Poulomi Das, Poulomi Das is a film and culture writer, The Federal

Poulomi Das is a film and culture writer

Ali Fazal-Girls Will Be Girls

Ali Fazal interview: Girls Will Be Girls producer on the making of a mother-daughter love story

24 Nov 2024 10:20 AM IST

Tribhuvan Mishra: CA Topper

Tribhuvan Mishra: CA Topper review: A spin on underdog drama falls short of the mark

23 July 2024 6:30 AM IST

Pill

Pill review: Thriller about Big Indian Pharma corruption is dead on arrival

14 July 2024 6:30 AM IST

Murder in Mahim

Murder in Mahim review: Vijay Raaz rescues an uneven police procedural

11 May 2024 6:30 AM IST

Heeramandi

How Heeramandi suffers from Bhansali’s all-consuming obsession with grandeur

8 May 2024 6:30 AM IST

Diljit-Dosanjh as Amar Singh Chamkila

Diljit Dosanjh: Bridging cultures, blurring boundaries, and conquering hearts

17 April 2024 6:30 AM IST

Amar Singh Chamkila

Amar Singh Chamkila review: A scintillating biopic of Punjab’s own Elvis Presley

13 April 2024 8:45 AM IST

Crew

Crew: How Kareena, Tabu, and Kriti Sanon redefine the idea of fun in Hindi cinema

4 April 2024 6:30 AM IST

Ae Watan Mere Watan

Ae Watan Mere Watan: How a 22-year-old woman fought the tyranny of British Raj

21 March 2024 12:00 PM IST

Fairy Folk

Fairy Folk: A provocative film about marriage’s suffocating confines, repressed desires

13 March 2024 6:30 AM IST

Showtime

Showtime review: A pulpy ringside view of Bollywood

8 March 2024 1:30 PM IST

All India Rank

All India Rank: The quiet charms of Varun Grover’s portrayal of the IIT rat race

1 March 2024 7:30 AM IST

2023 was a big year for small screen as OTT stole the show

2023 was a big year for small screen as OTT stole the show

24 Dec 2023 9:00 AM IST

Chamak review: A mechanical musical thriller about the Punjabi music scene

Chamak review: A mechanical musical thriller about the Punjabi music scene

13 Dec 2023 6:30 AM IST

The Archies review: Glossy, forgettable star kid-studded set piece

The Archies review: Glossy, forgettable star kid-studded set piece

7 Dec 2023 3:10 PM IST

Dhak Dhak review: Four women confront their agency and identity

Dhak Dhak review: Four women confront their agency and identity

15 Oct 2023 10:25 AM IST

Mumbai Diaries Season 2 review: Nikkhil Advani’s medical drama is compelling, and chaotic

Mumbai Diaries Season 2 review: Nikkhil Advani’s medical drama is compelling, and chaotic

8 Oct 2023 6:30 AM IST

Khufiya review: Vishal Bhardwaj’s spy thriller offers sparks but fizzles in execution

Khufiya review: Vishal Bhardwaj’s spy thriller offers sparks but fizzles in execution

6 Oct 2023 6:30 AM IST

Jayant Digambar Somalkar interview: Sthal director on how he finds humour in the dark

Jayant Digambar Somalkar interview: Sthal director on how he finds humour in the dark

19 Sept 2023 6:30 AM IST

Love Again review: Celine Dion shines in Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ lacklustre romcom

Love Again review: Celine Dion shines in Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ lacklustre romcom

8 Sept 2023 6:30 AM IST

Man Woman Man Woman review: Naseeruddin Shah’s short film is a triumph for love stories

Man Woman Man Woman review: Naseeruddin Shah’s short film is a triumph for love stories

30 Aug 2023 10:28 AM IST

Hindi cinema-Bollywood

Bollywood half-yearly report card: 2023 seems to be the year of crisis

30 July 2023 12:00 PM IST

mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Part 1 review: Tom Cruise revs up adrenaline overload

13 July 2023 9:39 PM IST

Tarla-still

Tarla review: A culinary icon’s genius and journey gets half-baked treatment

8 July 2023 11:03 PM IST

Fire in the Mountains

Fire in the Mountains review: A haunting portrait of a woman’s quest to survive in modern India

7 Jun 2023 12:00 PM IST

School of Lies-DisneyHotstar

School of Lies review: Uncovering harrowing truths about trauma among boarders

3 Jun 2023 12:00 PM IST

Somnath Waghmare-anti-caste filmmaker

Caste bias in IITs: Somnath Waghmare’s docu seeks dignity for Dalit lives

4 May 2023 12:00 PM IST

Jubilee review: A lavish ode to Hindi cinema, an epic tale of ambition and stardom

Jubilee review: A lavish ode to Hindi cinema, an epic tale of ambition and stardom

7 April 2023 8:23 PM IST

Family review: A sinister portrait of Kerala’s Christian community’s moral decay

Family review: A sinister portrait of Kerala’s Christian community’s moral decay

31 March 2023 6:30 AM IST

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Women on screen: How Bollywood films censor the appetite of its heroines

5 March 2023 2:02 PM IST