You cannot ignore it anymore. Everyone can connect the dots. And though you may not be able to link it to the on-ground political aspirations and vote politics directly, it is on your face. The big screen has become more prominent and politically engaged. Political propaganda and vote requests before election is no longer restricted… Read More »
CINEMA SELF REGULATION! Cinema must learn from other media and how self-regulation has helped to keep the Government intervention to a minimum. To a large extent, television, radio and print are self-regulated. Digital too is trying with new matrices, technology, transparency, and consumer freedom. The ‘Gold Standard’ is one such effort. ASCI on the other… Read More »
Even Badshah Khan’s performance and the underplayed role of Nawazuddin Siddiqui fail to lift ‘RAEES’. Badshah Khan fails to deliver on hyper expectations. The first half is a bit enjoyable. However, it suffers from same issues that make second-half a drag. The whole film is fragmented episodic linear progression with jerky transitions. Mahira Khan, the… Read More »
