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
IFFI 54, 4: FILMIFFI, In Retrospect, Part II
Continuing my sharing of views and mini-reviews of films screened and seen at the 54th International Film Festival of India.
The Zone of Interest
We...
IFFI 54, 03: IFFILMS, In retrospect
In my last post, I talked about the Competition Films that I saw. Didn’t catch many, but you can never have enough of them. Here, I will move on to the other...
IFFI 54, 02: IFFILMS in Competition
When recalling the films you have seen, over a month ago, the 360-page catalogue is indispensable. I will refer to it, to recap the fare which I could manage to...
International Film Festival of India 54, 01: Glitches galore
It was inevitable. Since I had to leave for Mumbai on the 27th of November, to catch my flight to Jeddah, to attend the Red Sea...
Salaar, Part I-Cease Fire: Could cause a seizure
Salaar is an Urdu-Persian word, meaning commander or leader. According to the beginning voice over, a Muslim invader could rule over India, during...