Critical Analysis “Masaan”- Life, Death and Beyond by Ananya Verma 6 Apr 20267 Apr 2026 “मुसाफ़िर हैं हम भी, मुसाफ़िर हो तुम भी किसी मोड़ पर फिर मुलाक़ात होगी।” As the sun shines on the stories of Devi and Deepak, there is chaos and conflict…
Critical Analysis… Jinhe Naaz Hai Hind Par (Pyaasa, 1957): Between the Craftsmanship of Sahir Ludhianvi & the Genius of Guru Dutt by Zainab S Qazi 30 Nov 20253 Dec 2025 It is one's miserable fate to watch something as reflective as Pyaasa (1957) for the first time in the centenary year of Guru Dutt, nearly seventy years after the film's…
Critical Analysis… Smiling with a burnt heart by Spandana 14 Sep 20253 Dec 2025 In Dino and Qayde Se from Anurag Basu’s Metro films are the soundtracks of my one-sided love story Metro… In Dino is on Netflix. As is its spiritual prequel, Life…
Critical Analysis… Hoping Against Hope In The Universe of “The Teacher Who Promised The Sea” by Zainab S Qazi 12 Sep 202512 Sep 2025 Forgetting is a burdensome task; the act is taxing, demanding more than you can possibly offer. More so, if it is linked with the sense of sight, where each detail…
Critical Analysis In Paris, to not be: An essay on how the cultural gaze shapes women’s cinematic journeys by Muskaan Chaudhary 21 Aug 202521 Aug 2025 There are few industries as familiar with stories of love as Bollywood. It would not be going too far to bet that for every bright covered chick lit novel, there…
Critical Analysis The Evil Dentist Trope by Agrima Thakur & Meghna Mukhopadhyay 8 Jun 20253 Dec 2025 The experience of excruciating dental pain has stood the test of time. Shakespeare once wrote, “For there was never yet a philosopher that could endure the toothache patiently." Artists have…
Critical Analysis… Let’s talk about Sita and Gita by Spandana 23 Mar 20253 Dec 2025 Many years ago, two women on-screen showed me how to dream without hesitation and love without desperation No, not the 1972 Hema Malini film. This column is about Sita from…
Critical Analysis… Claustrophobia and Control: Discussions on spaces in Girls Will Be Girls by Adithya Kamesh 30 Jan 202530 Jan 2025 Girls Will Be Girls is the poignant coming-of-age story of Mira (Preeti Panigrahi), set against the backdrop of strict environments. Written and directed by Shuchi Talati, this movie is also…
Critical Analysis… Scene and heard | Part One: The “debate” in Swades: We the People by Spandana 26 Jan 20253 Dec 2025 A scene from 20 years ago changed the way I perceived my country and its people My column Frames and Flashes is my ode to cinema. Every movie I love…
Critical Analysis… Meiyazhagan and memories from 2024 by Spandana 7 Jan 202524 Jan 2025 A beautiful Tamil film from last year, made me think of home, the kindness of strangers and my ability to receive love Mid-way through my annual existential crisis in 2024,…