Abhishek Bannerjee
Review Of Abaar Bochhor Kuri Pore…Coming Of Age, Slowly
Abaar Bochhor Kuri Pore (released on February 18, now showin theatres in Kolkata) Starring Abir Chatterjee, Abhishek Bannerjee,Arpita Chatterjee, Tnusree C Written & Directed by Srimanta Sengupta Rating: ** ½ Bengali cinema has been in a state of creative dormancy for a while now. Once the land of Satyajit Ray,Ritwick Ghatak,Mrinal Sen, Aparna Sen and Rituparno Ghosh, today the Bengali film industry is an arid wasteland composed of wannabe Rays or, worse, wannabe Rohit Shettys. Neither persona fits the bill.Little wonder , Bangal cinema seems to | Click Here...
Review Of Rashmi Rocket: A Thought Provoking Sports Drama
Rashmi Rocket(Zee5) Starring Taapse Pannu, Priyanshu Painyuli,Abhishek Bannerjee, Supriya Pathak, Manoj Joshi Directed by Akarsh Khurana Rating: *** Towards the closing of this cannily crafted athletic sports drama, Taapsee in what’s clearly an awards-nomination showreel moment , talks to her unborn child, giving us a classic glimpse into her feminine impulses… a womb with a view, so to speak. You really can’t keep a good woman down. The unsporting sports association in this rocking sports drama tries hard to play spoilsport | Click Here...
Kunal Kapoor, Zoya Hassan, Rinku Rajguru, Delzad Hiwale, Abhishek Bannerjee Get Together For Netflix Anthology
Three significant contemporary directors Ashwini Tiwari, Abhishek Choubey and Saket Chudhary get together for Ankahi Kahaniya, three unheard and untold tales of love that will make you wonder ,what is love? Produced by RSVP Movies and directed by three acclaimed directors, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, Abhishek Chaubey and Saket Chaudhary, the anthology takes us through winding paths of longing and love. On this journey of finding true love are some unconventional characters, that are brought to life by a set of versatile actors, namely Abhishek Banarjee, Zoya Hussain, Kunal Kapoor, Nikhil | Click Here...
Review Of Ajeeb Daastaans: Never Fails To Be Interesting Even In Its Absurdest Interludes
Ajeeb Daastaans(Netflix) Starring Jaideep Ahlawat, Fatima Sana Sheikh, Konkona Sen Sharma, Nusrat Bharucha,Abhishek Bannerjee, Inayat Verma, Shefali Shah, Pavan Kaul Directed by Shashank Khaitan, Raj Mehta, Neeraj Ghaywan, and Kayoze Irani Rating: *** ½ This is a diverse provocative(sometimes too consciously so) bouquet of stories of four women in search of an emotional and physical fulfillment that eludes them because…well, they have obligations.Don’t we all! Uneven in quality, some of the plotting conceits verge on the absurd. To begin wi | Click Here...
Rewind2020: Most Impactful OTT Stars Of The Year (Male)
The year saw a major shift in the dynamics of the star-system. You no longer had to be a Khan or a Kapoor to be a national star. Tripathi aur Sharma bhi chalega. A look at the biggest male stars on the OTT platform. Pankaj Tripathi: Of course he is a big name in cinema. But Pankaj ruled the digital kingdom in 2020 like he owned it. With Mirzapur 2 and Criminal Justice 2,not to mention his stellar performances in Ludo and Gunjan Saxena makes Pankaj one of OTT’s superstars. The actor admits he was never paid by cinema the kind of money he now gets on OTT | Click Here...
Review of SonyLIV’s Bhonsle: Persuasive and Powerful
Bhonsle (SonyLIV) Starring: Manoj Bajpayee, Ishita Chakraborty Singh, Virat Vaibhav, Abhishek Bannerjee, Santosh Juvekar Directed by Devashish Makhija Rating: **** Straightaway, this is a persuasive and powerful film that shouldn’t be missed by anyone who has watched any film set in the cultural-political dynamics that govern life in the Mumbai chawls. As relevant as Saeed Mirza’s Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro and N Chandra’s Ankush (the two films that are most decidedly the reference points) Bhonsle has a gut-wrenching immediacy to it. A palpable sense of | Click Here...
Review of Netflix’s Typewriter: A tale of horror steeped in the wonders of childhood
In the content creation space, the horror genre is a difficult one to pull off to the finicky viewer’s satisfaction. Some get it spectacularly and go on to create horror masterpieces; while some trudge along the path of horror, churning out mediocre horror turkeys at best. Yet, good or bad, horror has always been a favourite genre of audiences of all ages. C’mon, admit it – we all love a good scare. Even if we do end up watching the scary bits through the mesh of our fingers covering our eyes, there’s nothing as invigorating as getting your adrenaline rushing, heart thumping | Click Here...