Raja Sen

The Shape of Water is the story of loneliness; of the beauty of a captured merman & of oddball romance; of the ugliness of racism & supremism; & of the stupidities of cold-war-era politics.   Starring: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon Director: Guillermo del Toro India release date: Feb 16 Genre:...

Padmaavat. A fictitious take on material from a 14th century history book, involving a rajput queen & king, and & an invader.   Starring: Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, Ranveer Singh Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali India release date: Jan 25, 2018 Genre: Action, Drama, History Language: Hindi Duration: 2 hours, 44 mins  ...

Anurag Kashyup may have stumbled in the cinematic ring, but he’s up again. And the crowd is cheering his Mukkabaaz.   Starring: Vineet Kumar Singh, Zoya Hussain Director: Anurag Kashyap India release date: Jan 12, 2018 Genre: Action /drama /sport Language: Hindi Duration: 2 hours 34 mins      ...

In ‘Secret Superstar’, a teenager wishes to be a singing star. But her conservative father will beat her black and blue if she’s caught pursing this line. Thankfully, she has the full backing of her mother; and Youtube and a burkha allows her a chance… Starring: Zaira Wasim, Meher Vij,...

In Simran, the lead actress (Kangana Ranaut) loses all her cash while gambling at Las Vegas. So, she does what she believes is the cleverest thing to do: she robs a bank.   Starring: Kangana Ranaut, Catherine Dyer, Evette Young Director: Hansal Mehta Writer: Apurva Asrani India release date: Sep 15, 2017...

Neo-noir crime thriller, Gurgaon. Debut film, based on a real-life kidnapping incident, by National-Award winning cinematographer Shanker Raman.   Starring: Akshay Oberoi, Pankaj Tripathy, Aamir Bashir Director:  Shanker Raman Producers: JAR Pictures India release date: Aug 04, 2017 Genre: Neo-noir crime thriller, true-story Language: Hindi Duration: 1 hour, 47 mins  ...

Tubelight is the story of a man’s unshakable faith in himself and the love for his family.   Starring: Salman Khan, Sohail Khan, Zhu Zhu Director: Kabir Khan Language: Hindi India release date: June 23 Genre: Adventure, drama, war. Duration: 2 hours 34 mins Budget: Supposedly, 100 crores      ...

Lion. True story of a village boy who sleeps off in a moving train, and wakes up to find himself in an ominous city. Starring:  SUNNY PAWAR, Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman Director: Garth Davis Language: Hindi /English 
Classification: U/A India release date: Feb 25, 2017 Genre: Drama Mins: 1 hour,...

Rangoon. Indians in World War II, and a love triangle. Starring:  Saif Ali Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut Director: Vishal Bhardwaj Distributor: Viacom 18 Motion Pictures Language: Hindi Classification: U/A Release date: Feb 25, 2017 Genre: Action, drama, history Mins: 167 mins   “Vishal Bharadwaj is truly in a league of his...