Aashiqui Vibes, Modern Faces, Same Old Suri Mohit Suri’s Saiyaara is not trying to be clever. It’s just trying to feel—deeply, loudly, and sometimes dramatically. And on that front, it delivers. This is a film that wears its broken heart on its sleeve, offers up a playlist of aching melodies, and wraps it in a … Read more
A Thriller That Fights Too Many Battles Kussh S Sinha’s directorial debut, Nikita Roy, walks into the horror-thriller territory with an intriguing setup—a rationalist author investigating her brother’s mysterious death. But instead of staying sharp and focused, the film takes too many detours, becoming a disjointed mix of horror, crime, cult mystery, and psychological drama. … Read more
A Familiar Tale with a Fresh Face Rajkummar Rao’s Maalik throws us back into the bullet-ridden badlands of 80s-90s Allahabad, where power is seized not by ballots but by bullets. Directed by Pulkit, the film tries to capture the grit of North Indian gangster dramas. While the setting and structure feel like a throwback, Rao’s … Read more
