vigilante justice Archives

Bhavesh Joshi Super Zero: The Vigilante Who Never Rises

Let down by Harshvardhan Kapoor, Bhavesh Joshi Superhero gets close, but never quite addresses the elephant in the room: the futility of vigilantism. All it succeeds at becoming is a cross between Malad’s Rang De Basanti and Dahanu’s The Shape Of Water.

Poulomi Das June 26, 2016

Bollywood

Gangaajal: 15 Years Ago, a Film Warned Us About Lynchings and Mob Justice

In Prakash Jha’s Gangaajal, its lead Ajay Devgn takes a stand against police excesses, goading the audience into an ethical dialogue on mob mentality and vigilante justice. It’s been 15 years since the film released, but given the country’s turbulent socio-political climate, there might not be a more appropriate time to revisit it.

Parth Pandya May 24, 2016

Pop Culture

What Three Billboards… Says About the Year of #MeToo

Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri is a chilling portrait of the power of female rage, the imperishability of grief, and the elusive nature of closure. In a way, it also summarises the year of #MeToo.

Poulomi Das May 19, 2016