‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu’ film review: Is this the longest power cut in the history of cinema?

Shree Narayan Singh directs Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor in an overstretched social drama about power shortages and overpriced electricity.

Nandini Ramnath

· 17 minutes ago

‘Manto’ film review: An absorbing but incomplete portrait of the maverick writer

Nandita Das’s biopic of Saadat Hasan Manto, starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui, is a portrait of a writer and his times.

Nandini Ramnath

· 7 hours ago

‘Manmarziyaan’ film review: Anurag Kashyap’s unusual romance has vim, wit, and wisdom to spare

Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal and Abhishek Bachchan star in a love triangle that is messier than most.

Nandini Ramnath

· Sep 14, 2018 · 07:00 am

‘The Nun’ film review: Low on scares, high on the atmospherics

Corin Hardy’s Romania-set horror movie is the latest entry in ‘The Conjuring’ franchise.

Aakash Karkare

· Sep 07, 2018 · 08:15 am

‘Gali Guleiyan’ film review: Manoj Bajpayee shines as a man trapped in Old Delhi and inside his head

Dipesh Jain’s debut feature is a superbly performed and visually arresting portrait of loneliness and claustrophobia.

Nandini Ramnath

· Sep 07, 2018 · 08:15 am

‘Laila Majnu’ film review: Love equals madness in Kashmir (and it sometimes makes sense)

Sajid Ali’s directorial debut stars Avinash Tiwary and Tripti Dimri as star-crossed lovers separated by family and insanity.

Nandini Ramnath

· Sep 07, 2018 · 07:45 am

‘Halkaa’ film review: The lack of toilets gets a fairy-tale solution

A young boy dreams of building his own toilet in Nila Madhab Panda’s social drama.

Nandini Ramnath

· Sep 07, 2018 · 07:15 am

‘Imaikkaa Nodigal’ review: This serial killer film has too much of everything

Ajay Gnanamuthu’s film stars Anurag Kashyap as a psychopath who is pursued by a CBI officer played by Nayanthara.

Archana Nathan

· Aug 31, 2018 · 08:15 pm

‘Stree’ review: A top-notch cast and steady humour elevate lightweight material

A female spirit terrorises the men of a village in Amar Kaushik’s horror-tinged comedy.

Nandini Ramnath

· Aug 31, 2018 · 08:39 am

‘Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se’ review: Yet another sequel that needn’t have bothered

The laughs are scanty in the third chapter of the franchise starring Dharmendra and his sons Sunny and Bobby Deol.

Nandini Ramnath

· Aug 31, 2018 · 07:45 am

‘Searching’ film review: A conventional whodunit gets a high-tech twist that mostly works

Aneesh Chaganty’s debut feature, about a father’s search for his missing daughter, is told entirely on screens of various types.

Aakash Karkare

· Aug 31, 2018 · 07:00 am

‘Genius’ film review: Not many brains and not even enough brawn

Anil Sharma introduces his son, Utkarsh Sharma, in his latest hypernationalist thriller.

Nandini Ramnath

· Aug 24, 2018 · 08:58 am