Book versus movie: The poignancy and power of ‘Usne Kaha Tha’ don’t make it to the screen

Moni Bhattacharjee directed the adaptation of the reputed short story by Chandradhar Sharma Guleri.

Nirupama Kotru

· Aug 02, 2022 · 10:30 am

Audio master: When Madan Mohan and Majrooh Sultanpuri created magic in ‘Dastak’

The spare soundtrack has four tunes – each of them a gem.

Nirupama Kotru

· Mar 03, 2022 · 11:15 am

Audio master: Why Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Haider’ is the best among his Shakespearean adaptations

The unmistakeably Kashmiri soundtrack conveys every note of the movie’s themes.

Nirupama Kotru

· Feb 09, 2022 · 09:45 am

‘Teesri Kasam’ was the perfect meeting of minds between Phanishwarnath Renu and Shailendra

It’s difficult to discern where Phanishwarnath Renu ends and Shailendra begins, such was their meeting of minds.

Nirupama Kotru

· May 27, 2021 · 10:30 am

Basu Chatterjee (1930-2020): 12 slice-of-life films served with love and humour

The 93-year-old filmmaker died in Mumbai on Thursday.

Nirupama Kotru

· Jun 04, 2020 · 01:28 pm

Book versus movie: Rajendra Yadav’s prose comes alive in Basu Chatterjee’s ‘Sara Akash’

The 1969 movie was drawn from the Nayi Kahani writer’s pathbreaking novella.

Nirupama Kotru

· May 25, 2020 · 11:30 am

Book versus movie: Revisiting ‘Yehi Sach Hai’, the short story that inspired ‘Rajnigandha’

Spot the similarities and differences between Manu Bhandari’s short story and Basu Chatterjee’s screen version.

Nirupama Kotru

· Apr 19, 2020 · 10:00 am

Film flashback: Remembering Kaifi Azmi’s dialogue in verse for the classic Hindi film ‘Heer Raanjha’

The Progressive writer and film lyricist left his distinctive stamp on the 1970 adaptation of the Punjabi romance.

Nirupama Kotru

· Jan 18, 2020 · 09:15 am

How ‘Delhi Crime’ and ‘Soni’ speak for all the ‘Madam Sirs’ in the police force

The movie and the web series dig deep into the challenges faced by women in the police force.

Nirupama Kotru

· Apr 14, 2019 · 12:00 pm

Do real-life friends make good co-stars? Yes, if they are Om Puri and Naseeruddin Shah

For evidence of their crackling chemistry, look no further than Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Maqbool’.

Nirupama Kotru

· Apr 05, 2018 · 08:15 am

Farooque Shaikh said he did not wish to be remembered, but his films make him impossible to forget

The celebrated actor’s untimely death on December 27, 2013, has left a gaping hole in Hindi cinema.

Nirupama Kotru

· Dec 27, 2017 · 09:15 am

Book versus movie: ‘Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda’ is a masterly adaptation of a brilliant novel

The themes of Dharamvir Bharti’s novel are beautifully explored in Shyam Benegal’s adaptation.

Nirupama Kotru

· Dec 13, 2017 · 01:30 pm