Cinema

Hasee Toh Phasee

Ajit Duara

Changing the personality of a lead character midway, this film crashes after a delightful start

One By Two

Ajit Duara

A decent romcom idea on paper translates into an extraordinarily dull movie on screen

The Underdog

Shaikh Ayaz

Jimmy Shergill has not given up just yet. His acclaimed performances in Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster I and II and Bullett Raja may revive his Hindi cinema career—or so he hopes

Jai Ho

Ajit Duara

Proof that the Salman Khan persona and moral philosophy do not go together

Miss Lovely

Ajit Duara

A masterly noirish re-creation of C-grade smut that takes a hard look at exploitation in cinema

Memories of Our Own Porn

Lhendup G Bhutia

Miss Lovely began as a documentary project but director Ashim Ahluwalia had to drop the idea when his contacts refused to speak on camera. The story behind a film set in India’s C-grade smut industry

Dedh Ishqiya

Ajit Duara

The dead genre of the ‘Muslim social’ has been revived to deliver a smart sequel

An Early Exit

Divya Unny

Farooq Sheikh’s leading ladies on their fond memories of the charismatic actor

The Madhuri Mantra

Shradha Sukumaran

Madhuri Dixit claims she is boring and non-controversial in her real life but does not mind boldness in her roles. That is what drew her to Dedh Ishqiya