Freaking over Films

The prospect of four of the best directors of the Hindi Film Industry convening with a stellar ensemble boasting of remarkably credible talent seemed thoroughly intriguing.  The astounding trailer only compounded my curiosity as I coveted for a big screen release and a theatrical experience of the film.  Upon the eventual experience of what I had anticipated would be a path-breaking  masterpiece , I appreciate the realistic intent restricting Lust Stories to 13 inches. As, the great Indian Society has mutilated connotations of the word L-U-S-T reducing it to the equivalence of a sin,  Lust stories is not for the masses. At the same time, the notion of it being "classy" is reasonably  rebuttable. While, the trailer misguides you into the belief that the venture is an embodiment of intelligent cinema species, the two hour film bordering on psuedo-intellect will shatter your myth. Whereas the first three stories obscurely portray a skewed interpretation of lust and are

The short window for availability of films on Digital Mediums is a blessing in disguise. While analysts may claim that it disrupts a reasonable share of the film's box office revenue, I believe that it promotes Indian Cinema while broadening its reach to audiences who wouldn't pay to watch certain kinds of films in theatres. The very recently released, Lust Stories an anthology bringing four veterans of the craft with a not-so-mainstream yet a very talented ensemble cast bears a testimony to the fact that good cinema doesn't always need a big screen . ( I haven't watched the movie, but I've heard favourable reviews from trusted sources) October released a couple of months ago and due to my end semester exams I couldn't enjoy the theatrical experience of another Shoojit Sarkar masterpiece. So, I was more than elated to watch it in less than two months when Amazon Prime decided to bring it to my 13 inch laptop screen. I am sure most people reading this h

I feel blessed with the incredible talent of being able to figure out, how a film will actually turn out just by watching its trailer. And on most occasions, my assessment is ON POINT! So when almost a month ago, the Veere di Wedding trailer came out, I was supremely excited to watch the film despite the profound realisation that it is most likely to turn out to be an ALL SURFACE- NO DEPTH SHOW. The YAY Factor The primary reason for my excitement was that I love these look-good, feel-good kind of films. I can sit through a two hour brainless entertainer for the beautiful actors, locations and costumes. I will critique it once I come out of the theatre only to re-watch it when it comes on TV. Also lately the North Indian middle class concept has been selling like hot cakes, so Bollywood hasn't been churning films belonging to this genre. Veere di Wedding was a respite. So I went to watch the movie with abysmally low expectations, despite some very good reviews and I

Director : Kapil Verma Cast : Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Arora Rating : 3/5 In one of her recent interviews, Taapsee Pannu had stated that she had been so profoundly stereotyped as an "action-heroine" that no one offers her romantic or comical roles anymore. But isn't that's pretty much a Bollywood thing, where visibility is so important that most actors don't mind getting typecast. And a bunch of them, who manage to survive the storm spend the later half of their careers trying to shed the image they've wonderfully crafted for years on screen. In case of Tapsee, if we keep aside a few forgettable roles she's played which may be either due to lack of visibility or lack of guidance in the industry (N-E-P-O-T-I-S-M) most of her roles have been a welcome change from the absolute abundance of girl-next-door characters in Bollywood films. Nitishashtra is no different. Playing it safe in her first short film outing, she sticks to her "an