Qarib Qarib Singlle is a road movie-cum-coming-of-age romance, with a bittersweet tang to it, and yet it is peppy, and fun and fresh: two adults, a man and a woman, connect via a dating site, and find that online, can, sometimes, translate into something vital and real, offline. Chalk YogiContinue Reading
By: Rita Joseph The Taj Mahal is back in focus and this time for all the right reasons. Propelling the iconic 17th century monument back into news is the resurrected Indian film of the silent cinema era Shiraz. The classic made in 1928 by Bombay Talkies founder Himansu Rai is a fictitiousContinue Reading
By: Philip Mathew Published by the Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs, Hong Kong, 2017, pp 201, Price: Not mentioned Martin Luther posted his ninety-five theses on the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church on October 31, 1517. That act of Luther marked the beginning of the Protestant reformation. RomanContinue Reading
Author: Jacob Peenikaparambil CMI Publisher: Universal Solidarity Movement, Indore Number of Pages: 220 Price: Rs. 250/- As the sub-title of the book indicates, the book contains lessons the author has learned and the insights he gained while reflecting on the events, individuals and the life situation. The book has twoContinue Reading
Director: Atlee Cast: Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nithya Menen, Kajal Aggarwal, Sathyaraj Vijay fans must be very happy. There are three Vijays in his new film, all shaped, contoured and moulded into red-hot come-see-about-me avatars. So, three stars for the eminently enjoyable new Vijay starrer — one each for the three rolesContinue Reading
NEW YORK– Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on “Novitiate,” a limited-release movie that opens October 27: There is a reason why “Novitiate” will open in only two cities this Friday, New York and Los Angeles, even though it has Sony money behind it: the appetite for Catholic-bashing movies isContinue Reading
By : Dr. Zac Varghese Author: Rev. Valson Thampu Published by :Hachette India. Pages 300+ xxvi. To be released on November 8, 2017 This is the memoir of a man whom the Indian media loved to hate. He was christened ‘controversy’s child’. Everything about his tenure -events trivial and significant- becameContinue Reading
Director : Advait Chauhan Music : Amit Trivedi Lyrics : Kausar Munir Starring : Aamir Khan, Zaira Wasim, Meher Vij, Raj Arjun, Harsh Jha, Aryan Ashik, Manuj Sharma and Tirth Sharma To say that expectations are huge from the audio of SECRET SUPERSTAR will not be an understatement, as it’s an Aamir Khan ProductionContinue Reading
UK, 2017, 112 minutes, Colour. Cast: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Piggott-Smith, Olivia Williams, Michael Gambon, Simon Callow, Eddie Izzard, Fenella Woolgar, Adeel Akhtar, Julian Wadham. Directed by Stephen Frears. Lest anyone think or suspect that this picture of Queen Victoria is a throwback to 19th century ra-ra Empire daysContinue Reading
Because We Did Not Choose examines the First World War and the involvement of indigenous communities at a time when spaces inhabited by them were transitioning and struggling to accommodate modernity and the rest of its implications. Researched and shot over a period of 4 years, the film examines the participationContinue Reading