Indian Indie | TGIYB And IAm | Editor's Pen

Anurag Kashyap’s That Girl In Yellow Boots made it to Roger Ebert’s must watch list of 2011. Quite a proud moment of Indian Indie Cinema. Though I didn’t liked it much, I appreciate the quality of work. The way the story reveals itself and the way Mumbai is interpreted... it’s pretty good work. Appreciation by someone like Ebert means a lot for Indian Indie Cinema. It gives a credibility and substance to a good piece of art which is ignored because it’s not very comfortable to accept a piece of crude reality.


Another Indie movie which came and impressed its niche audience was I Am. Made in a small budget with the help of Indie supporters, I Am is a difficult story to show on screen. Different plots and subplots which complete the canvas are beautifully linked in substance and make sense at a higher level, especially when you are walking back to your place still engrossed with what you witnessed on screen. Onir, like always, came up with a brilliant concept and was supported with some strong performances.

Parallel Cinema’s new face which is more closer to World Cinema than classic Indian storytelling, is something which evolve over coming years and will make presence felt. We are watching... are you?

By the way... you are participating in Between Breaths nah??


Love,
Sujoy