Years ago, when we were both new to Indian cinema, Gutter contributor Keith Allison mentioned to me that he was hoping to find a Bollywood film that also featured ninjas. This is the kind of question I love: its answer could just as easily be “of course there’s […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins invite us on a trip with them! “Take a trip with us along some travel films in Hindi cinema. We discuss Karwaan (2018) with the great Irrfan Khan and other people Pitu also liked […]
I don’t have official permission from everyone at the Gutter to speak on their behalf, but I suspect I’m correct in saying that this publication’s position on a story about a roguish criminal taking the place of a goody-goody police officer of whom he is coincidentally an exact […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins look at the career of superstar Aishwarya Rai! “We talk about her films a LOT, so you knew this was coming: superstar Aishwarya Rai! We both like her acting in general, so […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins consider the light-hearted films of Meena Kumari! “Meena Kumari is famously known as the tragedy queen of Hindi cinema, and she’s an actress whose filmography we’ve mostly avoided so far. Inspired by […]
Spoilers for a key event in the first half of the film; if you’re experienced with Bollywood, it’s nothing you wouldn’t predict. ~~~ I can’t explain why I decided to revisit this time-travel flop from 2008. Maybe 2025 is making me empathize with flops. Maybe I hoped I […]
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