Laapataa Ladies being India’s official entry to the Oscars persuaded me to watch the movie. I believe that it is one of the well-made films of the year but I cannot decide if there’s hope at the Academy Awards.
Indian Cinema and the Academy Awards
One of my students asked me to discuss this topic in class, and I assume it came from the then relevant Bollywood controversy centring the ace music director AR Rahman. The loved musician, commonly known for his dignified and calm demeanour, ended up tweeting against the Bollywood lobby that has been trying to defame him,... Continue Reading →