Heartbroken by the passing of #TeejanBai I grew up watching her towering presence on stage, she collaborated with my father in theatre on many occasions. Her spirit and storytelling deeply shaped my own style of musical narration in cinema. Om Shanti. 🙏
Saw a rough cut of #MeinVaapasAaunga at Imtiaz’s months ago—no score, CG, or mix, yet it deeply resonated. Seeing it in theaters was another level; watching the audience connect was so special. It’s easy to follow trends, but you stayed true to your core. Thx, Imti!
Congratulations @ghaywan! I’m so happy
Though honestly, not surprised at all.
The shortlisting of #Homebound for the Oscars was inevitable, and here’s hoping the final nomination follows. Fingers crossed 🤞
Saw #Homebound last night and I’m still in its beautiful hangover. A timely aching film that deserves every conversation and yes, an Oscar nod. Neeraj @ghaywan made me feel wonderfully inferior as a filmmaker, #IshanKhattar#Vishal#JhanviKapoor#Shalinivats r
Simply Brilliant.
Saw #Homebound last night and I’m still in its beautiful hangover. A timely aching film that deserves every conversation and yes, an Oscar nod. Neeraj @ghywan made me feel wonderfully inferior as a filmmaker, #IshanKhattar#Vishal#JhanviKapoor#Shalinivats
Are Simply Brilliant.
Mohito @mohit11481 !!tight jhappi ! you're an absolute rockstar! Hands down, this is your best work yet. I legit cried like a heartbroken teenager during the climax. Thank you for giving us two incredible actors!Bravo, maestro
#Saiyaara@yrf
My WhatsApp got hacked (& has been since). Hence, couldn’t access the e-paper, and posting this review later than usual.
That said, frankly, I don’t think I’ve seen a film lately that so belongs to its times as Metro In Dino.
And I don’t mean this in a way of how it is, after all, a movie with multiple characters, across age groups, going through relationship crises of sorts.
What with choice killing love, in its own way. Sure, that’s there.
But I’m really referring to how this film has been shot and edited, or rather how it flows — cutting through flickering images for scenes, that barely last longer than a minute, before switching to another character/story, and yet another.
As if the entire film was actually a three hours’ long trailer; a pastiche/montage. More fittingly, a series of stunning Instagram Reels.
To the extent that the technically sound writer-director-producer Anurag Basu, among the most visual of Indian filmmakers, could’ve even shot this brightly lit compilation of fine vignettes as a vertical video.
That’s how we consume content (on our phones). And that’s where this pic chiefly derives its currency from.
There isn’t a moment to spare, or get far too deep into emotions. You inhale the scenery, smile at the characters, and marvel at the moments, instead.
There are quite a few occasions when you’re likely to go, “What a shot!” As it is, it’s never so much about what you wanna say, but how you say it; no?
Metro In Dino is, firstly, a musical. And then?
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