Vikrant Massey Archives

Love Hostel Review: Noir at its Gruesome Best

Love Hostel is violent, vicious and clutches at your throat throughout a run-time shouldered by terrific performances by Vikrant Massey, Sanya Malhotra and chief among them, a chilling turn by Bobby Deol.

Divya Unny July 26, 2016

Bollywood

Ginny Weds Sunny Review: Every Shaadi Rom-Com Cliche Ever in One Place

Ginny Weds Sunny, starring Vikrant Massey and Yami Gautam, exploits every shaadi rom-com trope, featuring cheesy pick-up lines that would make Shahrukh Khan proud… in 1997. In a pandemic where everything is uncertain, this is the most predictable film one can find.

Hardik Rajgor June 18, 2016

Fashion

An Investigation: Do Indian Journalists Really Wear as Much FabIndia as Vikrant Massey in Chhapaak?

In Chhapaak, Vikrant Massey plays a journalist turned activist whose wardrobe speaks fluent FabIndia. In a video track from the movie, Massey serves looks as if it is Patrakar Fashion Week. Did he buy these clothes on EMI? Does he not have a deadline to miss?

Poulomi Das May 20, 2016

Bollywood

Enough With the Ms Braganzas & Mr Iyers. Where are the Biharis in Bollywood?

Bollywood has its share of Kaizads, Miss Braganzas, and Mr Iyers. But I haven’t found a single Mr Jha who chews paan more frequently than he curses the bourgeoisie in theth Bhojpuri.

Aastha Anupriya April 25, 2016

Pop Culture

Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare Review: A Portrait of Two Ladies on Fire

Dolly Kitty Aur Chamakte Sitare sees Alankrita Shrivastava build on the whistle-worthy ideas that defined Lipstick Under My Burkha. Female desire and oppression are the fulcrums around which the plot churns here as well, but it’s a more reflective outing enriched by its two leads – Konkana Sen Sharma and Bhumi Pednekar.

Poulomi Das April 5, 2016

Pop Culture

Phata Poster Nikla Hero’s Sidekick

In a year where Bollywood has been plagued by disastrous box-office results, mainstream film letdowns, and inconsistent performances by its superstars, it’s the hero’s humble sidekick who has wowed.

Poulomi Das March 12, 2016

Bollywood

Cargo Review: A Universal Fable of Loneliness in Space Light Years Away From Indian Sci-Fi

The solitude of space is a universal, and by now, familiar tale (think Gravity or The Martian). Arati Kadav, who makes her writing and directorial debut is aware of that. But the universe of space in Cargo is unlike any other; it is rooted in the homegrown grammar of Indian mythology.

Poulomi Das March 4, 2016