Nagraj Manjule
Bollywood’s Thoughtful Flops: Why Depth Alone Can’t Save Cinema
Heavy doses of intellectualism do not take us anywhere. It’s something we all learn the hardest way, and we are all still learning and probably willing to add more years to this learning. I came across a quote a few days back ‘Water that is too pure has no fish,’ and therefore it starts to become detrimental. While that remains a realisation for oneself, I often find this being instrumental in the rising dilemma of what art to showcase and what not. For does the world practise art anymore? Or instead practise ‘content?’ Content Creators, Content Writers; does the wor | Click Here...
Review Of Jhund: Gets It Right, Eventually
Jhund Starring Amitabh Bachchan Written & Directed by Nagraj Manjule Rating: **** While eventually it finds its way out into the light,there is plenty that Jhund gets wrong. The slum-soccer theme goes from dream to scheme with scarcely a scream . It all happens too abruptly: one minute we see Vijay Borade(real name Barse)scrutinizing the slumboys as reformative cases. The next thing we know the boys are rallying around their soccer messiah , their distrust and disdain magically alchemized into a deep commitment.Soon after they are playing that d | Click Here...
Must Read: Prime Video Announces The Launch Of Unpaused: Naya Safar
Prime Video today announced that the Hindi anthology, Unpaused: Naya Safar will premiere globally on 21st January 2022 in more than 240 countries and territories. Following the overwhelming response of the first edition, Unpaused, which had premiered in 2020, the sequel of the Amazon Original anthology will offer five Hindi short films, each delving uniquely into the relatable challenges that the pandemic has inflicted on everyone, while stressing on the need to embrace a positive outlook as everyone welcomes the New Year. Featuring an ensemble cast inclu | Click Here...
NO Amitabh Bachchan Releases This Year
It is unlikely that we will see Big B in any film this year. While three of them were scheduled for release in 2020, all three stand indefinitely postponed as of now. Shoojit Sircar’s Bachchan-Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Gulabo Sitabo was to release on April 18 and the Nagraj Manjule –directed football drama Jhund on 8 May. But now because of the viral pandemic both the releases stand postponed. Sources close to both the projects say the new dates are unlikely to be decided until the Corona scare is over. As for the long-delayed Karan Johar-produced Brahmastra, given th | Click Here...