Shubhra Gupta

  • Lipstick Under My Burkha

    Lipstick Under My Burkha

      Lipstick Under My Burkha was initially refused a theatrical release by the Censor Board, because “the story is lady oriented, their fantasy above life. There are contagious sexual scenes, abusive words, audio pornography and a bit sensitive touch about one particular section of society.” This rather strange and...
  • Tubelight

    Tubelight

    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      ...
  • A death in the Gunj

    A Death in the Gunj

    An ancient Anglo-Indian gunj. Family get-together. Human relationships. Death. Starring: Gulshan Devaiah, Kalki Koechlin, Vikrant Massey… Cinematography: Sirsha Ray Story: Mukul Sharma Screenplay & direction: Konkona Sen Sharma Language: English/Bengali India release date: June 2, 2017 Genre: Drama – thriller Duration: 1 hour 50 mins     There’s just one thing wrong with...
  • Baahubali

    Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

    Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. Answers the burning question: Why did Katappa kill Baahubali? Starring:  Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty Director:  S.S. Rajamouli Language: Telugu /Tamil India release date: April 28, 2017 Genre: Action, adventure, drama Duration: 2 hours, 47 mins             IMDB link of Baahubali 2:...
  • Mukti Bhawan

    Mukti Bhawan

    In Mukti Bhawan, an old man gets a premonition of death and takes off to the banks of the Ganges to live out his last days. Starring: Adil Hussain, Lalit Behl, Geetanjali Kulkarni Director: Shubhashish Bhutiani Language: Hindi /English India release date: April 07, 2017 Genre: Comedy, drama Mins:...
  • Rangoon

    Rangoon

    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...
  • Hidden Figures

    Hidden Figures

    Hidden Figures offers a glimpse of the black women at NASA who were responsible for putting the first Americans in space.   Starring:  Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe Director: Theodore Melfi Language: English India release date: Feb 17, 2017 Genre: Biography, drama, history Mins: 2 hours, 7 mins Award nominations:...
  • Silence

    Silence

    In ‘Silence’, a 17th century Portuguese Jesuit priest (Andrew Garfield) receives word that his mentor (Liam Neeson) has renounced his faith while on a mission in Japan. Concerned, he travels to the island nation with another clergyman (Adam Driver) to investigate, only to find that the country’s Christian population...
  • Moonlight

    Moonlight

    Moonlight. Coming-of-age story of a bullied boy growing up in an atmosphere of drugs and stuff.   Starring:  Mahershala Ali, Shariff Earp, Duan Sanderson Director: Barry Jenkins Language: English Classification: India release date: Feb 17, 2017 Genre: coming-of-age, drama Mins: 1 hour, 51 mins Award nominations: 8 Oscar nominations: screenplay, direction, film,...