Thappad Review: A Slap On Indian Patriarchy

Kabir Singh’s Slap Gets A Contra-View!

Exceptional! A Must-Watch For Every Indian Male!

The Premise Is Simple: A Husband Cannot Slap His Wife & Expect Her To Ignore It! Not Even Once!

An Important Movie That Showcases How Marriages & Relationships Are Taken For Granted! How Perfectly Charming Men Can Lack Empathy! How Indian Women Are Equal Accomplice In The Great Indian Patriarchy Project!

“It Happens – He Loves You – He Is A Decent Guy – Bardasht Kar Lo – Shaadi Is Compromise – Ek Hi Baar Hua Hai”

All The Above Excuses Are No Longer Tenable In The Movie That Is Set In Aspiring & Settled India – Not The India On Fringes! 

The Movie Shines In It Small & Simple Moments. One Visual, One Remark, One Act – Effortless To Make You Uncomfortable! That Is The Success Of The Movie! 

Tapsee Pannu’s Best Performance – She Keeps Raising The Bar With Every Movie! From Initial Shock To Withdrawal To Determined Strength – A Great Arc! Kumud Mishra Is Amazing As Ever! His Own Guilt Is Amazingly Captured Sensitively Though He Encourages His Daughter! Anubhav Sinha Has Delivered Yet Another Masterpiece After Article 15 & Mulk! Heartening To See Male Director & Writer Creating A Sensitive & Touching Portrayal Of Women Protagonist! 

The Song Is Awesome Amazing!

Toot ke hum dono mein
Jo bacha woh kam sa hai
Ek tukda dhoop ka
Andar andar namm sa hai

Ek dhaage mein hain uljhe yoon
Ke bunte bunte khul gaye
Hum the likhe deewaron pe
Baarish huyi aur dhul gaye

Love Aaj Kal : Review

Love Aaj Kal Review: Imtiaz Ali Template Of Rumi, Rumination On Love & Life, Amazing Songs, Nice Visuals. Love Saga Of First Love Aaj Kal, Female Livewire of Jab We Met, Dilemma of Tamasha, Escape of Highway -All the Imtiaz Ali Masala are present in the movie!

Love Aaj Kal remains the same movie as the earlier one: Love, commitment and companionship are continuously challenged by the workings of heart and mind creating uncertainty and confusion. Two love stories in two different era. 

The 1990s Udaipur story is beautiful and newcomer Aarushi Sharma impresses with her coyness-straightforwardness-boldness. ‘Baatein karni thi to phone karna tha, bulaayo kyon?’ Kartik Aryan shines in the same story but seems super confused in 2020 Delhi version. He is earnest and evokes emotions – ‘Aana hai to poori aana, varna mat aana’. Sara Ali Khan is better than expected. The most amazing is Randeep Hooda – the experienced mature been-there-done-that lover in his white shirts!

Beautiful Music with ‘Shayad’, ‘Mehrama’, ‘Rahogi Meri’ and ‘Haan Main Galat’ make for a great listening. Brilliant In Parts But Misses The Mark. Imtiaz Ali’s failure of ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ may continue….He needs to reinvent himself! 

Love love? Watch it! 
Not sure? Skip it!

Parasite Movie

Parasite Review: Oscar Worthy Masterpiece

Parasite Review: Parasite Is A Masterpiece! Oscar Worthy!

A Highly Provocative Movie That Challenges Our Thinking – In The Modern Capitalist World – Who Are Real Parasites?

The Tale Of Opportunistic Kim Family Meets Wealthy Park Family. This Is A Mixture Of Comedy, Mystery, Drama & Tragic Commentary. Social Satire Par Excellence!

Excellent Story & Screenplay With Amazing Visual Poetry. Clever Direction & Mind-Blowing Acting!  Must Watch!

Chhapaak

Chhapaak Review: A Courageous Act!

Chhapaak Review: A brave movie that celebrates life and inspires us to keep going! A sensitive portrayal of a barbaric crime against women – which we do not care about! 

The story of Laxmi Agarwal – a teenager who is attacked with acid by an acquaintance for ignoring his advances. The glamorous Deepika glides into the character of a very simple Malti and delivers a strong and sensitive performance. Malti’s trial and tribulations are shown without any melodrama or preachiness – an important point. 

Strong moments exist. The importance of a ‘Jhumka’ (ear-ring) to girl is known but Malti cannot wear it – it hurts!  The first time she sees herself in a mirror and cries – heart-wrenching. Or a lady tells Malti – ‘beauty parlour mein kaam karne ke liye beauty ka hona zaroori hai’. The dialogue that hits me is the one that Malti delivers to her ’special’ friend Amol: ‘Acid aap pe nahin, mujh pe phinka hai. Aur mujhe party karni hai’. Inspiring!

And Gulzar Sahab’s lyrics are awesome, as always! I liked the title track ‘Chhapaak se pehchaan le gaya’ and ‘Khulne do’. Strong supporting act by the lawyer Archanda (Sarghi) and Amol (Massey). Full credit to Deepika Padukone and Meghan Gulzar for making the courageous movie! Respect for people who stand for ideas, stand for causes and stand for something! 

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