Freaking over Films

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...

Director: Imtiaz Ali Cast: Pavel Gulati, Shreya Choudhary Review: Imtiaz Ali is the undisputed king of storytelling and his career as a scriptwriter-director  bears a testimony to that ( Let us forgive him for the debacle that Jab Harry Met Sejal was) Sometimes full length feature films spanning over two hours fail to convey what this 15 minute long movie does, much of the credit for which goes to Imtiaz's impeccable screenplay that keeps you guessing till the end. The film begins with a voice explaining the metaphorical significance of "Time" and its different connotations as the scenes hereafter unfold. The setting is simple, a modern day wedding where a bride comes running to her Mandap, hugs her fiancé before being interrupted by a random photographer who proposes to click a picture because in his words- yaha se guzar raha tha. the bride and the photographer exchange a suspicious stare making you believe that there is more than what meets the eye. Much a...