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
Third Eye 14th Asian Film Festival, 2015, II: Features--Picks and pricks
AFF has a European connection too, and a competitive section that is restricted to short films. Sub-sections include Spectrum...
Third Eye 14th Asian Film Festival, 2015, I: Mixed fare, few takers
It came at the fag end of the year, a week of holidays and unwinding. Prabhat Chitra Mandal, the organising film...
Point Break, Review: Death-defying spectacle and spectacular deaths
Point break: Noun. In surfing, a type of long-lasting wave, found off a coast with a headland or point. Example: A point break...
Monster Hunt, Review: Happy hunting
A project that took 10 years to make it to the screen, Monster Hunt rewards you with a good catch of lovable anthromorphic characters and oodles of humour, with...
Sadhana, Indian star turned recluse, passes away at 74
Sadhana Shivdasani, known by her first name/screen name, succumbed to cancer on Christmas day in Mumbai.
Born in Karachi in 1941, British...
