Bollywood

Director’s Cut

Mahesh Nair

Making a movie is all about having the patience to endure long intervals. This author has taken eight years, with several abandoned projects in between, to debut as a director in Bollywood.

Kurbaan

Ajit Duara

As a Muslim ready to sacrifice self and community, Saif is excellent. But is the film too convincing for comfort?

‘I Got Bored of My Opulence’

Rahul Bhatia

Karan Johar is tired of playing it safe. He talks to Open on what age has to do with his new approach, why he apologised to Raj Thackeray and why Bollywood is looking beyond its own gene pool.

‘I Don’t Play Games’

Rubina A. Khan

Ajay Devgn on his dislike for the ‘I-me-myself brigade’, making omelettes with daughter Nysa and the intriguing spelling change

Wake Up Sid

Ajit Duara

A charming and amusing film really about nothing in particular. And good acting too

Dil Bole Hadippa

Ajit Duara

A Lagaan wannabe, without the spunk. Watch it, if at all, for the latest heartbreak kid Shahid Kapur

Bollywood Dreams

Khatera Hakimi

Khatera Hakimi is an Afghan settled in New York. Her obsession is to make it as a heroine in Hindi movies, and time is running out on her.

Out of Thin Air

Open

This film offers many of the old-fashioned pleasures of the documentary: it takes us to an unfamiliar place and tells us an unknown story. In this case it’s also an unexpected story.