Siraj Syed

Siraj Syed

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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. 

 
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SkyForce, Review: May the Force be with you

SkyForce, Review: May the Force be with you That is more like it. When you are making a film about war and real wartime heroes, stick to the basics and let jingoism take a back seat. We have had...


Overview, Game Changer: The Collector, his sideways sidekick, the CM and the game of musical chairs

Overview, Game Changer: The Collector, his sideways sidekick, the CM and the game of musical chairs It used to be ‘the end justifies the means’, and the end was always the turnstiles. So, the end...


LoveYaPa, Trailer and song launch: Aamir dominates press and fan meet, speaks with characteristic candour

LoveYaPa, Trailer and song launch: Aamir dominates press and fan meet, speaks with characteristic candour It was a roller-coaster ride for the attendees, and a personal nostalgia trip for me, when...


Love is Forever, Overview: Unrequited love, unimpressive expression

Love is Forever, Overview: Unrequited love, unimpressive expression If one were to take a count of films made on the theme of love, in all its splendour, one might find that the overwhelming...


Third Eye Asian Film Festival opens its eyes for the 21st time on January 10

Third Eye Asian Film Festival opens its eyes for the 21st time on January 10 A regular fixture for Mumbaikars and environs inhabitants, a hallmark of Maharashtra's film culture, the Third Eye Asian...


The Heist, by M.K. Shankar: Screenplay-dialogue book review

The Heist, by M.K. Shankar: Screenplay-dialogue book review Not many directors/writers publish the screenplay of a film they could not, or did not, make. So, it was surprising when M.K. Shankar, who...


Sky Force trailer launch: Aerial action beyond enemy lines

Sky Force trailer launch: Aerial action beyond enemy lines After a spate of films about military engagement and espionage across the border, we have a movie that rises in the air and traces the...


Our Guest from the Future, Review: Russian Film Festival stutters at the end

Our Guest from the Future, Review: Russian Film Festival stutters at the end Our Guest from the Future was the closing film of the Russian film festival, held during December 12-15 at Cinépolis,...


Ice 3, Review: Russian film festival’s six-pack of ice

Ice 3, Review: Russian film festival’s six-pack of ice While Mumbaikars were still mulling to dig into their winter-wardrobe, the Russian Film Festival laid out the white carpet, with huge sheets of...


Pirates of the Barracuda Galaxy, Review: Russian Film Festival maintains its tempo, with adrenalne online

Pirates of the Barracuda Galaxy, Review: Russian Film Festival maintains its tempo, with adrenaline online Missing out on just one film so far, I have seen three of the four films screened, at the...