★★★★☆ There's much treasure to behold in Amol Palekar's The Square Circle (1996), an Indian film that has aged incredibly well. Its a searing indictment against masculine hegemony as well as a beautifully told portrait of female friendship amidst a search for establishment of identity. It's an empowering road movie of the highest order, where the women here speak plainly and openly about the woes and wonders of womanhood. As they come to understand each other and help each other grow, they work together against the staunch regulations of image and gender that Indian society seems eager to cast them into. It's a powerful piece of cinema that arguably feels more relevant than ever before.
- 4/21/2015
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Mumbai, July 30 – Parallel cinema is still struggling to find a place in India and even multiplexes have not been able to create space for it, says veteran actor-director Amol Palekar.
‘Non-mainstream cinema is mostly forgotten when we talk about Indian cinema. Only masala Hindi films are not what Indian cinema consists of,’ Amol, 65, told Ians in an interview here.
‘There is no platform for smaller films. It is crowded and bombarded by mainstream films and their hype and hence there is no visibility for different films,’ said Amol, who helmed movies like ‘Thodasa Rumani Ho Jaye’, ‘Daayraa’ and ‘Kairee’.
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‘Non-mainstream cinema is mostly forgotten when we talk about Indian cinema. Only masala Hindi films are not what Indian cinema consists of,’ Amol, 65, told Ians in an interview here.
‘There is no platform for smaller films. It is crowded and bombarded by mainstream films and their hype and hence there is no visibility for different films,’ said Amol, who helmed movies like ‘Thodasa Rumani Ho Jaye’, ‘Daayraa’ and ‘Kairee’.
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- 7/30/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
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