Namrata — Excerpt: If one seeks a lens to understand Asrani’s journey, it is perhaps best found in Chala Murari Hero Banne (1977). Beneath its laughter lies an almost autobiographical resonance. The film’s humour, while entertaining, is inseparable from its poignancy.
Rahul Singh — Excerpt: Why are these accounts important? Because most of what we get to read about this region concerns geopolitics and hence, is hardly human. What they lack is the nuance of lives lived by the most repressed section of the society.
Wani Nazir — Excerpt: The main character, Maya, is not shown as a static person, but as a fluid being—a figure who is always being written, rewritten, and redefined. She is the postmodern subject, lost in a world of lies and shallow things.
Alice Moon — Excerpt: The therapist hums thoughtfully. “It’s definitely difficult to be a vampire in the 21st century.”
Sarp Sozdinler — Excerpt: And the lion was made king of the jungle, only because Chuck Norris declined the position.