Since I saw someone mentioning NH10 as a film similar to Stolen, I have to say that there’s a possibility that Stolen will be reduced to opinions like ‘mind your own business’ or ‘village people can be nasty’ and that what happened to these city boys was just unfortunate. But that’s not the point. The point is: sometimes you have to get your hands dirty to help someone with less agency than you. Everything else; the story going viral on…
One of the most excellent moments in Sir, for me, was when we see Ratna (Tillotama Shome) serving food to all the guests at a party. The camera follows her, as she moves from one guest to another. Some take what she is offering, some of them don't, while some didn't acknowledge, however, none of them, really, looks at her. This POV shot, though not unique, is extremely effective in explaining the life of a maid. The invisible force that…
It's problematic to glorify the idea that every soldier's only dream is to go in the warzone. I don't think there is anyone who despises war more than a soldier. A soldier does his job sincerely, but like everyone else, he also wants his job to go on peacefully on a day to day basis. Stop romanticising the idea of war, it's a fucking war, people die taking part in it.
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