1232 KMs (Hotstar)
Written & Directed by Vinod Kapri
In March 2020 when a nationwide lockdown was declared thousands of migrant labourers were stranded in the major cities without livelihood, food or hope. This is the story of seven such Bihari migrants who decided to cycle their way home to the Saharsa district in Bihar more than a thousand miles away.
How did they do it? Where did they find the physical and emotional strength with not a penny in their pocket, relying solely on their survival instincts and the kindness of strangers, like that truck driver with a smiling face who loads all the migrants and cycles on his truck and takes them some miles, giving their feet a brief respite. And never mind if the cops may accost him. Kindness knows no bounds.
And what about that beaming cop (I will never forget his face) who gets a tyre tube for...
Written & Directed by Vinod Kapri
In March 2020 when a nationwide lockdown was declared thousands of migrant labourers were stranded in the major cities without livelihood, food or hope. This is the story of seven such Bihari migrants who decided to cycle their way home to the Saharsa district in Bihar more than a thousand miles away.
How did they do it? Where did they find the physical and emotional strength with not a penny in their pocket, relying solely on their survival instincts and the kindness of strangers, like that truck driver with a smiling face who loads all the migrants and cycles on his truck and takes them some miles, giving their feet a brief respite. And never mind if the cops may accost him. Kindness knows no bounds.
And what about that beaming cop (I will never forget his face) who gets a tyre tube for...
- 3/30/2021
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
Bala movie review is here. Starring Ayushmann Khurrana, the movie is about a man suffering from alopecia. Bhumi Pednekar, Yami Gautam, Javed Jaffrey, and Saurabh Shukla featured in supporting roles. Released on November 07, 2019 (select previews), Bala is directed by Amar Kaushik. Does Bala repeat?the magic of Amar Kaushik?s Stree?!, raises or drops the hair (read bar) ?!. Let?s find out in the movie review of Bala.
Immediate reaction when the end credits roll
Bala ? a movie that makes everyone from the actor, writer, director and the audience put their hair down in Bollywood?s most remarkable and relevant coming of age saga to come in recent years.
The Story of Bala
Balmukund Shukla urf Bala (Ayushmann Khurrana) as a child had smooth silky and long hair but unfortunately the growth and of his hair fails to reciprocate with his growing age. Bala ? the man from Kanpur is suffering...
Immediate reaction when the end credits roll
Bala ? a movie that makes everyone from the actor, writer, director and the audience put their hair down in Bollywood?s most remarkable and relevant coming of age saga to come in recent years.
The Story of Bala
Balmukund Shukla urf Bala (Ayushmann Khurrana) as a child had smooth silky and long hair but unfortunately the growth and of his hair fails to reciprocate with his growing age. Bala ? the man from Kanpur is suffering...
- 11/8/2019
- GlamSham
Bala
Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar, Yami Gautam, Seema Pahwa, Saurabh Shukla
Director: Amar Kaushik
Think. When was the last time you saw a film which didn’t have any superfluous moments? Not one single irrelevant scene or shot? That’s Bala, a breezy yet wounding film that comes to us in a haze of stupid pre-release controversies . This work of grit and gumption is so above the silliness that shrouds our cinema, so superior to what we generally consider a high standard in our cinema.Bala is a film of international calibre in every sense. Stylish and sleek yet utterly and proudly rooted to its Kanpur milieu.
It is the story of a prematurely balding man who discovers how to love himself and how to embrace his supposed short-coming. It takes a dark-skinned girl (played with a trademark verve and sincerity that’s becoming Bhumi Pednekar’s signature style...
Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar, Yami Gautam, Seema Pahwa, Saurabh Shukla
Director: Amar Kaushik
Think. When was the last time you saw a film which didn’t have any superfluous moments? Not one single irrelevant scene or shot? That’s Bala, a breezy yet wounding film that comes to us in a haze of stupid pre-release controversies . This work of grit and gumption is so above the silliness that shrouds our cinema, so superior to what we generally consider a high standard in our cinema.Bala is a film of international calibre in every sense. Stylish and sleek yet utterly and proudly rooted to its Kanpur milieu.
It is the story of a prematurely balding man who discovers how to love himself and how to embrace his supposed short-coming. It takes a dark-skinned girl (played with a trademark verve and sincerity that’s becoming Bhumi Pednekar’s signature style...
- 11/8/2019
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
Director Gauri Shinde loves to deal with human psychology and she does it in style in “Dear Zindagi”. It deals with the deep psychological waves that control the human emotions and make us stand in front of a mirror to judge our own reflections. The movie flows with the theory of Freud that says, “being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise”.
Kaira (Alia Bhatt), who also has the nick name Koko, is a talented but confused cinematographer, who wants to direct a movie in the future. She has her own way of living life but lacks confidence. She is comfortable with a set of friends, but always in search for the meaning of real “love” and the difference between life and success. She hates to be controlled by protocols. She does not bother to tell her boyfriend that she has slept with another guy. She...
Kaira (Alia Bhatt), who also has the nick name Koko, is a talented but confused cinematographer, who wants to direct a movie in the future. She has her own way of living life but lacks confidence. She is comfortable with a set of friends, but always in search for the meaning of real “love” and the difference between life and success. She hates to be controlled by protocols. She does not bother to tell her boyfriend that she has slept with another guy. She...
- 6/3/2019
- by Sankha Ray
- AsianMoviePulse
Bollywood has shown that is more than welcome to new scripts in the last few years. The number of pleasantly surprising films has increased considerably, even if it’s a tad slow. One of these such films was English Vinglish by Gauri Shinde. The movie was more than just a comeback film for the epic actress Sridevi, it became a story of the household hero we see every day in our parents. Dear Zindagi follows a similar pattern in displaying before us a journey that any individual regardless of gender, age, profession or emotional capacity could go through. So let’s dig in.
The journey of a person can be considered a boring and predictable backdrop for any film. Every person will come across situations in life that they have a default reaction to. Some may be good where we laugh and are happy, and some may be bad where we cry or get angry.
The journey of a person can be considered a boring and predictable backdrop for any film. Every person will come across situations in life that they have a default reaction to. Some may be good where we laugh and are happy, and some may be bad where we cry or get angry.
- 11/29/2016
- by Githa Vanan
- Bollyspice
This week, Whistling Woods International (Wwi) conducted a film forum for recently released, highly-acclaimed film, Airlift. The plot is based on the largest human evacuation by air in the world history by India during the 1990’s Iraq-Kuwait war. Post the screening, Wwi hosted the team of Airlift including Raja Menon, Director; Priya Seth, Cinematographer; Hemanti Sarkar, Editor; Mustafa Stationwala, Production Designer; Udai Singh Pawar, Associate Director and Sajid Sanwari, Chief Assistant Cinematographer & 2nd Unit Director of Photography, who is also a Wwi alumnus. The team shared their experiences of working on this project with over 400 students of Wwi.
Explaining how Airlift turned into a beautiful piece of cinema, Raja Menon shared his views on how ‘following a process’, importance of pre-production charting and planning, and having regular and intensive discussions with the crew members, help in being aligned to the common vision and the only objective of taking a story...
Explaining how Airlift turned into a beautiful piece of cinema, Raja Menon shared his views on how ‘following a process’, importance of pre-production charting and planning, and having regular and intensive discussions with the crew members, help in being aligned to the common vision and the only objective of taking a story...
- 2/14/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Dhanush + Amitabh = Shamitabh. Now its fine to think the obsession with Amitabh Bachchan’s voice has hit a new level with R. Balki making a movie revolving around it. The trailer tantalizes you with this obvious fact. But just like Dhanush’s ( i.e. Balki’s) reason behind the choice of name, there is something deeper behind the simplicity. Foundation set, now add the curiosity that is the debut of Akshara Haasan and the return of Dhanush Karthikraja after the success of Raanjhanaa. And may be some cameos of so many celebrities for good measure. Expectations high you say? Well, unfazed by all the hype, R.Balki takes us on a stroll, keeping his eyes set on his target. A film you can kick back and enjoy.
The story is this. Daanish (Dhanush) is small time boy that dreams of it big in Bollywood. He can blow your mind if you give him a chance.
The story is this. Daanish (Dhanush) is small time boy that dreams of it big in Bollywood. He can blow your mind if you give him a chance.
- 2/6/2015
- by Githa Vanan
- Bollyspice
Starring Sridevi, Adil Hussain, Mehdi Nebbou,Sujata Kumar
Directed by Gauri Shinde
There are no villains in English Vinglish. Only imperfect human beings like you and I, who make that common error of taking loved ones for granted.
Admit it. At some point in our lives we have all felt that if we don’t speak good English, we are not destined to be successful human beings. Imagine a housewife–beautiful, efficient, charming, supportive…imagine if she looks like…well, Sridevi and still feels she is being taken for granted just because she can’t speak fluent angrezi.
Shashi’s children find her embarrassing at times. Her husband openly cracks jokes about her accent and poor grasp of a language we should have thrown out with Tom Alter’s wig in Shatranj Ke Khiladi. Shashi’s husband thinks he’s just being urbane and witty. But it hurts. We see...
Directed by Gauri Shinde
There are no villains in English Vinglish. Only imperfect human beings like you and I, who make that common error of taking loved ones for granted.
Admit it. At some point in our lives we have all felt that if we don’t speak good English, we are not destined to be successful human beings. Imagine a housewife–beautiful, efficient, charming, supportive…imagine if she looks like…well, Sridevi and still feels she is being taken for granted just because she can’t speak fluent angrezi.
Shashi’s children find her embarrassing at times. Her husband openly cracks jokes about her accent and poor grasp of a language we should have thrown out with Tom Alter’s wig in Shatranj Ke Khiladi. Shashi’s husband thinks he’s just being urbane and witty. But it hurts. We see...
- 10/5/2012
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
Sridevi, making a comeback after 15 years, is reaching new heights even before the release of her film. The Sridevi starrer English Vinglish is going to be premiered at Toronto International Film Festival this year which is going to be held from September 6-16.
Eros International’s English Vinglish also marks the directorial debut of Gauri Shinde, wife of film-maker R.Balki who is also the producer of the film. The film is going to be premiered on September 14. The film stars Sridevi, Adil Hussain, Mehdi Nebbou and Priya Anand.
The film is scheduled to be part of the highly coveted Galas’ section for a world premiere.
“English Vinglish is a story of a woman’s struggle with the English language and the insecurities she faces because of it. The film shot mostly in New York captures her transformational journey. Hilarious, touching, sensitive, this film marks the return of India’s biggest female star” – Sridevi.
Eros International’s English Vinglish also marks the directorial debut of Gauri Shinde, wife of film-maker R.Balki who is also the producer of the film. The film is going to be premiered on September 14. The film stars Sridevi, Adil Hussain, Mehdi Nebbou and Priya Anand.
The film is scheduled to be part of the highly coveted Galas’ section for a world premiere.
“English Vinglish is a story of a woman’s struggle with the English language and the insecurities she faces because of it. The film shot mostly in New York captures her transformational journey. Hilarious, touching, sensitive, this film marks the return of India’s biggest female star” – Sridevi.
- 7/28/2012
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
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