Khalid Mohamed

Sep 21, 2012
Khalid Mohamed

Khalid Mohamed

Acclaimed journalist, film critic and film director keeps track of the latest in the world of cinema

Filmi and festive

Come mid-October, and there’s pure oxygen in the air. Read: International film festivals, the only opportunities to catch up on the best of world cinema. That’s been my survival kit actually, over three decades, in cities as diverse as Mumbai and New Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram and Goa. No need to jet to the Cannes, Venice or Berlin fests, it’s all here.

Comedy? Jaane bhi do yaaron...

Attempt to hawk a script in mainstream — read high-profiteering — cinema, and the first question you’re most likely to be asked, “How light is it? Is it a comedy? No dark, edgy stuff please… unless it has good sex.”

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.

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