spielberg

From an Indian fan, bored stiff of Bollywood remakes
Sonali Ghosh Sen Kolkata

Kite Runners? Not Really…

Kai Po Che’s re-scripting of Ahmedabad’s and Gujarat’s history remains solipsistic and blatantly untrue
Ratna Raman Delhi 

EXILE & HOMELAND

The slick thriller tries to look at terrorism from both viewpoints — that of the patriot-fighter and patriot-terrorist. In every episode, your notions of the myth of heroism keep taking a 360 degree turn
Sonali Ghosh Sen Kolkata 

Vishwaroopam: ‘This is the first Muslim hero in Tamil cinema’

Kamal Haasan’s new film Vishwaroopam recently became a victim of the growing intolerance in the country.Hardnews spoke to Atul Tiwari, a leading theatre artist and scriptwriter who co-wrote Vishwaroopam with Haasan
Sadiq Naqvi Delhi

The Dilemma of No Man’s Land

Matir Moina depicts the anxieties of the people of Bangladesh during the turbulent period preceding the War of Liberation
Souzeina Mushtaq Delhi

With “Midnight’s Children” on their tryst with destiny

Deepa Mehta turns Salman Rushdie's schizoid tale of India and Pakistan into a metaphorical and allegorical history of the sub-continent
Mohan Guruswamy Delhi

Face to Face: ‘I felt dejected...’

Madiha Gauhar dwells upon the struggle and dilemmas of a political theatre group in conversation with Ritu Sinha in Delhi

Amour: Love in the time of death

Haneke directs Amour in his characteristic austere, objective and disturbing style, yet his unsentimental look is not unsympathetic
Sonali Ghosh Sen Kolkata

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