The director of ‘Kacchey Limbu’ Shubham Yogi, along with his talented cast of Radhika Madan, Rajat Barmecha and Ayush Mehra, premiered his debut film at TIFF 2022. The team joined BizAsia’s Sahar Junejo for a conversation about their movie. The first screening of ‘Kacchey Limbu’ at TIFF was probably a…

The first Pakistani film to be presented on that stage, Saim Sadiq’s directorial debut ‘Joyland’ emerged as the hidden gem of Cannes. It has since earned prestigious awards and critical acclaim on an international level. But more importantly, ‘Joyland’ has put previously unseen stories on the world stage. ‘Joyland’ is…

Director Shubham Yogi’s first feature film ‘Kacchey Limbu’ premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival with a warm introduction. The movie was presented as a fun, deeply satisfying watch emerging from the pandemic. After seeing the crowd beaming at the end of the screening, it’s hard not to agree. …

‘Duranga’ is an Indianized adaptation of the popular Korean series ‘Flower of Evil’ (2020), directed by Pradeep Sarkar and Aijaz Khan. The general story of the original romantic thriller is still here, but the plot and approach is fresh. …

Set in 1999, ‘Dr. Arora’ is about a sex doctor (Kumud Mishra) and his vibrant clientele. The expectations are high here thanks to its creator Imtiaz Ali, and directors Sajid Ali and Archit Kumar. But the reality does not live up to the hype. To give you an idea of…

Indian creatives have been largely unsuccessful at adapting foreign shows for the local audiences. From ‘Call My Agent’ to ‘Luther’, all we get are scene-by-scene replica of the original, word-by-word translations, that make you want to revisit the original. But thankfully, ‘Modern Love Mumbai’ has been able to break this…

Rishi Kapoor may not have been able to complete his last film ‘Sharmaji Namkeen’ in front of the camera, but his essence is felt during the whole two-hour runtime of the movie. His script notes, his characterization and his vision are evident. Perhaps that is why Hitesh Bhatia, Farhan Akhtar…

ZEE5’s latest release ‘Sutliyan’ is about family bonds. It is a story about a modern family in a small town, finding the balance between their individualistic pursuits and their life as a part of the family collective. …

‘Rocket Boys’ is a biopic about physicists Homi J. Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai, whose contributions made newly independent India prominently known on the world stage. Bhabha is a smart, charismatic renaissance man, who becomes the father of the Indian nuclear programme. Sarabhai is the mild-mannered but passionate creator of the…