Siraj Syed is the India Correspondent for FilmFestivals.com and a member of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics. He is a Film Festival Correspondent since 1976, Film-critic since 1969 and a Feature-writer since 1970. He is also an acting and dialogue coach. @SirajHSyed
bookmyshow’s Red Lorry Film Festival (RLFF), 3.0: A truckload of film treasure, treasure-hunt for film-buffsEditions 1.0 and 2.0 came and went, with the press, or, at least this writer, not being...
Na Jaane Kaun aa Gaya, Review: Who, indeed?Looks like the makers of this film have taken their title literally and seriously. Translated, it reads, “Wonder who has come/arrived” At the end of 113...
Boong, Review: Slingshot hotshot in search of father, and fartherDo you know that Boong is the first ever Indian film to win an award at British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)? Till...
Charak, Review: Cult, occult and difficultAs I child, I had seen posters about Ayurvedic medical products, sold under the name of Charak. Then I saw a clinic somewhere in Bombay, probably in Mahim,...
Subedaar, Review: Anil Kapoor as a Prahaari Subedaar (Nana Patekar reincarnated), and Nana Patekar as…?A few minutes into Subedaar, even before the first of many flashbacks in the movie, my mind...
