It is one thing to make a new season, and quite another to make it interesting and substantial—and entertainingly sensible, the last being a key requirement and, if fulfilled, a …
Film Review
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Film Review: Asambhav (Marathi) Explores Past-Life Regression
by Rajiv Vijayakar 5 minutes readEver since I watched the stunning Ata Thambaycha Naay! (and earlier this year, the film April May 1999), I have become an even greater fan of the cinema of my mother-tongue, a panorama …
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Film Review: 120 Bahadur Depicts the Towering Sacrifices of Soldiers
by Rajiv Vijayakar 5 minutes readOur soldiers are among the best in the world. Their sacrifices are humongous. In this case, we see the 1962 battle of Rezang La, where 120 Indian soldiers refused to …
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Web Review: Maharani 4 is Engaging Political Fare
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readMake no mistake: Maharani remains a rare series wherein successive seasons were better than the earlier ones. Given the crackerjack tempo and electrifying developments in Episode 1 of this season, I wagered …
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Film Review: De De Pyaar De 2 is Worthy Sequel to a Lovely Original
by Rajiv Vijayakar 5 minutes readThis film, for starters, is a true sequel (where the story progresses). Therefore, it must compulsorily be as involving as the original—and it is! The common points are Rakul Preet …
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The Kashmir militancy that led to unmentionable troubles for Kashmiri Pandits in the early 1990s is all too well-known, especially after its authentic revelations in The Kashmir Files. Horror as a …