Hellaro
Aparna Sen, Head of Oscar Selection Committee comments on Gully Boy Rejection
To no one’s surprise, Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy which was sent as India’s official entry to the Oscars did not make it to the shortlist. In an exclusive chat with this writer, Aparna Sen who headed the jury for the selection of the Oscar entry, she states, “Gully Boy got the most number of votes. Because of its overall artistic merit as well as its popular appeal, it was felt by the jury to be the fittest film to represent India at the Oscars, which is essentially a popular award.� | Click Here...
Review of Gujarati film Hellaro: Takes Indian Cinema to the next level
Hellaro (Gujarati) Starring Shraddha Dangar, Jayesh More Directed by Abhishek Shah Rating: ***** (5 stars) Once in a decade or maybe twice, if we are lucky, an Indian film makes us proud to be who we are. Hellaro is one such rarity. It is much more than a film. The sum-total of its parts is so profoundly moving that the work defies a microcosmic assessment. And yet to not probe into its layers to gauge how deep its undercurrents of emotions run, would be doing this great film a disservice. Outwardly Hellaro is about a bunch of rural Gujarati women seeking | Click Here...