Bhojpuri Cinema in the last decade has become a paradox of sorts. While it manged to survive the onslaught of Bollywood and Hollywood and...
READ MOREShip of Theseus (2012)
by Puru | Jul 28, 2013 | Bioscope
Months ago, when I was watching The Life of Pi, I wondered if India could ever produce a film like it. Yesterday, I got my answer in the Ship...
READ MOREMatru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
by Puru | Jan 13, 2013 | Bioscope
In the Mandola village of rustic Haryana lives feudal Harry Mandola who wants to take farmers’ land away so that he can build factories...
READ MORELife of Pi – The Zen of Cinema
by Puru | Nov 25, 2012 | Bioscope
‘Life of Pi’ starring Suraj Sharma, Irfan Khan and Tabu and directed by Aag Lee is based on a Man Booker Prize winning book with...
READ MOREThe Japanese Wife (2010)
by Puru | Nov 8, 2012 | Bioscope, Lifestyle
In a remote village of the Sundarbans, Snehomoy develops a strange bond with Miyagi, his pen-pal from Japan. Separated by thousands of miles,...
READ MOREBarfi (2012) – A Sonnet in Silence
by Puru | Sep 15, 2012 | Bioscope
Can silence be a language more powerful than any spoken words? I got a chance to think about it when we went to watch Barfi. Words are...
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