Notes from Underground ridicules enlightened self intereston November 15, 2019“I am a sick man, I am a spiteful man. An unattractive man. I think that my liver hurts. But actually I don’t know damn thing about my illness. I am not even sure what it is that hurts” the irascible voice of an unnamed narrator cries out. The nameless narrator is none other than […]
‘Durj’ — cannibalism or hunger?on November 8, 2019The ugliest version of ‘Beauty & the Beast’ ‘Durj’ directed by Shamoon Abbasi, finally made its way to theatres. Disaster happens when true events becomes victim of fictionalize story, and cannibalism become the justification under the emblem of hunger. ‘Durj’ is loosely based on the events of cannibalism by two brothers, Farman and Arif, in […]
Bong Joon Ho and ‘Parasite’on October 16, 2019Korean films have taken the world by storm with their complex storylines, experimental aesthetics and enthralling, captivating scenes. And movies like ‘The Handmaiden’ and ‘Oldboy’ both directed by Park Chan-wook; ‘The Wailing’ directed by Na Hong-jin; ‘Mother’ and ‘Memories of Murder’ both directed by Bong Joon ho were admired all over the world. Director and […]
‘Joker’ — the why so serious fever taking over uson October 8, 2019“When you bring me out, can you introduce me as Joker?” asks Arthur Fleck. Most of the time movies are anticipated like Joker, they might end up falling short as occurred to “Thugs of Hindostan”. Joker is the only movie whose hype was real. Director of Hangover Trilogy, Todd Phillips, delivered a better, unique, and […]
‘Andrei Rublev’ affects its viewers profoundlyon October 4, 2019Six years back, I was in love. Of course, one sided and in that period, I watched a film ‘Andrei Rublev’ directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. While in love, and in intermittent condition it was hard for me to fathom the essence of the movie. On last Monday I watched that movie again, and it stroked […]
End of wandering historyon September 22, 2019In my final year viva, I was asked about the commencing lines of Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities and so I answered, it was the best of times as well as the worst of times. I was amazed by the question not because I wasn’t prepared but I never thought that, precisely the […]
Unresolved systemon September 11, 2019The British Empire was not our enemy. Our enemies were, are and will be our own people. As late United Kingdom prime minister Winston Churchill puts it, “Hindu-Muslim antagonism was a bulwark of British rule in India, were it to be resolved, their concord would result in the united communities joining in showing us the […]
Wandering historyon September 6, 2019Australopithecus, Erectus and then Neanderthals to Sapiens humans evolved, according to science. From the beginning of civilisation we have known there was something captivating about watching human beings fight for their live. That’s why we have witness survival of fittest, battles of gladiators in Coliseum, public executions rubber necking on the freeway and now mob-lynching. […]
Urdu is the way to goon August 18, 2019Ask anyone what you should be doing to brighten your future and the answer will be “learn English” Speaking of Pakistan, English language has tighten its shackles in the minds of people. It has not just become the compulsory language but the language that feeds you. And what our critics are doing, biting those hand […]