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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Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Cinema Speculation’: Autobiography? Encyclopaedia? Critiques?...Keep Speculating!

Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Cinema Speculation’: Autobiography? Encyclopaedia? Critiques?...Keep Speculating! Confined by time (1968-1981) and restricted to select genres, like revenge, gory violence,...


Zwigato, Review: Wobbligato

Zwigato, Review: Wobbligato Too good to be true-life, Zwigato might have been inspired by true incidents. The narrative does try to convey that feel. At first, it sucks you in with its no blemish...


Triangle of Sadness: An American Marxist and a Russian Capitalist on a $250 m yacht

Triangle of Sadness: An American Marxist and a Russian Capitalist on a $250 m yacht As movies go, there are several advantages of being different. Genre films have been beaten to death and critics,...


Rabia and Olivia, Review: A loving, fatherless nanny and a motherless, disturbed girl

Rabia and Olivia, Review: A loving, fatherless nanny and a motherless, disturbed girl It is not too often that an Indie film, having Canadian and Indian actors, strikes a few right chords, avoids...


Khela Hobe, Review: Om Puri lives, six years after his death

Khela Hobe, Review: Om Puri lives, six years after his death Your gut reaction on seeing a film like Khela Hobe is to lambast it, tear it to shreds and dump it in the bin. You can have a field day...


Main Raj Kapoor Ho Gaya, Review: A drunk, moping, slum-dweller, and his three muses

Main Raj Kapoor Ho Gaya, Review: A drunk, moping, slum-dweller, and his three muses Most films have at least a semblance of reference to the title. Some, though, choose to get philosophical when...


Manmarzee album launch: Hari in a hurry

Manmarzee album launch: Hari in a hurry What’s in a name? The venue was Bora Bora, on Link Road, Andheri West. The real Bora Bora is an island group in the Leeward Islands, French Polynesia. This...


RIFF, 09, 2023, 08: What you missed

RIFF, 09, 2023, 08: What you missed Third day of Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF) showcased a number of interesting films, and talk-shows on topics concerning cinema, at INOX, Crystal...


RIFF, 09, 2023, 07: The Big Night

RIFF, 09, 2023, 07: The Big Night At the concluding ceremony of the Rajasthan International Film Festival, at the Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, on 05 February 2023, a total of 54 awards were...

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RIFF 09, 2023, 6: Days 01 and 02 • Feb 08, 2023 at 09:07 AM
by Siraj Syed

RIFF 09, 2023, 6: Days 01 and 02 On 01 February 2023, day one of the Rajasthan International Film Festival the late actor Padma Shri Irrfaan Khan (full name Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan) was honoured...

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