Articles for author: Mansi Dutta
Hamid (2019) Review: Poignant Tale Of Humanity And Hope
Ravaged by divisive politics and religious conflicts, the once peaceful valley is now a hotbed ...
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Badla (2019) Review: Riveting, Compelling Murder Mystery
An adaptation of the Spanish thriller The Invisible Guest, Badla is a riveting, briskly-paced murder ...
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Bunkar (2018) Review: Heartwarming Attempt To Rekindle Past Glory
Bunkar: The Last of the Varanasi Weavers (2018) aims to narrate the travails of a dying ...
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Manmarziyan (2018) Review
A modern-day romance-musical set in the bylanes of Punjab, Manmarziyan, like all Anurag Kashyap films, is ...
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Alankrita Shrivastava Has An Advice For Aspiring Filmmakers
After assisting director Prakash Jha on films like Gangaajal and Rajneeti, LSR alum Alankrita Shrivastava ...
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Meet The Filmmaker Who Made 1 Short Film A Week For A Year
New York-based filmmaker John Morena challenged himself to a unique idea called Area52, which involved ...
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Films & Literary Inspirations: LENS Director Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan Writes
I made my first film LENS (2015) out of desperation. After lot of failed attempts at ...
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How I Made a Micro-Budget Indie: Writes Director Colin Bemis
The caveat was simple and singular: Do it. When I was several months into my ...
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Inspiration Behind ‘Loev’: Director Sudhanshu Saria Writes
Indie filmmaker Sudhanshu Saria, whose debut feature Loev (the gay drama made it to Flickside’s top 9 must-watch ...
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5 Films That Inspired Filmmakers: Part 2
From Milind Dhaimade, who gave us the delightful Tu Hai Mera Sunday (one of this ...
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‘This Film Is My Bible,’ Reveals Director Alankrita Shrivastava
After assisting director Prakash Jha on films like Gangaajal and Rajneeti, Alankrita Shrivastava debuted with ...
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‘I, Daniel Blake One Of The Most Underrated Films’
A highly regarded name in the ad world, Bombay-bred Milind Dhaimade turned director last year ...
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Lapachhapi (2017): Finally An Indian Horror Film That Thwarts Genre Tropes
Horror is an unapologetically ridiculed genre in Hindi cinema. The recently released Marathi horror-thriller Lapachhapi ...
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5 Filmmaking Tips For Beginners From ‘My Son is Gay’ Director Lokesh Kumar
Chennai-born and bred filmmaker Lokesh Kumar came to the limelight this year with his debut ...
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‘An Unsuitable Boy’ by Karan Johar: Fiercely opinionated, no-holds-barred account
Bollywood is plethorically reverential of its actors. ‘Superstardom’ is a term strictly reserved for them. ...
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