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What’s Indian about Santosh?

What’s Indian about Santosh?

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Never before has the United Kingdom picked a Hindi-language film as its official entry for the Best International Feature Oscar. British-Indian documentarian Sandhya Suri’s narrative feature debut Santosh is not, however, the first subcontinental film to earn the distinction. Sarmad Masud’s Urdu film My Pure Land, “a modern-day feminist Western set in Pakistan”, was the U.K.’s […]

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Nandita Das, Kapil Sharma’s ‘Zwigato’ to release in theatres on this date

Nandita Das, Kapil Sharma’s ‘Zwigato’ to release in theatres on this date

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Poster of ‘Zwigato’ | Photo Credit: @ApplauseSocial/Twitter After being screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, and the International Film Festival of Kerala, Nandita Das and Kapil Sharma’s ‘Zwigato’ is all set to hit the big screen on March 17, 2023. The film, presented by Applause Entertainment and also starring Shahana […]

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Nandita Das on ‘Zwigato’ | ‘Kapil Sharma has that special connect with the masses’

Nandita Das on ‘Zwigato’ | ‘Kapil Sharma has that special connect with the masses’

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In an interview to The Hindu, Nandita Das speaks about her film Zwigato, starring Kapil Sharma and Shahana Goswami. The Bhubaneswar-set film received its India premiere at the 27th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala. The movie features Kapil Sharma as a food delivery person exploring the world of the gig economy. Shahana […]

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IFFK 2022: ‘Zwigato’ movie review: Nandita Das’ film tells a poignant story of the new working class

IFFK 2022: ‘Zwigato’ movie review: Nandita Das’ film tells a poignant story of the new working class

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Kapil Sharma and Shahana Goswami in a scene from Zwigato. Being your own boss and working flexible timings is perhaps the biggest selling point of the app-based gig economy. It also remains its biggest myth, because those who have worked in the sector would perhaps tell you how they are always at the mercy of […]

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‘Hush Hush’ season one review: Thriller soars on its compelling performances, but leaves us wanting more

‘Hush Hush’ season one review: Thriller soars on its compelling performances, but leaves us wanting more

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The series has a great backdrop that gives enough space for its actors to stretch and perform, but the writers’ attempts at withholding information tests the patience of the audience The series has a great backdrop that gives enough space for its actors to stretch and perform, but the writers’ attempts at withholding information tests […]

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‘I don’t have the desire to change my image,’ says Nandita Das after Zwigato’s TIFF première

‘I don’t have the desire to change my image,’ says Nandita Das after Zwigato’s TIFF première

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Nandita Das’ new film Zwigato recently premiered at TIFF and the actor is clear where her interest lies — filmmaking Nandita Das’ new film Zwigato recently premiered at TIFF and the actor is clear where her interest lies — filmmaking In the mid-90s, Nandita Das was working with an NGO, after doing her masters in […]

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