Santanu Das is an entertainment journalist and film critic at Hindustan Times. He writes on films, TV and celebrity culture.
Articles by Santanu Das
Vidya Balan, director Anu Menon on Neeyat and comparisons with Knives Out
Vidya Balan plays detective Maya Rao in Anu Menon's Neeyat. She shares her first reaction to the script and her take on those Daniel Craig comparisons.
Published on Jul 07, 2023 02:10 PM IST
Lust Stories 2: Konkona Sen Sharma's The Mirror juxtaposes class and desire
Konkona Sen Sharma directs a deliciously rich and poignant segment in Lust Stories 2, with two compelling performances from Tillotama Shome and Amruta Subhash.
Published on Jun 30, 2023 06:39 PM IST
And, Towards Happy Alleys review: A tender, moving snapshot of Iran
And, Towards Happy Alleys review: Sreemoyee Singh's camera sensitively traces the growing climate of Iranian resistance through interviews and poetic anecdotes.
Published on Jun 29, 2023 03:43 PM IST
20 Days in Mariupol review: A vital, nightmarish chronicle of the Ukraine war
20 Days in Mariupol review: Mstyslav Chernov documents the early weeks of the Russian invasion of the Ukranian city of Mariupol in first-person narration.
Published on Jun 23, 2023 09:09 PM IST
The Hearing review: Thought-provoking doc on the ordeal of asylum seekers
The Hearing review: Four asylum seekers from various parts of the world answer questions as part of the Swiss application procedure in this doc by Lisa Gerig.
Published on Jun 22, 2023 05:07 PM IST
The Night Manager creator Sandeep Modi on how Tom Hiddleston reacted to show
The Night Manager creator Sandeep Modi talks about the challenges of adapting the beloved series for an Indian audience and how Tom Hiddleston reacted to it.
Published on Jun 22, 2023 07:12 AM IST
No Winter Holidays review: Wondrous in style, frustrating in effect
No Winter Holidays review: Directors Rajan Kathet and Sunir Pandey narrow down their gaze on two widows surviving a harsh winter in the Nepalese Himalayas.
Published on Jun 21, 2023 04:54 PM IST
Tish review: A rousing and intimate portrait of British photographer Tish Murtha
Tish review: Chronicling the life of British working class photographer Tish Murtha, Paul Sng's docu-biopic is a moving tribute to the legacy of an artist.
Published on Jun 20, 2023 10:59 AM IST
School of Lies review: Case of a missing child goes on trauma-dumping spree
School of Lies review: The show revolves around the case of a missing child in a fictional boarding school that houses many secrets.
Published on Jun 02, 2023 08:20 PM IST
Scoop review: Hansal Mehta sets the bar high in one of the year's best shows
Scoop review: Karishma Tanna gives career-best performance as crime reporter Jagruti Pathak, who is accused of murder in Hansal Mehta's gripping drama series.
Published on Jun 02, 2023 01:21 PM IST
10 years of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani: Naina and her story need to be revisited
10 Years of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani: Ayan Mukherji's beloved coming-of-age romance starring Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone has aged delightfully with time.
Published on May 31, 2023 03:46 PM IST
Out on Netflix, Bheed doesn't know how to connect intention with execution
Out now on Netflix, Anubhav Sinha's Bheed suffers from a heavy-handedness that doesn't quite match the energy and disorder of the mass-migration crisis.
Published on May 29, 2023 02:49 PM IST
Citadel wants us to believe it is important, but suffers from cultural amnesia
Citadel is so obsessed with amnesiac spies and flashbacks popping in every 15 minutes, that it forgets to inject some semblance of logic into the narrative.
Published on May 26, 2023 07:24 PM IST
Alice, Darling review: Anna Kendrick delivers career-best performance
Alice, Darling review: Director Mary Nighy's feature debut is an effective character study of a young woman stuck in an emotionally abusive relationship.
Published on May 26, 2023 12:03 PM IST
Adarsh Gourav on Desi Down Under, and why he never wants to feel ‘settled’
Adarsh Gourav talks about his new Audible series Desi Down Under, where he stars alongside Prajakta Koli and Taaruk Raina.
Published on May 13, 2023 07:16 AM IST
Prajakta Koli on her new Audible series Desi Down Under
Prajakta Koli talks about Desi Down Under: A coming-of-age, immersive 9-episode Audible Original series set on the shores of Sydney.
Published on May 12, 2023 06:03 PM IST
Dahaad review: An engaging police procedural undone by an undercooked finale
Dahaad review: Sonakshi Sinha, Vijay Varma, Gulshan Devaiah and Sohum Shah star in a perceptive, well-made series led down by an undercooked finale.
Published on May 12, 2023 09:54 AM IST
Air review: Ben Affleck scores high in superbly crafted sports drama
Air review: Set in 1984, the film dramatizes the story of how Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon) sealed a game-changing deal with Michael Jordan.
Published on May 10, 2023 02:24 PM IST
Milind D. Shinde, Ishan Shukla's Star Wars Visions 2 ep was inspired by Sholay
The creators of the first ever Indian entrant in Star Wars Visions, Milind Shinde and Ishan Shukla spoke about the process of making The Bandits of Golak.
Updated on May 06, 2023 10:34 AM IST
Biswa Kalyan Rath: I'm very lazy, don't like using my brain
Biswa Kalyan Rath talks about his new Prime Video show Mood Kharaab, and clocking a decade doing comedy on stage.
Published on May 06, 2023 09:26 AM IST
Operation Fortune Ruse de Guerre review: A slick, entertaining spy escapade
Operation Fortune Ruse de Guerre review: Guy Ritchie rehashes convenient genre elements to deliver an entertaining spy thriller, with Aubrey Plaza in top form.
Updated on May 05, 2023 12:27 PM IST
Out on Netflix, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar makes a fabulous case for the man-child
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar, now streaming on Netflix, paints the anxieties and frustrations of modern relationships through the standpoint of a man-child.
Published on May 03, 2023 03:40 PM IST
Dancing On The Grave review: Unsettling true-crime docuseries loses steam
Dancing On The Grave: The gruesome murder of Shakereh Khaleeli is re-examined in this four-part docuseries which is now streaming on Prime Video.
Published on Apr 23, 2023 07:05 AM IST
Mutt review: A groundbreaking study of post-transition experience
Mutt review: Lío Mehiel gives a compelling turn as Feña, a young trans guy bustling through New York City, in Vuk Lungulov-Klotz’s directorial debut.
Published on Apr 21, 2023 07:45 AM IST
Patrick Graham says Dancing On The Grave tries to understand Shakereh Namazi
Director Patrick Graham spoke about how Dancing On The Grave takes on the case of Shakereh Namazi with a shift on perspective that hasn't been shown before.
Published on Apr 20, 2023 12:31 PM IST
Mrs. Undercover review: Radhika Apte's spy comedy is a clueless, tonal misfire
Mrs. Undercover review: Radhika Apte is utterly wasted in this spy comedy that doesn't know what kind of film it wants to be. Now streaming on Zee5.
Published on Apr 14, 2023 01:09 PM IST
Rennervations review: Anil Kapoor steals show in Jeremy Renner-led docuseries
Rennervations review: Streaming in Disney+ Hotstar, the docuseries sees Hawkeye actor Jeremy Renner help multiple communities with decommissioned vehicles.
Published on Apr 12, 2023 12:55 PM IST
Tiny Beautiful Things review: Kathryn Hahn cannot save inconsistent drama
Tiny Beautiful Things review: Adapted from Cheryl Strayed's book, the new series stars Kathryn Hahn as an advice columnist struggling with her own issues.
Published on Apr 10, 2023 09:12 AM IST
Beef review: Steven Yeun, Ali Wong wreck havoc in one of the year's best shows
Beef review: Now streaming on Netflix, Beef circles around two strangers from L.A. after their paths intersect during one acidic road rage incident.
Published on Apr 09, 2023 03:43 PM IST
Adam Scott talks Party Down S3 and how it has found an audience over the years
As Party Down returns after a decade, star Adam Scott answers why it took so long for the original gang to return and what exactly is new about Henry Pollard.
Published on Apr 04, 2023 10:16 AM IST