Plus: Reviews of Sitaare Zameen Par, Kuberaa, The Phoenician Scheme and Detective Sherdil. Here are this week's top reads from The Reel.
Diljit Dosanjh plays a twinkly-eyed version of Benoit Blanc in the ZEE5 release Detective Sherdil. In Punjab ’95, Dosanjh is the picture of sobriety and dignity as human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra.
Honey Trehan’s Punjab ’95 is trapped in censorship Hell, its exploration of the circumstances surrounding Khalre’s abduction and death by a Punjab police unit in 1995 deemed too sensitive for Indian viewers. Trehan spoke to Scroll about the making of his second feature and the film’s battles with censorship.
Diljit Dosanjh does know how to lay on the charm, as is evident in Detective Sherdil.
Who was Jaswant Singh Khalra? Here is an excerpt from a book about Punjab.
We have the recent trend of re-releases to thank for the re-emergence of Muzaffar Ali’s period drama Umrao Jaan, starring the redoubtable Rekha.
Aamir Khan produces and stars in Sitaare Zameen Par, the Hindi remake of the Spanish film Campeones. Khan plays a reluctant coach to a team of very special basketball players. Here is Deepa Gahlot’s review.
Wes Anderson’s latest tale of whimsy stars a magnificent Benicio del
Toro as a unscrupulous businessman trying to reconcile with his
estranged daughter.
Sekhar Kammula’s Kuberaa, a tale of beggars and billionaires, stars Dhanush, Nagarjuna, Jim Sarbh and Rashmika Mandanna.
Khalid Rahman’s Malayalam blockbuster Alappuzha Gymkhana is out on Sony LIV – and its reputation is well deserved.
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