Friday, March 29, 2024

Hani Hilal

Hani Hilal is a student of MA English at Delhi University.

Malik: Struggling between genre and social commentary

The Beemapally police firing which resulted in multiple deaths including that of a 14-year-old Muslim boy is the inspiration behind the movie. Ever since the movie's release, there have been criticisms against the distortion of the actual events to favour a state narrative about the police killings. Hence, the tail-end is the final draw from the director to hold together a technically good movie with a weak script, with an even weaker political understanding.

Tandav: Discussed for the wrong reasons

Every time I watch an Indian political drama and before my criticism about its shortcomings, gross misrepresentations, and appropriations take place, the Indian far-right would have already got offended and started a campaign against it just because of a dialogue or a scene.
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