Maidaan turns into a wrangling match of fiery footballers
There is a lot of Calcutta in Sharma's work, and his keen eye for period details elevates the movie into something romantic.
There is a lot of Calcutta in Sharma's work, and his keen eye for period details elevates the movie into something romantic.
Thanks to Kathak exponent Ashimbandhu Bhattacharya and his team consisting of Avik Chaki and Subroto Pandit, rasikas got a glimpse of their excellent Kathak rendition.
The Uttam Kumar mania, or craze, has not waned even after forty-four years since his demise in 1980. Dubbed at one time the “Mahanayak”, his presence is still felt in the hearts of cinephiles in Bengal even in this new millennium. His film premiere, Oti Uttam, directed by Srijit Mukherji, was screened on Wednesday, 24 March.
Oud and its exotic aromas have enchanted humanity for aeons. It’s today, back with a bang.
One of the biggest follies of Indian cinema is its tendency to stretch—and stretch beyond. Director Blessy's Aadujeevitham (The Goat Life) in Malayalam (although it is also available in Tamil, Hindi, etc.) is a classic example of this.
The crop of new faces in the film is such a delight. All credit goes to the casting director, Romil Modi. Dipak, played by Sparsh Srivastav, and Phool, by Nitanshi Goel, a social media influencer, are outstanding, respectively. Both capture an innocence of India that is still not lost.
“Last year, I depicted myself and my vision of how I perceive design through my art. It was inside a room, but rather than just simple walls or windows, it was designed all around in an array of patterns and forms.”
Dune: Part Two hits all the right notes and gives its predecessor a run for its ‘spice’. It’s like the sequel that not only lives up to the hype but surpasses it with a cheeky wink and a nod. From mesmerising visuals to captivating storytelling, this instalment leaves no sand dune unturned in its quest for greatness. It’s the kind of film that not only does justice to its forerunner but also adds its own flavourful twist to the mix. Strap in, because Dune: Part Two is a wild sandworm ride you won’t want to miss!
None of the films by Kumar Shahani and Mani Kaul, another contemporary of his times, got a theatre release, but their films were critically acclaimed in student circles, among aficionados of cinema, and in international film circuits.
A beautiful interactive session was held the next morning by Dr Padma Subramaniam on Natyashastra and National Unity with a live demonstration by Gayatri Kannan at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity.
