Indian Missions under MEA screen short film on Sri Aurobindo

August 17, 2022

Indian Missions abroad under the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), including the Embassy of India, Paris, India in UK, CGI Birmingham, Switzerland, Colombia and Ecuador, Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO and Bahrain, screened the short film titled ‘Sri Aurobindo: The Beginning of Spiritual Journey’ on 15th August 2022, which also...

A SPRAWLING PIECE OOZING WITH LOVE FOR EVERYTHING INDIAN

August 13, 2022

The long-awaited Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor starrer “Laal Singh Chaddha,” which has finally hit the theatres this week, is an adaptation of the 1986 novel titled “Forrest Gump” by the American author Winston Groom. The novel was famously adapted by Eric Roth for the 1994 Hollywood film of the...

PANKAJ BHARGAVA’S TRAVELOGUE UNVEILED BY AMBASSADOR OF NORWAY

August 9, 2022

Pankaj Bhargava’s travelogue titled “Khanabadoshiyan,” published by Vani Prakashan, was recently unveiled by Hans Jacob Frydenlund, the Ambassador of Norway to India. The launch event, which was held at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi, was hosted by Aditi Maheshwari-Goyal, Executive Director, Vani Prakashan Group. “I am happy to...

A FUN-FILLED FILM BROUGHT TO LIFE BY KICCHA SUDEEP

July 30, 2022

A vast majority of the film critics in the country currently find themselves in a rather precarious situation, particularly the ones who primarily review Hindi films. The problem doesn’t lie with their understanding of cinema but it actually lies with their inability to understand the changing audience tastes. Burdened by...

‘Recommended For You’ is about the dark side of technology

July 23, 2022

Amazon mini-TV’s latest offering, a short film titled “Recommended For You,” shows us the dark side of bingeing, hacking, and surveillance. In their earlier release titled “1800 Life,” a depressed comedian on the brink of committing suicide receives a random call that develops into a meaningful conversation that helps change...

‘WESTWORLD’ SEASON TRIES TO RECLAIM ITS FORMER GLORY

July 16, 2022

There is something about long-form storytelling that makes it highly addictive and ever so reliable. Also, the thing with the long-form narrative is that one or two good characters aren’t enough. For this, it requires a lot more than that. We are talking about an entire gamut of interesting characters,...

‘Everyday Life’ is a journey through all genres of literature

July 15, 2022

Dr Jacqueline Roussety grew up in London and studied acting and directing in Hastings. She then made a foray into the world of theatre. After more than a decade and a half of permanent engagements as an actress and director in Germany, she has been living in Delhi since 2019,...

‘MADAPPALLY UNITED’ IS A FILM ABOUT SAFE SPACES WHERE CHILDREN CAN PLAY

July 9, 2022

Writer-Director Ajay Govind is set to release his Malayalam language film titled ‘Madappally United’ across India in different phases, starting with Calicut and Vadakara, followed by Mumbai, Delhi, Dehradun, Bengaluru, and Chennai. The film recently had a special premiere at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. Madappally United is...

‘THE TERMINAL LIST’ FAILS TO LIVE UP TO THE HYPE

July 2, 2022

Over the last decade or so, Chris Pratt seems to have overtaken everybody else to become a leading blockbuster action hero in Hollywood. He brings with him just the right mix of charisma and rugged machismo. Not many are aware that there was a time when Pratt failed the auditions...

THE BOYS SEASON 3 UNLEASHES UNSEEN LEVELS OF GORE AND PROFANITY

June 25, 2022

Amazon Prime Video series ‘The Boys’ is not just one of the best shows about superheroes but it also makes for a great case study in subversion of all the best-known tropes associated with the superhero genre. How many superhero shows out there are focused on exploring how toxic our...