23 November to 19 December 2020, FTIIONLINE, Film and Television Institute of India, ARUNARAJE PATIL A well structured comprehensive masterclass, that left a remarkably lasting impact in making the journey of a cine enthusiast like me, complete. The Course Director looked effortless, at the helm of affairs. The most interesting fact about the course was, … Read moreWinter Film Appreciation By ARUNARAJE PATIL
5-23 October 2020, FTIIONLINE, Film and Television Institute of India, KARAN BALI The most popular course by the stalwart coordinator on FTII platform turned out to be the a tribute to ‘The Indian Cinema Phenomena’. The OTTs had been surging as an alternate movie watching experience, albeit never a substitute for the theater going experience. … Read moreAppreciation of Indian Cinema By KARAN BALI
2020, Hindi, Netflix, 7.3/10 IMBD, Directed by Vikramaditya Motwane A Cinema Vérité kind realistic film without much embellishments, disappoints when it yields to the template of ‘The Hero’s Journey’. Yogita Bihani with her camera, shadowing the director 24X7, feels more like a virtual extension of the Netflix’s ‘Creative Indian’ series, that featured Anurag Kashyap in … Read moreAK Vs AK
2020, Tamil, Anthology, Netflix, 8.3/10 IMBD Directed by Sudha Konkara, Vignesh Sivan, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Vetrrimaran An Anthology on ‘honor killing’, that houses extreme emotions ranging from humor (yes) to sending some chills down the spine. A northern girl in her 20s, asked me, “How can honor killing happen in the south with such high … Read morePaava Kadhaigal
2020, Tamil, Netflix, 7.9/10 IMDB, Directed by V. Vignarajam A technically mesmerizing suspense thriller that masters parallel editing and extends a surreal experience, that overrides the mundane supernatural phenomena, through its convincing ‘willful suspension of disbelief’. The supernatural phenomena of the dead communicating through an interesting medium is the theme. The audience are sucked in … Read moreAndhaghaaram