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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IFFI 52, 024: Niraye Thathakalulla Maram kindles kindness, care and compassion

IFFI 52, 024: Niraye Thathakalulla Maram kindles kindness, care and compassion “We are losing our ability to empathise, to show kindness and care” said Jayaraj, director of Niraye Thathakalulla...

Chandigrah Kare Aashiqui, Review: Engendered species A film that takes a taboo subject head-on, but takes its own time to get there, Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui is handicapped by its own title. Running...

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Abhishek Bajaj
Ayushmann Khurrana
Supratik Sen
Tushar Paranjape
Abhishek Kapoor
transgender
Chetan Bhagat
Kanwaljit Singh
Aanjjan Srivastav
Gourav Sharma
Gautam Sharma
Yograj Singh
Karishma Singh
Girish Dhamija
Tanya Abrol
Sawan Rupowali
Satwant Kaur
Tarsen Paul
Goni Sagoo
Ranjit Punia
Nary Singh
Leena Sharma
Jeevan Vadhera
Ssumier Pasricha
Sumit Dhankar
Jaspal Kaur Bhatia
Rahul Kakkar
Soniya Bhatia
Yash Bhojwani
Maanvi
Diljit Sona
Mukesh Chandelia
Harinder Singh Bhullar
Manoj Lobo
Chandan Arora
Sachin
Jigar Bally Jagpal
Bhota Jagpal
Madan Jalandhari
Jassi Sidhu
I.P. Singh
Zumba

Velle, Review: R4=Raw, rash, rant, rabble When you have to wait for an hour to see a film like Velle, it is like rubbing salt into wounds that have yet to be inflicted. That it lasts a mere two...

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Rewind’s Retro Radio Revival
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Nostalgiaanaa
Anshul Chobey
Dharmendra Sharma
Yug Bhusal
Rochak Kohli
Sohail Sen
Sanjay Kota
Anurag Arora
Shaurya Dutt
Chirag Mehra
Manohar Pandey
Fareed Ahmed
Diwakar Solanki
Himanshu Srivasta Tiwari as Raju and Savant Singh Premi as Rambo are no diffeRajesh Kumar
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K.G.F: Chapter 1
Dharmendra Singh Deol
Abhay Deol
Sunny Deol
Karan
Pal Dil Ke Paas
Anya Singh
Zakir Hussain
Mahesh Thakur
Mouni Roy
Ajay Devgnn
Deven Munjal
Chidi Balla
Laal Rang
LoveShhuda
Double Jeopardy

IFFI 52, 023: Comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable, with Sweet Biryani

IFFI 52, 023: Comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable, with Sweet Biryani “There is a famous quote, which says, ‘Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.’ I think this...


IFFI 52, 022: Pregnant, harassed-to-hell woman, or suicide bomber?

IFFI 52, 022: Pregnant, harassed-to-hell woman, or suicide bomber? Governments exist to serve the people, but often, the common citizen has to struggle, knock one door after another, in order to...


IFFI 52, 020: Covid and a crow

IFFI 52, 020: Covid and a crow IFFI 52 Indian Panorama Film Teen Adhyay seeks to light a candle of hope in the darkness, following COVID-19. It is based on the optimistic dictum: “However deep the...


IFFI 52, 021: Sainbari massacres missing from history books

IFFI 52, 021: Sainbari massacres missing from history books Why is the battle of Sainbari not in our history books, where 15,000 people were killed in just one night, was the question posed by the...


IFFI 52, 019: Life in post-Soviet Union Ukraine

IFFI 52, 019: Life in post-Soviet Union Ukraine “My film, Rhino, is very violent and tough. I wanted to show the life in Post-Soviet Ukraine during the ‘wild’ 1990s through this film,” said director...


IFFI 52, 018: Charlotte is about an Argentinian actress in search of an aspirational future

IFFI 52, 018: Charlotte is about an Argentinian actress in search of an aspirational future She shared a memorable past with the director who launched her into the world of cinema. Upon the...


IFFI 52, 017: Rafaela actress Judith Rodriguez found IFFI magical and inspiring

IFFI 52, 017: Rafaela actress Judith Rodriguez found IFFI magical and inspiring “Watching the world premiere of our movie with viewers yesterday was an awe inspiring experience which will remain...