Shweta Tripathi Archives

Gone Kesh Review: A Bold Subject Cut Short by a Receding Storyline

Female baldness, unlike male baldness, doesn’t invite sympathy – it’s a marker of inadequacy. It’s this narrative that debutante director Qassim Kallow attempts to dissect in Gone Kesh with the story of a small-town girl suffering from alopecia. But the movie does not do justice to a bold subject.

Poulomi Das May 9, 2016

Pop Culture

Laakhon Mein Ek Review: An Engaging and Politically Relevant Study of India’s Healthcare System

Biswa Kalyan Rath’s Laakhon Mein Ek comes across as a rarity in the Indian landscape of fiction series by refusing to drag season one’s resonant storyline to inspire a second season. Instead, it paints a compelling portrait of the breakdown of India’s healthcare system.

Poulomi Das March 30, 2016

Bollywood

Cargo Review: A Universal Fable of Loneliness in Space Light Years Away From Indian Sci-Fi

The solitude of space is a universal, and by now, familiar tale (think Gravity or The Martian). Arati Kadav, who makes her writing and directorial debut is aware of that. But the universe of space in Cargo is unlike any other; it is rooted in the homegrown grammar of Indian mythology.

Poulomi Das March 4, 2016