The 18-Day Battle in 18-Episodes The number 18 holds deep numerical significance in the The Mahabharatha—the epic is written in 18 parvas or chapters; The Bhagavad Gita, a discourse from Lord Krishna to Arjuna, that elucidates the core philosophy of the epic (and life itself), consists of 18 chapters; the Kurukshetra battle too was fought … Continue reading
Memories Lost and Found A film is – or should be – more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings.-Stanley Kubrick Sporting a rugged, yet boyish look, carefree Krish Kapoor (Ahaan Pandey) whizzes across the corridors of a Mumbai art-deco building in his Harley-Davidson X440 while Vaani (Aneet … Continue reading
The Old Man and The Gun The Chekov’s Gun principle states that if there’s a gun, it must be eventually fired. In other words, every element in a narrative has its significance, else it wouldn’t have been there in the first place. Kishkindha Kaandam (KK) both literally and figuratively takes the Chekov’s Gun principle seriously … Continue reading
Noah’s Ark in God’s Own Country From Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s 1990 classic Mathilukal to the recently released Mahesh Narayanan’s Ariyippu, Malayalam cinema has always left its mark in the international film circuit. India too is finally waking up to this fact by choosing 2018: Everyone is a Hero, a disaster drama about the devastating 2018 Kerala … Continue reading
Kumararaja’s Ninaivo Oru Paravai, part of the Modern Love Chennai anthology, takes you on an avant-garde trip down memory lane reminding you of Kaufman’s and Wong Kar Wai’s movies like Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind and 2046 respectively. And yet it has Kumararaja writ all over it, so much so that the lead character … Continue reading
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