Hansal Mehta’s Aligarh is based on the real-life story of the Aligarh University professor who was persecuted and laid-off for his sexual orientation and translates as a heart-brea ... Read more
Hansal Mehta’s Aligarh is based on the real-life story of the Aligarh University professor who was persecuted and laid-off for his sexual orientation and translates as a heart-breaking story of discrimination. Headlined by Manoj Bajpayee, who plays the wronged academic and Rajkummar Rao, plays a journalist in this award-winning film. Read more
Very few films have focused on the plight of ‘child soldiers’ who are often employed in conflicts in some war-ravaged countries in Africa. And Beasts of No Nation is one such film. ... Read more
Very few films have focused on the plight of ‘child soldiers’ who are often employed in conflicts in some war-ravaged countries in Africa. And Beasts of No Nation is one such film. The film is narrated from the perspective of a child soldier from an unnamed African nation. His tragic journey from his village to joining a rebel militia group is captured with great attention to detail by director Cary Joji Fukunaga. Read more
This Malayalam film, Ishq, surprised audiences with its intriguing narrative and thought-provoking subtext. The film, starring Shane Nigam, Ann Sheetal, and Shine Tom Chacko tackle ... Read more
This Malayalam film, Ishq, surprised audiences with its intriguing narrative and thought-provoking subtext. The film, starring Shane Nigam, Ann Sheetal, and Shine Tom Chacko tackled issues on moral policing, misogyny, and also how society perceived victims of sexual assault. Read more
Released in 2006. Having received rave reviews this dystopian sci-fi action-thriller, based on the book by P. D. James, with the screenplay written by Cuarón, is set in the year 20 ... Read more
Released in 2006. Having received rave reviews this dystopian sci-fi action-thriller, based on the book by P. D. James, with the screenplay written by Cuarón, is set in the year 2027 when infertility threatens to end human civilization. Read more
Filmmaker Rohena Gera’s Sir, featuring Tilottama Shome and Vivek Gomber, is a poignant tale of the class divide. Sir narrates the story of Ratna, a widowed domestic help who aspire ... Read more
Filmmaker Rohena Gera’s Sir, featuring Tilottama Shome and Vivek Gomber, is a poignant tale of the class divide. Sir narrates the story of Ratna, a widowed domestic help who aspires to be a fashion designer and attends to domestic chores for Ashwin, an affluent NRI who’s struggling to get over a failed relationship. Read more
Arguably one of Anurag Kashyap’s best films, Ugly takes a dark, twisted and relentlessly unsparing look at the follies of humankind. Set in the chaos of Mumbai, Ugly revolves aroun ... Read more
Arguably one of Anurag Kashyap’s best films, Ugly takes a dark, twisted and relentlessly unsparing look at the follies of humankind. Set in the chaos of Mumbai, Ugly revolves around a group of men after a little girl is kidnapped. Read more
Director Amole Gupte’s Stanley Ka Dabba is a love letter to all childhood memories of school, tiffin breaks, and the joy of discovering your friends’ lunch — which invariably taste ... Read more
Director Amole Gupte’s Stanley Ka Dabba is a love letter to all childhood memories of school, tiffin breaks, and the joy of discovering your friends’ lunch — which invariably tasted better than your own. Starring Partho Gupte as the titular Stanley, the film offers an oblique commentary on our education system. Read more
Habib Faisal’s National Award-winning comedy-drama Do Dooni Chaar is the kind of film that touches a necessary nerve. Searingly earnest and mildly humorous, Do Dooni Chaar chronicl ... Read more
Habib Faisal’s National Award-winning comedy-drama Do Dooni Chaar is the kind of film that touches a necessary nerve. Searingly earnest and mildly humorous, Do Dooni Chaar chronicles the thankless life of a math teacher with a local school who doubles up as a tuition teacher only to make ends meet. Read more
This relatively unknown British police procedural is quite simply one of the most well-written shows today. The plot revolves around the fictional anti-corruption unit of Scotland ... Read more
This relatively unknown British police procedural is quite simply one of the most well-written shows today. The plot revolves around the fictional anti-corruption unit of Scotland Yard called AC-12. The series follows DS Steve Arnott played by Martin Compston, DC Kate Fleming played by Vicky McClure. Read more
Shahid is a 2013 biopic on the life of human rights lawyer Shahid Azmi who was assassinated in 2010. Directed by Hansal Mehta and co-produced by Anurag Kashyap and UTV Spotboy, the ... Read more
Shahid is a 2013 biopic on the life of human rights lawyer Shahid Azmi who was assassinated in 2010. Directed by Hansal Mehta and co-produced by Anurag Kashyap and UTV Spotboy, the film is headlined by Rajkummar Rao who plays the eponymous lawyer in the film. Read more
