My heart stopped when I was guided to my seat in the Palais des Festivals reserved for our jury—and found my name marked on it.
04 June,2023 08:02 AM IST | Mumbai | Meenakshi Shedde
At the opening night dinner, we were seated just a table away from the ethereal Catherine Deneuve, and being in her presence alone felt like a hallowed privilege.
28 May,2023 08:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Meenakshi Shedde
Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone star in Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy, a noir thriller about an ex-cop who is believed to be dead, but is alive, a hitman, and still working for the system
21 May,2023 08:06 AM IST | Mumbai | Meenakshi Shedde
Bravo, in today’s right-wing India, saffron can also be a colour of Buddhist peace and compassion.
14 May,2023 08:33 AM IST | Mumbai | Meenakshi Shedde
Now, right-wing goons state-wide are baying for their blood, leading to a terrific climax with a laugh-out loud moment concerning a “cattle truck” rumoured to be carrying beef.
07 May,2023 07:36 AM IST | Mumbai | Meenakshi Shedde
The film also has echoes of Chandan Arora’s wonderful Secret Superstar. And apart from Zoya Akhtar, how many Indian Muslim women directors get to direct a big budget feature
30 April,2023 07:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Meenakshi Shedde
Nanda’s Shout is an important documentary exploring the evolution and uneven gains of the contemporary feminist movement in India
23 April,2023 07:21 AM IST | Mumbai | Meenakshi Shedde
So we glided in the boat at sunset, watching Varanasi’s ghats from the river, till the full moon rose, and they had the showstopper Ganga aarti at the Dashashwamedh ghat.
16 April,2023 07:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Meenakshi SheddeADVERTISEMENT