Of all the things to admire about Darr (1993) (trailer)—its uncompromising tension and insistence on menace, the superstar-confirming work by a young Shah Rukh Khan, its creative sequences of characters’ imaginations, the wonderful use of background score—my favorite is how this film disrupts its maker’s own persona. Respected, […]
At the Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins discuss the life and career of filmi superstar, Parveen Babi! “For such a short career on screen, the glamorous, charismatic Parveen Babi is indelible. In this episode, we focus on two films, Deewaar and Rang […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins on the classic Hindi film, Baaziger (1993): “We are celebrating Baazigar’s 30th Anniversary with this episode! 30 years of Machiavellian Shah Rukh Khan, vendetta, Abbas Mastaan’s clever direction, big hair, colored contact lenses, weepy Rakhee, race […]
No one will be more surprised than I am that I enjoy Ramsay Brothers films. Since the 1970s, this family’s output has occupied a special place in Indian horror cinema. Working primarily in Hindi, the seven Ramsays made over 30 films (not quite all of them horror). For […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins continue their series on Bollywood’s female superstars with a look at Dimple Kapadia! “Some may argue that Dimple Kapadia doesn’t quite count as a superstar of Hindi cinema, but she’s so interesting that we couldn’t resist! […]
At Filmi Ladies, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins present–Lust Stories 2! “Lust Stories is back! And unfortunately we wouldn’t say it’s better. Nevertheless, the stories are interesting, and we get a good variety. One could argue most of the stories are not even about lust.” […]
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