In the skeleton of a “nukkad naatak” (street play) emerges the story of two youngsters, Molshri and Shivang, whose presence steadies and sustains this modest social-cause drama, despite its flaws.
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Sakshi is a sub-editor at the Outlook Entertainment Desk. She’s also a documentary filmmaker and mixed-media artist based in Mumbai.
The romantic Marine Drive continues to circulate on screen while daily life unfolds through infrastructural fatigue and emotional depletion. Despite its failures, Mumbai continues to function as a myth.
In light of the release of Anurag Kashyap's ‘Kennedy’ on February 20, the following selection traces a lineage of Hindi neo-noir films that reimagine crime as a structural and psychological condition.
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Bhardwaj remains a formidable architect of Indian noir, capable of conjuring immersive realms with ease. With a more disciplined edit though, ‘O’ Romeo’ might have achieved the narrative stature its ambition seeks.
‘Tu Yaa Main’ is the kind of romantic thriller Bollywood seldom ventures into. There’s enough experimentation here to hold the viewer’s attention even as the film openly embraces its flaws.
National Award–winning filmmaker Varun Tandon, known for short films like Syaahi (2016) and his latest Thursday Special (2026), reflects on his journey and creative process.
‘Trijya’ shapes itself into a study of inter-connectedness and what becomes of sensitive people cornered by the chaotic order of the world.
As Kumbalangi Nights marks seven years today, one is reminded of how its quiet canals, emerald stretches and lived-in community form a striking terrain to explore masculinity in its most unvarnished form.
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When the common man and separatist powers constantly distort the idea of being Indian, does the Gandhian note still retain a spine of its own?
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