Winds From The East

On Bollywood - Indian film reviewers and trade analysts( who act as critics ) are head over heels with a new " Bollywood" film called Kaminey . So, inspite of the tight scheduled of our cinephile team, who are working on the special issue of Indian Auteur and the new version of the website- that is launching next month. Our team mate Debojit Ghatak managed to jot down few words on the film part of the so called " Indian New Wave" :- Among other headlines from the world of modern fashion, the hand-held is now in vogue. The shaky, apprehensive, hesitant hand-held, that lends a sense of unrelenting urgency to a scene. That replaces the compulsion of aesthetic with the luxury of post-production. That eliminates the need for a dolly track, or a cut, to manage disconcerting proximity with the actor’s skin. That replaces meticulous blocking with a single continuous action (shot in infinite takes). That subjugates the possibility of space, and restricts the...

A PROPOSITION A conversation on state of affairs. Mr X: The image 'true' symbolizes the death of sovereignty in India. Mr Y: The image 'false' does not exist in India. Mr X: You don't seem to value human life and the innocent who lost their loved ones. Mr Y. I do sir… I can understand their emotions. Long back, my best friend was shot in front of my eyes, from a point blank range- on his head. I didn’t know the word terrorist then...all I could muster to the cops was that a human had shot him. Neither did I know that he would not return, and only his images in my memory would accompany me. I bet you never heard about the gunshot though. It came from a remote corner that is often not part of media focus. So I do understand the emotions and grief of losing someone, especially, if they were shot in front of you. And it’s even sadder when soon the image of their grief is lost and only remains part of personal memories. Mr X. But can’t you see India is burning….it’s a f...