Saand Ki Aankh Archives

Bala Review: A Simplistic Comedy that Remains Enjoyable Despite its Bald Patches

Despite its glaring flaws, Amar Kaushik's Bala stands out for packaging its grand ideas in the language of small-town India. The film underlines how incapable men are to withstand the cruelties of unreasonable beauty standards that they have heaped on women for centuries.

Poulomi Das April 9, 2016

Bollywood

Saand Ki Aankh Review: Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar Hit the Bullseye in a Crowd-Pleasing Biopic

Saand Ki Aankh's translation of female emancipation suffers from a case of “being written by men”. By which I mean that it doesn't realise that it is mocking its two leads in the guise of celebrating them. The film would have been easier to write off had it not been for the distinctive, affecting performances by Bhumi Pednekar and Tapsee Pannu.

Poulomi Das March 30, 2016

Bollywood

Bollywood Has Always Been Ageist. Saand Ki Aankh Just Proves That

For an industry as distracted by, and obsessed with stars, it’s hard for senior actresses to find age-appropriate roles that do justice to their talent. Worse, when there arises an opportunity for a movie to cast them – like Tushar Hiranandani’s Saand Ki Aankh, that revolves around two sharpshooters in their sixties – they lose out to young actresses more likely to have box-office pull.

Pragyan Mohanty March 19, 2016