Off the Beaten Path: ‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’ Review
Sudhir Mishra’s 2003 movie Hazaaron Khwahishein Aisi made the film festival rounds before finally being released in India in 2005. I first watched this film in … Read more
Scene Classics: The Running Reunion
Bollywood fans are usually well-attuned to the different versions of classic scenes that are found in so many of our favorite films over the years. … Read more
Soundtrack Favorite: ‘Tere Bina’ from ‘Guru’
Abhishek Bachchan’s Twitter account helped remind me that it’s been seven years since the release of the Mani Ratnam film Guru. Hard to believe, especially since … Read more
Experimenting with the Mainstream: Indie Actor Arjun Mathur
Arjun Mathur is an unlikely candidate for a Bollywood hero. The son of a globetrotting hotelier, with no familial connections to filmdom, and somewhat unconventional … Read more
Spotlight On: Bollywood Actor Akshay Kumar
I have been a devoted Akshay Kumar fan ever since he first captured my heart via “Chura Ke Dil Mera” in the 1994 hit Main Khiladi … Read more
10 of Our Favorite Bollywood Snow Songs
Millions of Americans woke up to a Winter Wonderland (and a transportation-related nightmare) this morning after a blizzard blanketed the East Coast. Since many Aerogram … Read more
The Best and Worst of Bollywood 2013
With Bollywood producing over 1000 films per year, there are bound to be some duds in the mix in addition to winning entertainers. Here are … Read more
20 Years After ‘Bhaji on the Beach’: Meera Syal on South Asians in Film & TV
2013 marks the 20th anniversary of Meera Syal’s acclaimed film Bhaji on the Beach, directed by Gurinder Chadha. Focusing on a group of South Asian … Read more
4 South Asian Actors Who Could Have Been Cast as Freddie Mercury in the Upcoming Biopic
The British actor Ben Whishaw made headlines last week when he was cast as Freddie Mercury in the much-anticipated, much-delayed upcoming biopic of the singer’s … Read more
Director Kamal K.M. Talks to Us About Identity, Displacement and His Latest Film
Kamal K.M.’s debut feature, I.D., is set in Mumbai, a city of outsiders. Charu, an upper class young woman, finds her worldview transformed when a … Read more
