Thread by @annavetticad, This is the first in a series I will be writing over [...]

This is the first in a series I will be writing over the coming 11 or so weeks on #FilmsThatSparkedTheCriticInMe - Indian films I saw from my childhood up to my very early years in journalism that shaped me as a film viewer and reviewer. Do read and start a conversation

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" #RamuKariat’s #Chemmeen remains misunderstood and misrepresented – even by its admirers" - this is Part 2 of my series on Indian #FilmsThatSparkedTheCriticInMe on @firstpost https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/indian-films-that-sparked-the-critic-in-me-ramu-kariats-chemmeen-remains-misunderstood-and-misrepresented-even-by-its-admirers-8839641.html

Indian films that sparked the critic in me: Ramu Kariat’s Chemmeen remains misunderstood and...

Apart from the immense critical acclaim and box-office success Chemmeen reportedly earned on its release, it also became the first south Indian film to win the National Award for Best Feature Film.

https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/indian-films-that-sparked-the-critic-in-me-ramu-kariats-chemmeen-remains-misunderstood-and-misrepresented-even-by-its-admirers-8839641.html

Jahnu Barua’s Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door is an indictment of cold-hearted development. It also gave us one of the sweetest grandfather-grandson pairs ever seen on the Indian screen - part 3 of my series on Indian #FilmsThatSparkedTheCriticInMe on @firstpost https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/indian-films-that-sparked-the-critic-in-me-jahnu-baruas-hkhagoroloi-bohu-door-is-an-indictment-of-cold-hearted-development-8862371.html

Indian films that sparked the critic in me: Jahnu Barua’s Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door is an indictment of...

Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door remains one of the most loved Assamese works ever made. Barua was already a multiple National Award winner by the time this film was theatrically released in October 1995 in...

https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/indian-films-that-sparked-the-critic-in-me-jahnu-baruas-hkhagoroloi-bohu-door-is-an-indictment-of-cold-hearted-development-8862371.html

"Was Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s #NamakHaraam a closeted gay romance?" - this is Part 4 of my series on Indian #FilmsThatSparkedTheCriticInMe on @firstpost https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/indian-films-that-sparked-the-critic-in-me-was-hrishikesh-mukherjees-namak-haraam-a-closeted-gay-romance-8884431.html

Indian films that sparked the critic in me: Was Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Namak Haraam a closeted gay...

The seeds of thoughts Namak Haraam planted in my young head are the reason why it is on my list of films that set me thinking about cinema in ways that ultimately led me to my profession.

https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/indian-films-that-sparked-the-critic-in-me-was-hrishikesh-mukherjees-namak-haraam-a-closeted-gay-romance-8884431.html

#RituparnoGhosh’s #Dahan is every woman’s story.

Ghosh often spoke of Ray’s influence on him. One link between their works is the constant portrayal of women as allies of women.More on that in Part 5 of my series on Indian #FilmsThatSparkedTheCriticInMe https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/indian-films-that-sparked-the-critic-in-me-rituparno-ghoshs-dahan-is-every-womans-story-8909251.html

Indian films that sparked the critic in me: Rituparno Ghosh’s Dahan is every woman’s story -...

After I saw Dahan (1997), I knew that irrespective of where my career took me, I would always write about films.

https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/indian-films-that-sparked-the-critic-in-me-rituparno-ghoshs-dahan-is-every-womans-story-8909251.html

“Good evening, Mrs Prabha Narendran.”

With these 5 words, #Mohanlal walked into Fazil's #ManjilVirinjaPookkal & into a million hearts.

More on him & Jerry Amaldev's fabulous music in Part 6 of Indian #FilmsThatSparkedTheCriticInMe on @firstpost https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/indian-films-that-sparked-the-critic-in-me-fazils-manjil-virinja-pookkal-owes-everything-to-jerry-amaldevs-music-and-mohanlal-8933181.html

Indian films that sparked the critic in me: Fazil’s Manjil Virinja Pookkal owes everything to Jerry...

Most mentions of Manjil Virinja Pookkal in public discussions come in the context of Mohanlal’s career. But the film had many other positive attributes: it was exquisitely shot, Fazil managed a...

https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/indian-films-that-sparked-the-critic-in-me-fazils-manjil-virinja-pookkal-owes-everything-to-jerry-amaldevs-music-and-mohanlal-8933181.html

Watching Jwngdao Bodosa's #HagramayaoJinahari (Rape In A Virgin Forest) about 25years back made me determined to seek out the India beyond what the news media shows us.

This is Part 7 of my series on Indian #FilmsThatSparkedTheCriticInMe on @firstpost https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/indian-films-that-sparked-the-critic-in-me-jwngdao-bodosas-hagramayao-jinahari-is-a-rare-window-into-bodo-life-8956881.html

Indian films that sparked the critic in me: Jwngdao Bodosa’s Hagramayao Jinahari is a rare window...

Hagrayamao Jinahari is a priceless record of the Bodo reality.

https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/indian-films-that-sparked-the-critic-in-me-jwngdao-bodosas-hagramayao-jinahari-is-a-rare-window-into-bodo-life-8956881.html

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