“Show two characters falling in love over a shared love for demonetisation. Show a character suffering from clinical depression till his Aadhaar gets delivered and cheers him up. Show a blind shopkeeper regaining his eyesight after the implementation of GST.”
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My take on anything cinema
Mumbai Musings: Day 1 – Sacrificing pace for character development
The film is full of conversations — generally between two people — and mind you, these chats don’t always seek to propel the plot forward.
Return of the Indian
Indian wasn’t just about a man fighting corruption; it was the beautiful story of a flawed man being self-righteous enough to inflict great personal tragedies, if it meant doing what he thought was the right thing.
Aayirathil Iruvar: An all-round rotten drama
I sunk deeper into my seat, hoping nobody would recognise me in the theatre.
Redemption for the annoyed Indian moviegoer
Sure, initially, I found it rather difficult to realise rather discomfitingly that I couldn’t utter a single word to my companion. After all, as Rajini says in Baasha, “Indian, pesalanaa sethuduvaan.”
Sudhir Srinivasan 