A fable like fragility runs through Santosh Sivan’s latest film. An exquisitely shot, wonderfully performed work of art set at a lyrical low-octave mellow pitch where you can actually smell the spices from a slow-burning chulha as they cook up an ambrosial aroma that permeates the greenest valley on this side of Frank Capra. (more…)
Quite an unusual name for a film-this is what most people will think when they hear it for the first time. And it’s not wrong too. But it is the love for the unusual that will lure them to watch this film. And these people will not be disappointed as this film is off the beaten track. Pritish Nandy does have a knack of picking up societal topics that are never really addressed or even noticed and transforming them into films. These films find a way to get under your skin and make you ache like the characters in it. Bow Barracks Forever is no different. This film has already been critically acclaimed in a number of international film festivals. But it still remains to be seen if it will be commercially accepted in a country like India. (more…)
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