Prannay Pathak works with the HT City editorial desk and writes about travel, books and films.
Articles by Prannay Pathak
Thai way to health: On a wellness trail in Thailand like never before
The country is taking the vague and the stereotypical out of wellness travel, with a fresh, pointed perspective on healthcare and functional medicine.
Updated on Sep 03, 2024 04:49 PM IST
Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2 review: A voyeurism-addled ride around a new future
LSD 2 review: Director Dibakar Banerjee’s chaotic triptych is a scathing critique of our insatiable appetite for peeping through the keyhole.
Updated on Apr 22, 2024 09:22 AM IST
Murder Mubarak review: Self-aware satire, mostly delivers on whodunit promise
It probably would've worked better as a miniseries because of the necessity of length, but this film is still essential fun.
Updated on Mar 18, 2024 11:29 AM IST
Yodha review: Sidharth Malhotra-starrer is an ‘aero-undynamic’ flight of fancy
Yodha review: Let down by writing and formula filmmaking, this Karan Johar-backed action drama underwhelms and oversimplifies.
Updated on Mar 15, 2024 12:14 PM IST
Shaitaan movie review: Ajay Devgn the saviour meets Ajay Devgn the family man
Shaitaan movie review: If a raucous and mildly unsettling hostage drama with a more-than-mildly entertaining R Madhavan is enough for you, go watch it.
Published on Mar 08, 2024 10:02 AM IST
A reverential and cosmetised Bob Marley biopic that bobs along in predictability
The story of the Jamaican music legend, starring Kingsley Ben-Adir and Lashana Lynch, gets a one-note treatment in this film that mostly plays safe.
Published on Feb 18, 2024 10:43 AM IST
Mast Mein Rehne Ka review: Jackie Shroff and Neena Gupta film is feel-good
Mast Mein Rehne Ka review: The slice-of-life comedy, also starring Rakhi Sawant, is aided by great performances and storytelling.
Published on Dec 12, 2023 11:27 AM IST
The Archies review: Zoya Akhtar gets it right once again
The Archies review: Zoya Akhtar adds another great feature to her cap, this time the Hindi-English film adaptation of the beloved Archies comics.
Published on Dec 07, 2023 01:34 PM IST
Sam Bahadur movie review: Facile, forgettable vignette reel powered by Vicky
Sam Bahadur movie review: Director Meghna Gulzar’s latest dramatises the adventures and witticisms of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw’s life sans nuance.
Published on Dec 01, 2023 06:16 AM IST
Farrey review: Salman Khan's niece Alizeh scores high in debut movie
Farrey review: Salman Khan's niece Alizeh Agnihotri makes a fine debut with Jamtara director Soumendra Padhi new film.
Published on Nov 22, 2023 01:41 PM IST
Pokhar Ke Dunu Paar review: Deconstructed masculinity in Darbhanga
Director-screenwriter Parth Saurabh’s moody indie drama is a subtle blow to the consciousness.
Published on Nov 20, 2023 06:30 PM IST
Apurva movie review: Tara Sutaria's survival thriller needed more brainstorming
Apurva movie review: The Tara Sutaria-starrer, also featuring Abhishek Banerjee and Rajpal Yadav, offers a weak payoff. It is now streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.
Published on Nov 17, 2023 08:32 AM IST
Three of Us review: A stunning exploration of fast-eroding nostalgia
Director Avinash Arun, who doubles up as the cinematographer, gives Three of Us a sprinkling of sparse dialogue, judicious symbolism, and many silent moments.
Updated on Nov 06, 2023 09:47 PM IST
Khufiya review: This Tabu-starrer is prized asset-turned-liability
Khufiya review: Despite an ever-watchable Tabu, Vishal Bhardwaj's latest espionage thriller fails to keep you invested.
Updated on Oct 05, 2023 01:01 PM IST
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is a staggering reckoning with history
The three-hour biopic-style thriller is possibly the maverick auteur’s bravest film yet and a haunting exposition of politics in post-WWII America.
Updated on Jul 23, 2023 02:16 AM IST
Past Lives review: A classic for this life and those yet to come
What connects Korean-Canadian director Celine Song’s highly anticipated love triangle and cinema lovers aching for some brilliant nostalgia-soaked romance? 8,000 layers of inyeon.
Updated on Jul 07, 2023 02:20 AM IST
Bourdain Day: At home with a world traveller
Celebrity chef and travel show host, off-centre food writing luminary and world traveller extraordinaire — the late Anthony Bourdain’s legion continues to grow. On his 67th birth anniversary, here’s how you can channel the pop culture icon’s itinerant energy.
Updated on Jun 25, 2023 08:05 PM IST
Fire in the Mountains review: A fire in the mountains that no one can put out
Director Ajitpal Singh brings to the screen another unapologetic, damning everyday tale of a homestay owner waging a lone battle in the hills.
Updated on Jun 16, 2023 08:31 PM IST
Vikramaditya Motwane’s Jubilee ft. Sidhant Gupta: Of cinema, by cinema and for cinema
The exquisitely shot and produced 10-part series, starring Aditi Rao Hydari, Aparshakti Khurana and Prasenjit Chatterjee, does justice to the scale and time the makers have invested into it.
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 12:15 AM IST
Book Review: The Love Song of Maya K is a beautifully chaotic ode to womanhood
Shuma Raha’s immensely readable book of short stories set in Delhi and Kolkata takes you through the minds and the lives of everyday characters.
Updated on Jun 06, 2018 07:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Prannay Pathak, New Delhi
The Himalayan Arc takes a long, hard look at the uneasy realities of the region
It’s an enjoyable, enlightening collection of accounts, essays, poems, and photographs that make up the Himalayan experience, but doesn’t shy away from revelations that could make one uneasy.
Updated on May 23, 2018 06:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Prannay Pathak, New Delhi
Book review: Amborish Roychoudhury’s book on cult films is a treat for those who dig them
Amborish Roychoudhury’s book In A Cult of Their Own: Bollywood Beyond Box Office is an entertaining read about commercially unsuccessful films that have eschewed traditional tropes and plots and enjoy a special place in Bollywood cinephiles’ hearts.
Published on Apr 16, 2018 05:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Prannay Pathak, New Delhi
Author William Dalrymple: I would love to see regular mehfils in Zafar Mahal
Author of City of Djinns and The Last Mughal, William Dalrymple talks about the culture and history of Delhi and his own connect with it.
Updated on Mar 30, 2018 06:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Prannay Pathak, New Delhi
Hope to inspire people to stray from the ‘normal’: Author Nish Amarnath
The author of the mystery thriller Victims for Sale, which is the story of a plucky journalist versus a thriving sex racket, intends to keep drawing upon her newsroom experience to tell stories that are real, poignant, and mystifying.
Published on Mar 27, 2018 05:43 PM IST
Prannay Pathak, New Delhi
Book review: John Grisham’s The Rooster Bar is a potboiler that fizzles out
John Grisham’s latest legal thriller is a wishful take on third-tier, for-profit educational institutions and what happens when three disgruntled students decide to bring its entire framework down.
Updated on Nov 24, 2017 06:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Prannay Pathak, New Delhi