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That Girl in Yellow Boots
...is spot on in almost all departments. It is carried forward by a stellar performance from its cast, especially Kalki Kochelin, who's also the co-writer.
Sep 2011
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Zoya does try desperately to transcend the obvious, to mean the message rather than say it, like say a 'Sideways' or 'Lost in Translation' does. And though she knocks on the door of this transcendence, she is unable to pass through.
Jul 2011
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Chillar Party
...may be a small film. But as cinema goes, in its adroitness, it is much more mature than 99 percent of the films ever made in India. And that, you'll reckon, is no 'small' achievement.
Jul 2011
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Delhi Belly
...the urban, money-is-everything, foul-mouthed India has been captured with aplomb.
Jul 2011
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Dhobi Ghat
...will make you realise that there indeed have been very few debuts as stunning as this one.
Jan 2011
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No One Killed Jessica
Gupta's film on a true incident bodes well for Bollywood, which is normally not too keen on reality, and the concept of justice itself.
Jan 2011
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Nov 2010
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Aakrosh
...is loud and sometimes crass in typical Bollywood fashion and, as they say, its fiction. What it is not - is a lie.
Oct 2010
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Robot
Two words begin with the letter 'R' and are synonymous: Religion and Rajnikanth. A third has now been added to cinema folklore, 'Robot'.
Oct 2010
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Jul 2010
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Red Alert
...it is a triumph that in such charged times, the film not only got made but found a release.
Jul 2010