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The Shades of Romance: Exploring Love through 8 Curated Films of Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan, often hailed as the 'King of Romance,' has portrayed love in its myriad forms, from self-sacrifice to self-destruction.
sharmistha
Feb 134 min read
Film Curation : Intricate interplay between victimhood and villainy
In all these films violence is a product created out of unresolved trauma and emotional pain.
Sharmistha Chakrabartty
May 21, 20247 min read
‘ONRYOU’ IN ‘J – HORROR’ : A PORTAL TO THE POST WORLD-WAR SOCIOCULTURAL CONDITION OF WOMEN IN JAPAN. Part 6: Ju – On : Grudge by Takashi Shimizu
The motif of ‘Onryou’ represents these social concerns and wrongdoings of the society.
Sharmistha Chakrabartty
Apr 28, 20243 min read
‘ONRYOU’ IN ‘J – HORROR’ : A PORTAL TO THE POST WORLD-WAR SOCIOCULTURAL CONDITION OF WOMEN IN JAPAN. Part 4: Dark Water by Hideo Nakata
In Dark Water, there was a cycle of abandonment and every generation suffered from it.
Sharmistha Chakrabartty
Apr 24, 20243 min read
‘ONRYOU’ IN ‘J – HORROR’ : A PORTAL TO THE POST WORLD-WAR SOCIOCULTURAL CONDITION OF WOMEN IN JAPAN. Part 3: SOCIO-CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS OF “ONRYOU” MOTIF IN FILMS
‘Demonic mother’ is a result of feminist movement on 1970s and shifting Japanese society during and after the ‘Economic boom’.
Sharmistha Chakrabartty
Apr 22, 20243 min read
‘Requiem for a dream’ – A critique of consumerist society wrapped in a tale of addiction. PART 2: Dissecting the technicalities.
The director has tried to manipulate the audience into having a negative mental association with drug by using disturbing sound elements.
Sharmistha Chakrabartty
Apr 12, 20244 min read
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