Arup Raha

Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet dazzles with jazz, art deco and grandeur, but the storytelling falls flat. Our 2015 review of the Ranbir Kapoor starrer.

May 17, 2015 · 4 min read

Arup Raha reviews Shoojit Sircar's Piku — a father-daughter road trip built on great performances by Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, and Irrfan.

May 10, 2015 · 5 min read

Arup Raha's Bolly Volley column reviews PK and picks the Top 10 Bollywood films of 2014 — from Queen and Haider to Dedh Ishqiya and Filmistaan.

December 20, 2014 · 4 min read

When a symbol of romance like Eiffel Tower gets used in one of the scenes of Queen to symbolize the horror of betrayal, you know you have a filmmaker who is…

March 8, 2014 · 3 min read

2014 has started well with two fabulous movies in the first two months, Dedh Ishqiya and Hasee Toh Phasee. Both these films have broken Bollywood…

February 26, 2014 · 3 min read

This edition of Bolly Volley is not about Bollywood! It is in fact about celebrating that section of Indian and other South Asian cinema that does not get…

September 18, 2013 · 3 min read

Bolly Volley Vol 13 (May 2013): 22 Bollywood picks — Khosla Ka Ghosla, Dev D, Lagaan and more — plus how digital transformed Indian cinema.

May 31, 2013 · 5 min read

As memories of that extravaganza fade into the background, I thought this just might be the best time to talk about sports in Bollywood! The excitement and…

August 23, 2012 · 7 min read

Someone recently asked me which movie I am looking forward to, now that the earlier favorites for the year, Paan Singh Tomar and Kahaani, have already…

March 24, 2012 · 5 min read

As I start writing this new edition of Bolly Volley trying to recall what I liked and disliked about the two major Bollywood films released since the last…

November 23, 2011 · 5 min read

Ah, Diwali is less than a week away! It always brings back memories of the days when it was okay to burst a loud “chocolate bomb” just about anywhere. Words…

October 19, 2011 · 5 min read

I am ready with a new edition of Bolly Volley (late again!). I know many are eager to watch the major Bollywood release this weekend – “Mere Brother Ki…

September 9, 2011 · 5 min read

Arup Raha's monthly Bollywood column: the new wave of debutant directors, plus Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Delhi Belly, Ready — and a music quiz.

May 17, 2011 · 4 min read