List of Indian movies for my non-Indian friends
This list consists of some formulaic movies and some that are innovative. I am working on the list and hope to build it over time. Some of my most cherished Indian movies require a contextual...
View ArticleGangajal Hindi Movie with Ajay Devagan:Old plot, new refinement
Ganga Jal IMDB Link Year: 2003 Writer: Prakash Jha Director: Prakash Jha Length: 150 Category: Drama Rating: 4 out of 5 Though it is based on an age old plot of a police officer fighting against...
View ArticleList of great movies: India and international (brief reviews)
Here is your window to some of the best movies in the world, in my perspective. The following ratings are not by a trained movie critic, but by as passionate movie buff. So, if the ratings reflect...
View ArticlePage 3: Madhur Bandarkar & Konkona Sen scintillate
Page 3 IMDB Year: 2005 Director: Madhur Bhandarkar Category: Drama Rating: 5 out of 5 A fantastic out of the box movie from India ‘Page 3’ by Madhur Bhandarkar is one of the nicest Indian movies I...
View ArticleLively ‘Desi Movies’: Going beyond Monsoon Wedding
Many good movies have come out of Indians living abroad in the last decade. Monsoon Wedding is highly known, but there is a lot more to look at. Here are five such movies. Most of my American and...
View ArticleSindhu Bhairavi by Balachander: A treat for every sense
Sindhu Bhairavi Year: 1985 Writer: K. Balachander Director: K. Balachander Length: 2 H 50 M Category: Drama Rating: 5 out of 5 A classic Tamil movie that’s almost perfect Sindhu Bhairavi is a rare love...
View ArticleKamal Hassan’s Anbe Sivam: An underrated classic
Anbe Sivam IMDB Year: 2003 Writer: Kamal Hassan, Madan Director: C. Sundar Length: 160 Category: Drama Rating: 5 out of 5 Anbe Sivam i.e. “love is god” is a story about changing values in an era of...
View ArticleDevelopments in Hindi cinema: Will the big kill the good?
As big budget movies with huge marketing costs become popular and movie halls change, will the big drive out the small? Diwali is a time for new movies in India. Two big budget movies this time...
View ArticleMozhi with Jyothika: Fantastic Tamil movie
Mozhi Year: 2007 Writer: Radha Mohan Director: Radha Mohan Length: 152 Category: Drama Rating: 4 out of 5 Entertainment with purpose – to the hilt Mozhi is one of the finest Tamil movies to come in...
View ArticleChildren in Mani Ratnam movies
This post is in reaction to a friend’s post about Mani Ratnam’s brilliance when it comes to handling children. Citing Kannathil Muthamittal and Anjali he says, The master director’s known for his...
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