Monthly Archives: January 2014

Om Dar-B-Dar (Kamal Swaroop, India, 1988)

Kamal Swaroop’s cult film Om Dar-B-Dar (1988), which finally got a theatrical release over 25 years after it was made, could be described as, among many things, a pathbreaking postmodernist cinematic essay on India. It is a fantastical tale set … Continue reading

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On ‘Ship Of Theseus’ and ‘Mithya’

WARNING: Contains spoilers. “At what precise moment does an individual stop being who he thinks he is? You cut off my arm, right? I say me and my arm. You cut off my other arm. I say me and my … Continue reading

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