Many years ago when Javed Akhtar along with Shabana Azmi was touring the country to present the stage adaptation of Shaukat Azmi’s book Kaifi Aur Main, I had asked him at a press meet if the Ganga Jamni tehzeeb he represented so beautifully would fade away after him along with a few remaining voices […]
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Baby: Meet The Indian Sniper
Ironical that for a film that tars Pakistan as the enemy behind every potential danger stalking India, Neeraj Pandey’s Baby has two popular Pakistani actors in key roles. Heartthrob Mikaal Zulfikaar as a young facilitator helping Indian agents and seasoned actor Rasheed Naz as Maulana Mohammed Rehman,the dreaded “mother lode’ of terrorism. While watching the film, one […]
Special 26: The Aam Aadmi Strikes Back
There is a lot of walking in Neeraj Pandey’s Special 26. Everyone walks. While conducting conversations. On their way to and from heists. Sometimes in slow motion to the music of an era that instantly brings back the memories of the 80s. Right from the opening credits and yes, the background track, this film pays […]