Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: August 27, 2007
By Sonya Rehman
A journalist beheaded, a mujahaideen killed, a government overthrown and a race exterminated…these are the stories, of people and nations that are kept alive via documentaries, docudramas and feature films. And for years, filmmakers have produced works – of their very own individual accounts of a historical and/or political event. You will notice, [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: August 27, 2007
By Sonya Rehman
It’s official. Chest-baring Salman ol’ boy, in his jail cell, is all set to see the world in stripes – for a good solid five years.
What goes around, truly does come around, as nine years ago (in 1998), Salman – while filming ‘Hum Sath Sath Hein’ in Rajasthan – was found guilty of [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: August 19, 2007
By Sonya Rehman
Pakistani drama serials and comedy shows such as ‘Ankahi’, ‘Tanhaiyan’, ‘Bakra Qiston Pay’ and ‘50/50’ were truly iconic of our times. And with Pakistan having turned the big SIX-O, each and every director, producer, writer and actor – who gave us something to look forward to each evening ‘back in the day’ – [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: August 17, 2007
By Sonya Rehman
Up Murree Road and hugging curbs (with reckless abandon) along its curving roads, all the while letting loose a string of unremitting honks – lest a death-defying wagon-wallah decides to ram you off the cliff. That, in a nutshell, is a trip up north – in Pakistan. Throw in a couple of cows [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: August 12, 2007
Tagline: ‘Love is a strange journey’
Directed by: Rasul Sadr Ameli
Released: 1999
By Sonya Rehman
As with Iranian cinema, a majority of the Persian films that are churned out usually have strong socio-political undertones. But this is not to state that these graver undertones ‘override’ the film in any way, rather, they seem to ‘ground’ the story of [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: August 12, 2007
By Sonya Rehman
The big man’s fourth documentary, ‘Sicko’, has got to be the slickest of all – amped with humour that cocoons a hard-hitting truth; that the world’s ‘superpower’ – America the glorious land of the ‘free’ – has one appallingly substandard healthcare system. In his productions – just as with ‘Bowling for Columbine’ and [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: August 11, 2007
By Sonya Rehman
“I’m so sorry but Mr. Shah will not be available today, he’s out shooting a film, could you call back later on?” I hung up the phone feeling slightly perturbed. Three phone calls over a span of a week, and I still hadn’t been able to get a hold of Naseeruddin Shah for [...]
