Father, friend, filmmaker.
Notes on making sense of the world, posted before I come to my senses.
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The dilemma of 'The Social Dilemma'
And why I think the documentary, while scarily convincing, tells only one-half of the story
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What is Film Appreciation?
And why we took 12 hours to 'appreciate' a 7.5 minute short film
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Paatal Lok: Positives & Negatives of this largely positive show
I binged on entire Paatal Lok today. My entire family and I sat through 400 minutes+ non-stop. Mom didn’t even go for her walk for the…
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Irrfan and his ideology in Cinema shall live on through the people he inspired and moved
Since yesterday, I’ve been trying to think why I felt so sad hearing about Irrfan’s death. As much as I would’ve loved to, I’ve never…
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Kumbalangi Nights — A deliciously intricate Malayali portrayal of families and bullies at home
When I told my best friend that I’ve written a short film on the domestic violence in my childhood, he immediately asked me to watch a…
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‘Thappad’ — Amongst the most necessary films ever made
A bubbly, loving Amu (Taapsee Pannu) has chosen to be a housewife to the imperfect Vikram (Pavail Gulati). She loves him to no end and…
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‘Once Upon a Time …in Hollywood’ is the kind of indulgence an established filmmaker can pass off as…
You know that time when an old uncle sat you down and reminisced about some time from his past, when he felt the world was glorious and…
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The Pharmacist — a documentary about one man avenging his son by bringing a killer, a Doctor and a…
Small-town pharmacist and doting dad Dan Schneider, his wife, their daughter and their son Danny Jr. are an ideal picture of how families…
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1917 — A truly novel cinematographic experience!
Put on your cap, equip yourself, pick up your gun and leave on a mission in a live warzone, with virtually zero assistance and pretty much…
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2 States — should instead have been called 2 Halves
‘2 States’ could very well have been named ‘2 Halves’ because each half of the movie seems to have been handled by a different Director…