Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan

One of Saeed Mirza’s finest films, for sure. And one that leaves us thinking along with Arvind Desai, when he speaks to his Marxist friend, Rajan, about how the latter always seems so determined, so composed, so complete – and Rajan explains, “All one can do, my friend, is ask the right questions.” To which Arvind asks him, “And what about the answers?”

Qissa

by Subhojit Sanyal  Directed by: Anup Singh Starring: Irrfan Khan, Tillotama Shome, Tisca Chopra How far will you go to […]

127 Hours

With an amazing, and again, without any bias, background score by AR Rahman, titling camerawork by Anthony Dod Mantle, and crisp editing by Jon Harris, this movie is a whole package. Boy, are the Brits at it again. The mind-blowing use of a Handycam and regular standard cameras is a treat by itself. And along with that, throw in JAMES FRANCO, you got a winner!

Ritwik Ghatak’s Partition Trilogy

The Partition haunted Ritwik Ghatak all his life as did the subject of refugees. He identified himself with the pain and anguish of refugees who lost their entity and had to readjust in the alien environment. In his book, Cinema and I, Ghatak had said: “Cinema, to me, is a means of expressing my anger at the sorrows and sufferings of my people”