Birth of a Film Psychopath

Whose Film is it Anyway?

An Ode to a Fish

Fated to Oblivion?
Yesterday, I came across a rather disturbing piece of news. Veteran actress from the South, Manorama, who has done all types of roles and regaled audiences in over 1500 films and is still active even today, is unconscious in the ICU of a hospital in Chennai following a surgery for her knee problems. She had [...]

I dress therefore I am ….
The other day my brother complained about my mother wearing the rida* when she went out with us. At an up-market restaurant mainly frequented by corporate types, the staff doesn’t seem too keen on giving us a table. But we persist in waiting. On our way to a table, curious glances follow us. Or perhaps all [...]

Starring Ranbir Kapoor and ???
I was discussing the woeful quality of current Hindi cinema with my filmmaking colleague and fellow Upperstall blogger, Batul, when the conversation shifted to Wake Up Sid (WUS) and Ajab Prem ki Ghazab Kahani (APKGK). Even as we spoke about Ranbir Kapoor in glowing terms and were pretty sure that Hindi cinema had found its [...]

Forever Dragon
I was in class five in Calcutta when I went to see Bruce Lee’s Enter The Dragon at the New Empire theater with a relative of mine. I was turned away from the gate because the film had an adult certificate. I was devastated. To compensate for it we went to see [...]

Dry-cooler, Kevin Keegan Hairstyles and a Reverse Rape!
Topping Khooni Dracula was always going to be a tough ask at the very least but director/writer Bhoosan Lal felt an artist’s urge to bring his own interpretation of Bram Stoker’s legendary novel to the screen with one final definitive version and so Dracula (1999) was unearthed to swooning masses. Kiran Kumar – who has [...]