Blue Umbrella

On the whole, The Blue Umbrella is a well-made film....also extracting wonderful performances from the cast.....In The Blue Umbrella , the director succeeds in conveying a message (greed can ruin the best of relationships) forcefully towards the end, when the entire village boycotts Pankaj Kapur for robbing the umbrella.....Shreya Sharma is a terrific discovery..... ... Full Review

This is a great movie to debut in, and the young actress could likely get snapped up by other filmmakers soon. But I like the new film the best, because while Makdee intrigues you and Maqbool has moments to make your jaw drop with awe, Blue Umbrella just makes you smile. ... Full Review

Pankaj Kapur's performance is, as usual, wonderful. The film is narrated in a very interesting style and the story spills out gradually. After Shweta Prasad, Shreya Sharma is yet another remarkable discovery of Bhardwaj. ... Full Review

The worst gift that I have ever given anyone includes a VCD of The Blue Umbrella. I was very disappointed when I saw the movie.The film was extremely slow and each scene went on and on killing the interest of the viewer. ... Full Review

The actor vanishes into the umbrella-thief's role with the stealth of a well-oiled thief stealing into a room filled with priceless treasures. The film's delicately perched theme and baby-soft mood, largely brought on by the mellow and cold textures of Dalhousie's hilly climate, are bolstered by some genuinely lucid, near-lyrical photography by Sachin Kumar Krishnan. ... Full Review

Vishal Bhardwaj has claimed that he would like to make a third Bollywood film based on a Shakespeare play. The director, who brought Macbeth and Othello to Indian audiences, said that he would like to make a third Shakespeare adaptation... ... Full Article

National award winning actress Sharmila Tagore is known for her remarkable contribution not just to the mainstream Bollywood films, but also to regional cinema. The actress has now teamed up with veteran actor Amol Palekar once again after a long... ... Full Article

Panorama, a cultural society, is organizing a two-day children's film festival at Vyapara Bhavan at Mukkam, Kozhikode on Wednesday and Thursday. District panchayat vice-president V. ... Full Article

January 9th, 2009 POGO, India's favorite kids' channel, promises to make the year 2009 even more special for its viewers with the brand new season of its various shows, like 'Hole in the Wall - Season II'; the seven time... ... Full Article

With hits proving to be the elusive Holy Grail for our filmmakers, they are now going back to the books literally, finds Lhendup Bhutia An Indian living in New York embarks on a journey to find purpose in life a... ... Full Article

Maqbool , Omkara ) are unmistakably dark.In this film, the nutty Nandkishore Khatri (Pankaj Kapur) embodies this conflict between childhood and growing up. His coveting the blue umbrella Biniyas little piece of heaven with clouds sprinkled on its canopy... ... Full Article