Siddhartha Srivastava

blogs from Mumbai

7 Thoughts on 7 Khoon Maaf
7 Khoon Maaf may not be the ambitious masterpiece that Vishal Bhardwaj hoped, but it is easily among the more challenging and conversation-worthy pieces of cinema Bollywood has produced in recent times. Like Bhardwaj and his film, I couldn't quite get my thoughts to cohere to form a full review, so...
Posted on 24 February 2011 | 1:49 am
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The Social Network: Hype or Buzz?
Unless you're living under a rock, you already know about The Social Network -- David Fincher's latest, based on The Accidental Billionaires, the (fictionalized?) story of Facebook and it's creator Mark Zuckerberg. The critical reaction to the film has been ecstatic, to say the least, and frankly th...
Posted on 25 September 2010 | 10:12 pm
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Lafangey Parindey... verdict?
Are you watching the latest from the Yash Raj stable this weekend? Here's an excerpt from a hilarious (and very well-written) review that I just read: Make no mistake, this is a film replete with awful acting that glorifies nihilism - this is in-your-face movie-making by people with a moral compass...
Posted on 20 August 2010 | 10:28 am
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