Anjani Chadha

Anjani Chadha is a New Delhi-based journalist who writes on art, theatre, and lifestyle with a background in documentary filmmaking, writing, and acting. A film buff, Anjani has been running a social media blog since 2019 that is focused on film analysis. She is also a theatre practitioner who has been performing and directing street and stage plays since 2018. With The Rolling Tape, Anjani looks forward to creating meaningful content on world cinema.

Anjani Chadha

August 1, 2023

"Scrap" Review: A Film Not to Be Scrapped

Vivian Kerr’s Scrap opens in a very interesting setting. A middle-aged woman wakes up in the backseat of her car, a little uncomfortable but ...

Anjani Chadha

July 29, 2023

"Bawaal" Review: A Tone-Deaf Film to Say the Least

The state-sponsored genocide by the Nazis took the lives of anywhere from 70 to 75 million people. The estimated fatalities of the Second Wor...

Anjani Chadha

July 18, 2023

"Good Egg" Review: A No-Brainer Light Watch

There is something about low-budget, independent films that gives them a sense of freshness and novelty. For starters, these films—in most ca...

Anjani Chadha

June 11, 2023

On Isolation, Taboos, and More

Three men in white hazmat suits stand facing a dead body placed on a bier, discussing who of the three would be the one to perform the last r...

Anjani Chadha

June 6, 2023

"Scoop" Review: A Fully-Cooked Story that Deserves Attention

The fourth estate is crumbling, if not already dead, and it is a global phenomenon. It has fallen into the hands of corporations, and news is...

Anjani Chadha

May 23, 2023

"Dahaad" Review: A Social Critique Packed in a Crime Thriller

Dahaad’s opening credits are a perturbing montage shot in some forsaken town in Rajasthan. Women rush through the gates of a dilapidated trad...

Anjani Chadha

May 2, 2023

Examining Caste Representation in Hindi Cinema

The only Indian film to have been ever awarded a Palme d'Or—earlier called Grand Prix du Festival International du Film—is Chetan Ananad’s 19...

Anjani Chadha

April 4, 2023

"Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat" Review: An Almost-fine Film About Love

Anurag Kashyap’s latest Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat opens with a little note on love. The eponymous DJ (Vicky Kaushal) tells his listeners ...

Anjani Chadha

March 15, 2023

Examining "Dil Se" (1998): A Failure of a Kind

I came across Mani Ratnam’s cinematic genius for the first time a couple of weeks ago. At six in the morning, my father and I had comfortably...

Anjani Chadha

March 8, 2023

"Gulmohar" Review: A Refreshing Family Saga

Gulmohar opens with a certain familiarity. A Punjabi family is joined by their extended family and friends to celebrate their last night in G...

Anjani Chadha

February 5, 2023

"Chhello Show" Review: Harboring a Love for Cinema

The first film that I watched in the cinema hall was David Dhawan’s Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, a romantic comedy starring some big names of Bollyw...

Anjani Chadha

January 18, 2023

"A Short Film About Love" Review: Love from the Gaze of a Voyeur

Cinema allows viewers to peek into the lives of others, making the medium inherently voyeuristic. It is thus exciting when filmmakers resort ...

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