Cinema

Patriot Bureau -July 26, 2019

Breathing easy

Breathing easy

Actor Sapna Pabbi, who shot to fame with the Colors TV series 24, will soon be seen in Season 3 of Amazon Prime’s Inside Edge UK-born Sapna Pabbi shot to overnight fame with the 2013 Colors TV series ‘24’ wherein she played the character of Anil Kapoor’s daughter. But her journey ever since hasn’t been […]

Patriot Bureau -July 19, 2019

Netflix’s new arrivals

Netflix’s new arrivals

Leading Indian studios are collaborating with Netflix to present a wide range of diverse Indian stories for its audiences. Let’s take a look at them! From deadly zombies to scary gangsters – a wide variety of diverse Indian stories are set to be made by Netflix for mainstream audiences in the country and around the […]

Shruti Das -July 12, 2019

Doosra freedom struggle

Doosra freedom struggle

Bringing a new genre of docu-fiction to Indian audiences, Abhinay Deo relates the story of the country’s love affair with cricket through the eyes of a young girl Whether you are a cricket fan or not, you must remember the iconic moment from 2002’s Natwest series – where cricketer Sourav Ganguly took off his shirt […]

Patriot Bureau -July 5, 2019

On Zaira Wasim’s deep surrender

On Zaira Wasim’s deep surrender

The idea of ‘free choice’ gets a blow when the choices women make fit into a clear, distinguishable pattern Zaira Wasim, the young superstar from Kashmir, has been in the news for a while now. Her letter on why she left cinema and acting is a reflection of a deep surrender that a young woman […]

Shruti Das -June 28, 2019

A tale of tormented teenagers

A tale of tormented teenagers

A new coming-of-age film explores the theme of bullying in a boarding school and also touches upon homosexuality Adolescence is a vulnerable time in one’s life. We go through changes of various sorts — both external and internal. During this transition period, everyone needs love, care, affection — and most importantly, the right guidance. But […]

Patriot Bureau -June 21, 2019

Chernobyl: Is it time for Bhopal?

Chernobyl: Is it time for Bhopal?

It is time that India starts paying off its debts and focuses on the truth to be told—one series at a time 5-part mini-series on HBO Aired on Hotstar in India Just as the world was settling down to a life without the fantastic-and-gory Game of Thrones, HBO and Sky sneaked in Chernobyl, a devastating […]

Patriot Bureau -June 7, 2019

‘Don’t typecast actors’

‘Don’t typecast actors’

After his role in Kesari, Ashwath Bhatt will be seen in Deepa Mehta’s Netflix series Leila based on a novel by Prayaag Akbar NSD Alumnus Ashwath Bhatt is known for his realistic performances in films like Haider, Raazi, and Kesari. Originally hailing from Kashmir, his family had to leave the valley in the early 1990s […]

Patriot Bureau -June 7, 2019

It sinks, like the Titanic

It sinks, like the Titanic

This Eid, only Salman Khan fans will enjoy Bharat, as the director fails to put all the exciting elements of the story together in a believable plot The much-awaited Eid release Bharat is an adaptation of the famous 2014 Korean movie Ode to my Father. The movie portrays different choices the protagonist makes throughout his […]