by Sonal Sher | Oct 1, 2017
Newton is an excellent film. It is been termed a dark comedy but I would just drop the pretence of darkness. Maybe it is my outlook of the world. Or maybe the fact that this story of misadventure reminded me of the satirical quest of the famous Don Quixote. In my...
by Sonal Sher | Jul 6, 2016
Director: Ali Abbas Zafar I shall start with the only aspect of the film that i did not like. That Anushka Sharma and her character Arfa were both sidelined after the obligatory romance. Whether it was a statement on sexism or sexism itself, I am not sure. But...
by Sonal Sher | Jun 16, 2016
After the kind of monster publicity (good or bad, it’s all publicity), an amazing trailer and the freaky bright and quirky music it was really difficult to go into this film with absolutely no expectations. And yet as I sat through this dark tale of drug trafficking...
by Sonal Sher | Apr 15, 2016
This film couldn’t really have been made with any other actor. Yes, there are super-stars, many in Bollywood, but FAN, Maneesh Sharma’s thoughtful and highly entertaining ode to Shah Rukh Khan couldn’t have been more perfect for him. The story is simple, not...
by Sonal Sher | Oct 1, 2015
Two years back, I had wondered how would one make a film about this infamous double murder case. Without there ever being a conclusion, how ethical and unbiased could that final product be. After watching Talvar, written by Vishal Bhardwaj and directed by Meghna...
by Sonal Sher | Sep 18, 2015
That time of year has arrived when I watch that one film that is going to fill me up with enough venom to spew all over my computer screen. A film so unoriginal that all the Kader Khan and David Dhawan comedies, I used to frown upon as a snobbish teenager suddenly...
