2012 turned out to be a year when a number of smaller or independent films made their way onto many Top Ten lists. But, as always, there are films that, for a number of reasons, risk being forgotten or overlooked, especially in a year where there are so many great films to choose from. Here are 13 films – 10 already released, 3 from the festival circuit – that you should have seen in 2012. It’s still not too late!
Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid (dir. Nila Madhab Panda)
It’s a massive shame that Nila Madhab Panda’s film didn’t get as much attention as his I Am Kalam, and also a shame that the film was released to DVD without English subtitles. Because Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid, like I Am Kalam, weaves an issue into a story about, and for, children and families, and the message it carries (about the value of women and...
Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid (dir. Nila Madhab Panda)
It’s a massive shame that Nila Madhab Panda’s film didn’t get as much attention as his I Am Kalam, and also a shame that the film was released to DVD without English subtitles. Because Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid, like I Am Kalam, weaves an issue into a story about, and for, children and families, and the message it carries (about the value of women and...
- 1/6/2013
- by Katherine Matthews
- Bollyspice
If last week belonged to Shashi Godbole, this week another Maharastrian mulgi, Meenakshi Deshpande, tries to make us look into her life, her dreams, herself. Director Sachin Kundalkar, who has dabbled in Marathi cinema earlier brings to us a crazy, wacky and really wakda story through Aiyyaa.
Based on the segment Lagnaachya Vayachi Mulgi (A Bride To Be) of his 2009 Marathi movie Gandha (Smell), Aiyyaa is the story of a filmy, feisty Maharashtrian girl Meenakshi (Rani Mukherjee) who realizes that her dreams are about to remain unfulfilled as her parents have begun the customary groom hunting. Between her groom seeing ceremonies and the crazy antics of her family – loud mother, telephone repairing dad, dog loving brother and gold teethed grandmom – she starts falling for an art student Surya (Prithviraj) because of his smell which she finds attractive! While she tries to get to know him better, things complicate as her...
Based on the segment Lagnaachya Vayachi Mulgi (A Bride To Be) of his 2009 Marathi movie Gandha (Smell), Aiyyaa is the story of a filmy, feisty Maharashtrian girl Meenakshi (Rani Mukherjee) who realizes that her dreams are about to remain unfulfilled as her parents have begun the customary groom hunting. Between her groom seeing ceremonies and the crazy antics of her family – loud mother, telephone repairing dad, dog loving brother and gold teethed grandmom – she starts falling for an art student Surya (Prithviraj) because of his smell which she finds attractive! While she tries to get to know him better, things complicate as her...
- 10/14/2012
- by Prateeksha Khot
- Bollyspice
The trailer of ‘Aiyaa’ looks refreshing. No wonder Rani Mukerji looks stunning but it is southern superstar Prithviraj who grabs the attention. Wearing goggles in the song sequences, Prithviraj Sukumaran looks like the typical south Indian hero.Reportedly it is being said that Rani went out for collecting information, whether Prithviraj is a bankable actor or not. She searched the net for that purpose. Only after looking at an interview of his, she was convinced that he was the perfect person for the role. The movie is said to be inspired by director Sachin Kundalkar’s short film ‘Gandha’ (fragrance). However it was filmmake...
- 9/11/2012
- Bollywoodmantra.com
Vidyarthy Chatterjee, who wrote on cinema for leading publications like The Statesman and The Economic Times for over three decades writes on Gandha by Sachin Kundalkar, the final in the series of Marathi Cinema-New Texts, New Contexts.
About Gandha (Smell, 2009), Sachin Kundalkar’s third film, the director says: “The film is a realization of a childhood dream for me. When I was a young cinemagoer, I always wanted to smell the images that appeared on the big white screen in front of me. “
An ensemble of three stories interlinked by the sense of smell, Gandha is a challenge that only the brave of heart and the restless of spirit would come to grips with. Each story has a flavor of its own and is based on complex human relationships. The concluding story in particular has a haunting quality about it; a story of absences in the life of a young...
About Gandha (Smell, 2009), Sachin Kundalkar’s third film, the director says: “The film is a realization of a childhood dream for me. When I was a young cinemagoer, I always wanted to smell the images that appeared on the big white screen in front of me. “
An ensemble of three stories interlinked by the sense of smell, Gandha is a challenge that only the brave of heart and the restless of spirit would come to grips with. Each story has a flavor of its own and is based on complex human relationships. The concluding story in particular has a haunting quality about it; a story of absences in the life of a young...
- 7/6/2011
- by Vidyarthy Chatterjee
- DearCinema.com
The 33rd Gothenburg International Film Festival (Giff) ended last Sunday. This port city on Sweden’s west coast and home to the Volvo company, is the world’s largest market for Nordic films. The main event at the festival is the prestigious Nordic Competition, where films from the five Nordic countries – Sweden, Norway, Finland, Demark, and Iceland are screened. This year Denmark made a very strong showing with two Danish films tipped to win the award. Brotherhood, a debut feature from Nicolo Donato explores the rise of fascist neo-Nazi groups and the problems that arise when homosexuality is discovered among its ranks. R, also a debut feature by directors Michael Noer and Tobias Lindholm, is a grim film about prison life. In the end, R emerged victorious.
It seems to be a time for prison films - Jacques Audiard’s The Prophet, won the Grand Prix at the 2009 Cannes film...
It seems to be a time for prison films - Jacques Audiard’s The Prophet, won the Grand Prix at the 2009 Cannes film...
- 2/18/2010
- by Asha Kasbekar
- DearCinema.com
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