Posts Tagged ‘nandita das’

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    Firaaq: there are no easy truths
    iView Author: Ullas Marar (Bangalore, India) Email: ullasmarar [at] gmail.com Firaaq : there are no easy truths When I walked into the movie hall for the late night show, I knew very little about Firaaq. I typically don’t read any reviews; neither do I read synopses. To me, the best way to enjoy a movie is by being a part of the story and reacting to each situation....
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at March 27th, 2009 at 11:03 am
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    Ek Din 24 Ghante
    Run away  from  this  desi  version  of  Run Lola Run, as  fast  as  you can.   Terrible  in  every  aspect. IMDB  (1/5)
    by Ratnakar Sadasyula at March 25th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
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    FIRAAQ : The Aftermath
    iView Author: Timtomlee (Thane, India) Email: withheld FIRAAQ : The Aftermath A mob is marching towards you. They have all the weapons, swords, guns, gas-cylinders, you name it. They are shouting slogans against your community. Now they have spotted you. You can’t run. You can’t hide. You just watch them, coming closer and closer and closer….FIRAAQ...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at March 25th, 2009 at 07:03 am
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    Firaaq: Cathartic Cinema
    The present decade has been the best for Hindi cinema in a long while. Nandita Das’ Firaaq joins the list of outstanding d'©buts made in the period. Firaaq is a day in the life of Ahmedabad in the aftermath of the Gujarat carnage of 2002. An ensemble narrative, Firaaq is peopled with stories that happen to converge on a particular day, of the ones who return from...
    by thani at March 23rd, 2009 at 03:03 am
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    To Do Away With Desire
    Adoor Gopalakrishnan in his mise-en-scene conglomerate, Naalu Pennangal (2007) presents the sad plight of women strangulated by the patriarchal societal structure, where a woman is deprived off her erotic drive, marital bliss and her choice to beget children. Based on the short stories by Thakazi Shivshankar Pillai, portrayed in a deceptively simple yet effective...
    by Sulakshana Biswas at February 24th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
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    Free Download: Shh… (Idi Chaala Manchi Ooru) OST
    Small film… the most misused phrase in the cinema industry. Different film… another most misused phrase in the Indian cinema industry. But honestly, this difference is what every new producer sets out to make, whilst their movie is in the planning phase. Only a few succeed though…. like this pair from Apoorva Chitra, who promised to themselves that...
    by wb at January 22nd, 2009 at 10:01 am
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    Asian Fest of 1st Films Awards for Firaaq, Little Zizou
    Great news on Firaaq front. Nandita Das’ directorial debut has won the Best Film, Best Screenplay and the Foreign Correspondents Association Purple Orchid Award for Best Film awards at the The Asian Festival of 1st Films in Singapore. “Nandita successfully takes the theme of sectarian violence, something which is so apparent in today’s society, and looks...
    by Runumi G at December 10th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
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    Firaaq: In Such Times
    This is not a review. Almost every week I watch films that don’t evoke anything in me- thought, laughter, joy, happiness, pain, sadness- nothing. At the most, it is mild disgust. I force myself to react to them in some way, even as I actually feel nothing about them, and these reactions I puke out week after week, trying to be convincing in what they call ‘reviews’. So...
    by Jahan Bakshi at November 16th, 2008 at 06:11 am
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    Naalu Pennungal: Women world of Adoor has a global appeal
    If one wants to watch a film where each frame speaks in its totality whether its scenic beauty or visual aspects of characters portraying the emotions and where camera’s physical presence is almost absent from the screen and it fulfils the sole purpose of becoming the medium to show something, which is significant to the story, on screen and not for a single moment...
    by Rk at October 31st, 2008 at 08:10 am
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    First Look: Heaven On Earth and Firaaq
    Deepa Mehta’s new film Heaven On Earth recently premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival while Nandita Das’ first directorial venture Firaaq was first showcased at Telluride and then at TIFF. Both films look interesting and have met with uneven but some very encouraging reactions. Heaven On Earth is a story of a domestic abuse with elements of...
    by Jahan Bakshi at September 14th, 2008 at 05:09 am
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    Ramchand Pakistani: Outstandingly told
    If Khuda Kay Liye was a fine example of fledgling independent cinema from Pakistan – distinct from the Lollywood’s mindless masala – then Ramchand Pakistani by debutante director Mehreen Jabbar is sure sign that quality cinema from our neighbours are surely getting revived, thanks to a young breed of filmmakers who have largely cut their teeth through television...
    by Runumi G at July 14th, 2008 at 01:07 pm
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    RAMCHAND PAKISTANI-another stroke from new age Pakistani cinema
    RAMCHAND PAKISTANI-another from new age Pakistani cinema After Khuda Kay liye, Pakistani films seem to be more interesting. In next few days, there is another gem “Ramchand Pakistani” is coming. The movie is about a dalit hindu family living in border area of Pakistan. During the time of kargil war; a man and his son from this family; accidentally cross the border...
    by Shailesh Limbachiya at May 25th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
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