Web Series: Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story Starring: Pratik Gandhi, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Rajat Kapur, Satish Kaushik, Anant Mahadevan, Nikhil Dwivedi and others Director: Hansal Mehta Year of Release: 2020 The Indian Web Series space has taken quite a turn where only the Content is the king. Earlier, ‘Mirzapur’ and ‘Paatal Lok’ had received rave…
Movie: A Few Good Men Starring: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Wolfgang Bodison, James Marshall Director: Rob Reiner Year of release: 1992 Introduction A Few Good Men is an American legal drama film. It was adapted for the screen by Aaron Sorkin from his 1989 play of the same name and includes contributions by…
Movie: Pink Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, Kriti Kulhari, Andrea Tariang, Angad Bedi, Piyush Mishra, Vijay Varma Director: Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury Year of release: 2016 Introduction Pink is a powerful statement on the existing patriarchal mindset of a majority of India, where men and women are judged by a different yardstick. Minal Arora (Taapsee Pannu),…
Movie: Article 15 Starring: Ayushmann Khurrana, Nassar, Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra, Isha Talwar, Sayani Gupta, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub Director: Anubhav Sinha Year of release: 2019 Introduction Article 15 is an uncomfortable and unpleasant watch. It makes you aware about the horrors in the society. The film draws its title from Article 15[1] of the Constitution…
Movie: Chicago Starring: Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger, Queen Latifah, John C. Reilly Director: Rob Marshall Year of release: 2002 Introduction Chicago is a 2002 American musical crime film based in Chicago in the 1920s. It explores the themes of celebrity scandal, greed, fame and corruption in Chicago during the Jazz Age. Chicago centers…
Movie: Section 375 Starring: Akshaye Khanna, Richa Chadha, Meera Chopra, Rahul Bhat, Kruttika Desai and Kishore Kadam Directed by: Ajay Bahl Year of release: 2019 Introduction Section 375 is a brave and relevant film that tackles a rather complex issue — of laws made to protect women, and the very same laws being misused by…
Movie: Just Mercy Starring: Michael B Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, Tim Blake Nelson, Rob Morgan, Rafe Spall, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Michael Harding Directed by:Destin Daniel Cretton Year of release: 2019 Introduction ‘Just Mercy’ is based on the true story and activist lawyer Bryan Stevenson’s 2014 memoir, titled “Just Mercy – A Story of…
Movie: Mulk Starring: Rishi Kapoor, Taapsee Pannu, Manoj Pahwa, Ashutosh Rana, Prateik Babbar, Rajat Kapoor Directed by: Anubhav Sinha Year of release: 2018 Mulk is inspired by a true story when a man named Sartaj in Lucknow, in 2017, refused to take the body of his son Saifullah who was a member of a…
(Image from here) Movie: Qatl Starring: Sanjeev Kumar,Shatrughan Sinha, Ashok Kumar, Marc Zuber & Sarika Directed by: R.K. Nayyar Year of Release: 1986 Introduction Qatl is one of the many films released post the death of Sanjeev Kumar (and is dedicated to him). It is an interesting thriller which gives a new definition to…
Movie: The Founder Starring: Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Linda Cardellini, Patrick Wilson, B. J. Novak and Laura Dern Directed by: John Lee Hancock Year of Release: 2016 “In the world of business intellectual capital has to be accompanied with passion and persistence” John Lee Hancock’s ‘The Founder’, is one of those rare…
Movie: Budhia Singh: Born to Run Starring: Manoj Bajpayee and Mayur Patole Directed by: Soumendra Padhi Written By: Soumendra Padhi Year of Release: 2016 “God’s Gift, Unwrapped by a Coach, ruined by a Country” Budhia Singh is probably the only biopic on the life of an individual as young as five years. Budhia Singh rose…
‘Sometimes, you just need a tryst of destiny in your favour’ Starring: Salim Shah and Vishal Singh Directed by: Salim Shah Duration: One Hour ten minutes Language: Hinglish ‘Man Disposes, God proposes’ by Mr. Salim Shah, revolves around two individuals, an accused and his lawyer. The accused, Himaqat Qureshi, has been charged for murdering his wife…