Sakshi Salil Chavan
Outlook
Raja Shivaji
2026 · Outlook
Contemporary Indian cinema has increasingly leaned toward grand period pieces, often drawing from epics, like Namit Malhotra's upcoming Ramayana (2026), recounting the legacy of historical figures, making films loosely connected to real life with the suffix 'files', or revisiting fraught political narratives involving India and Pakistan. In such a landscape, invoking a towering figure like Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj raises many questions, particularly when present-day tensions seem to shape the storytelling lens.
Dhurandhar: The Revenge
2026 · Outlook · Mar 2026
Aditya Dhar's bloated spy sequel centring Ranveer Singh is more jingoist than thou, with its considerable runtime stretching beyond four hours undermining its narrative impact.
O'Romeo
2026 · Outlook · Feb 2026
The difficulty lies in harmonising these twin currents: the fusion of romance and retribution drives the narrative, yet their energies seldom align cohesively in the screenplay. With O Romeo!, he summons the grimy temperament of the latter and the elegiac temperament of the former, fusing them into a spectacle that announces its bravado ardently.