Deadpan TalkiesGandhi Godse Ek Yudh: The Father of AnarchyGandhi, backed by the reputation to convert millions to his cause, could become a threat to the very nation that he helped birth.Feb 9, 2023Feb 9, 2023
Deadpan TalkiesWhy I Love Pyaasa and Hate Kagaz Ke PhoolNeither the artiste nor the public should romanticise the struggle to unhealthy extents.Jan 17, 2023Jan 17, 2023
Deadpan TalkiesTwo Films on Mental Illness, Back-To-BackWhat I learned by watching these films is that for a mentally healthy person both of these films are a window into a different world.Jan 17, 2023Jan 17, 2023
Deadpan TalkiesThe Multifarious Mansions of Mrinal SenThe house and the human reflect each other in Mrinal Sen’s films. A look at the architecture of humanity in his works.Jan 17, 2023Jan 17, 2023
Deadpan TalkiesBurning Chest and Stormy Eyes: Alienation on Arrival in Gaman“Since we have a heart, we look for an excuse for it to beat.” How urban alienation gives us existential angst.Jan 13, 2023Jan 13, 2023
Deadpan TalkiesTitli : The Mind Demands (But Body Rejects) ViolenceA movie about a family’s legacy of violence also offers a surprising path for moving in the direction of one’s dreams.Jan 10, 2023Jan 10, 2023
Deadpan TalkiesSone Chandi Ke Buth: A Literary Museum Of Indian Cinema’s PastKA Abbas’ nuanced and colourful look at Indian cinema through its first 50 years is a historical artefact of great importance.Jan 10, 2023Jan 10, 2023
Deadpan TalkiesEeb Allay Ooo! and the Many Trials of Gainful EmploymentA dark comedy about shooing monkeys gives us a lot to think about jobs in an aspirational country.Jan 6, 2023Jan 6, 2023
Deadpan TalkiesThe Unexpected Lightness of Mutilation: The Horrors of Evolution in David Cronenberg’s ‘Crimes of…What is desecration if it occurs naturally? And, the film asks, can civilisation accept unrepressed creativity?Dec 30, 2022Dec 30, 2022
Deadpan TalkiesFoundation and Faith — What The Sci-Fi Series Says About Being HumanFoundation tries to observe just how faith plays out in human society. And its canvas is vaster than anything we experience.Dec 4, 2021Dec 4, 2021
