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Bitty Ruminations 97- Movie watching

With so much content around us, do you think the “excitement” — the anticipation — surrounding a new film has gone down? There are many biggies lined up, and some of them make me say “interesting”…. But… But that whole “fuck, I can’t wait for it” feeling seems to be going away! Some of it […]

Readers Write In #714: The Idea Of You

By Aadesh Ramaswamy The film has probably one of my funniest experiences, at least to on the level of a one-liner. Solene (played by the ever-charming Anne Hathaway) and Hayes, have a “break-up“ and due to him being a young and very famous singer, their photos blow up on social media… This is exactly the […]

Interview: Ram Gopal Varma

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Monetary Policy in New Zealand – upside and downside risks.

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) operates monetary policy in New Zealand through adjusting the official cash rate (OCR). The OCR was introduced in March 1999, and is reviewed 7 – 8 times a… Continue reading →

Sahadev Kelvadi’s ‘Kenda’ is both muted and hard-hitting, a deep-dive into the life and mind of a “lowly” rowdy

The film is an impressionistic series of scenes that showcase the restlessness, the powerlessness, the confusion of an unprivileged man in a changing city. In Ram Gopal Varma’s Satya, the protagonist is an immigrant to Bombay, and he is pulled into the underworld. Sahadev Kelvadi’s Kenda is set in Bangalore and its protagonist – Keshava […]

New Zealand’s trade balance

With the mock exams this term and external exams coming up at the end of the year it is useful to be able to have some knowledge of New Zealand’s trade position especially as it is so important to the… Continue reading →

Readers Write In #713: Maharaja (spoilers ahead)

By Aadesh Ramaswamy Martin Scorsese said Marvel films are not “cinema” … He may have meant whatever he meant, but it definitely raises the question…. What constitutes cinema? At the minimum level, we expect a skilful usage of image and sound to give an experience, emotional or psychological…. Like Velasquez’s Old Woman Making an Egg, […]

Readers Write In #712: Mr & Mrs Mahi – Of fame and the never ending quest for it

By AJ Sathyanand Mr and Mrs Mahi ,directed by Sharan Sharma , produced by Karan Johar and starring Rajkumar Rao and Jhanvi Kapoor in lead roles is about two Mahis , and their bittersweet relationship with cricket . Mahendra (Rajkumar Rao) is the son of a fiercely ambitious and competitive sports shop owner (Agarwal , […]

Readers Write In #711: Raayan

By Aadesh Ramaswamy In the 2nd half of Raayan, there is a particular section which involves Dushara committing violence for the first time in a bid to protect Raayan. While I was extremely happy of its existence (due to it being “feministic”) and the audience’s cheers, I was reminded of a particular Sherlock Holmes story […]

The Amateur’s Art #53 – Hello Technology

Okay, this short — written and directed by Abhinav Athrey — is actually a bit professional. But putting it up under the same series. After multiple Matrimonial rejections, Ananthu, a blind man, seems to have finally found ‘true’ love, as his Google Glass helps him mask his disability and flirt with the girl next door.

Half yearly box office-report 2024 (gross collections) – ORMAX Media

https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/half-yearly-box-office-report-2024-gross-box-office-collection-films-rs-5015-cr-kalki-2898-ad-hanuman-fighter-films-cross-rs-200-cr-mark/ India gross box office in cr. (January to June 2024) 1. Kalki 2898 AD – Rs. 772 crores2. Hanuman – Rs. 240 crores3. Fighter – Rs. 237.44 crores4. Shaitaan – Rs. 177.96 crores5. Manjummel Boys – Rs. 170 crores6. Guntur Kaaram – Rs. 142 crores7. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire – Rs. 136 […]

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