The Gorilla's Lament

 It's common in Indian cinema for the titles of historical romances to be the names of the lead characters, without any pesky ampersands...

Bajirao Mastani (2015) is a big, sweeping historical epic, which means that viewers can expect grand battles, even grander passions, love, ...

 On June 12, 2003, Turner Classic Movies continued its "Hooray for Bollywood" marathon, and I was . . . not really paying attentio...

Chaar Din Ki Chandni (2012) has a classic Bollywood romance plotline; one half of a star-crossed couple must live with the family of their ...

 It's February, and here at the Gorilla's Lament we are celebrating Jaanemonth, a month long celebration of Bollywood romance.  Join...

Watching the trailer, you might think that Phone Bhoot (20220 is a jumble of movie references and slacker comedy, and you would be right - ...

RRR is a great movie, but not every Indian movie can be RRR .  And thank goodness for that!  If every movie is a bombastic, testosterone fu...