Poulomi Das, Poulomi Das is a film and culture writer, The Federal

Poulomi Das is a film and culture writer

Mrs-The Great Indian Kitchen

Mrs: What Arati Kadav gets right in the Hindi remake of The Great Indian Kitchen

17 Feb 2025 1:00 AM GMT

Black Warrant

Black Warrant review: Vikramaditya Motwane helms a compelling prison drama

17 Jan 2025 1:00 AM GMT

Amar Singh Chamkila-CTRL

Cinema yearender: What makes Amar Singh Chamkila and CTRL best Hindi films of 2024

20 Dec 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Ali Fazal-Girls Will Be Girls

Ali Fazal interview: Girls Will Be Girls producer on the making of a mother-daughter love story

24 Nov 2024 4:50 AM GMT

Tribhuvan Mishra: CA Topper

Tribhuvan Mishra: CA Topper review: A spin on underdog drama falls short of the mark

23 July 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Pill

Pill review: Thriller about Big Indian Pharma corruption is dead on arrival

14 July 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Murder in Mahim

Murder in Mahim review: Vijay Raaz rescues an uneven police procedural

11 May 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Heeramandi

How Heeramandi suffers from Bhansali’s all-consuming obsession with grandeur

8 May 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Diljit-Dosanjh as Amar Singh Chamkila

Diljit Dosanjh: Bridging cultures, blurring boundaries, and conquering hearts

17 April 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Amar Singh Chamkila

Amar Singh Chamkila review: A scintillating biopic of Punjab’s own Elvis Presley

13 April 2024 3:15 AM GMT

Crew

Crew: How Kareena, Tabu, and Kriti Sanon redefine the idea of fun in Hindi cinema

4 April 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Ae Watan Mere Watan

Ae Watan Mere Watan: How a 22-year-old woman fought the tyranny of British Raj

21 March 2024 6:30 AM GMT

Fairy Folk

Fairy Folk: A provocative film about marriage’s suffocating confines, repressed desires

13 March 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Showtime

Showtime review: A pulpy ringside view of Bollywood

8 March 2024 8:00 AM GMT

All India Rank

All India Rank: The quiet charms of Varun Grover’s portrayal of the IIT rat race

1 March 2024 2:00 AM GMT

2023 was a big year for small screen as OTT stole the show

2023 was a big year for small screen as OTT stole the show

24 Dec 2023 3:30 AM GMT

Chamak review: A mechanical musical thriller about the Punjabi music scene

Chamak review: A mechanical musical thriller about the Punjabi music scene

13 Dec 2023 1:00 AM GMT

The Archies review: Glossy, forgettable star kid-studded set piece

The Archies review: Glossy, forgettable star kid-studded set piece

7 Dec 2023 9:40 AM GMT

Dhak Dhak review: Four women confront their agency and identity

Dhak Dhak review: Four women confront their agency and identity

15 Oct 2023 4:55 AM GMT

Mumbai Diaries Season 2 review: Nikkhil Advani’s medical drama is compelling, and chaotic

Mumbai Diaries Season 2 review: Nikkhil Advani’s medical drama is compelling, and chaotic

8 Oct 2023 1:00 AM GMT

Khufiya review: Vishal Bhardwaj’s spy thriller offers sparks but fizzles in execution

Khufiya review: Vishal Bhardwaj’s spy thriller offers sparks but fizzles in execution

6 Oct 2023 1:00 AM GMT

Jayant Digambar Somalkar interview: Sthal director on how he finds humour in the dark

Jayant Digambar Somalkar interview: Sthal director on how he finds humour in the dark

19 Sep 2023 1:00 AM GMT

Love Again review: Celine Dion shines in Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ lacklustre romcom

Love Again review: Celine Dion shines in Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ lacklustre romcom

8 Sep 2023 1:00 AM GMT

Man Woman Man Woman review: Naseeruddin Shah’s short film is a triumph for love stories

Man Woman Man Woman review: Naseeruddin Shah’s short film is a triumph for love stories

30 Aug 2023 4:58 AM GMT

Hindi cinema-Bollywood

Bollywood half-yearly report card: 2023 seems to be the year of crisis

30 July 2023 6:30 AM GMT

mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Part 1 review: Tom Cruise revs up adrenaline overload

13 July 2023 4:09 PM GMT

Tarla-still

Tarla review: A culinary icon’s genius and journey gets half-baked treatment

8 July 2023 5:33 PM GMT

Fire in the Mountains

Fire in the Mountains review: A haunting portrait of a woman’s quest to survive in modern India

7 Jun 2023 6:30 AM GMT

School of Lies-DisneyHotstar

School of Lies review: Uncovering harrowing truths about trauma among boarders

3 Jun 2023 6:30 AM GMT

Somnath Waghmare-anti-caste filmmaker

Caste bias in IITs: Somnath Waghmare’s docu seeks dignity for Dalit lives

4 May 2023 6:30 AM GMT