1. SHIMIT AMIN Best known for his National award-winning blockbuster ‘Chak De! India’ (2007), Shimit Amin was imported from Los Angeles by the Indian film industry. He edited RGV’s Bhoot (2003) and then made his directorial debut with the critically acclaimed gangster flick Ab Tak Chappan (2004). Rocket Singh: Salesman of the year starring Ranbir Kapoor was the last feature film directed by him in the year 2009. Even after receiving immense commercial and critical success, this long gap of 11 years is quite surprising. Recently, he directed one episode of the period-drama A Suitable Boy. Although, there are rumors of a Kalpana Chawla biopic (starring Priyanka Chopra) to be helmed by him. Hope that happens soon! 2. MANSOOR KHAN An IIT and MIT alumnus, he won a National award for his debut film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) featuring his cousin actor Aamir Khan. His next was the cult-classic Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander (1992). His subsequent ventures Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995) and J
RAPID REVIEW: A decent but superfluous sequel, which undermines the beautiful memories of its parent film: Drishyam OTT Platform: Amazon Prime Video Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery SYNOPSIS Coinciding with Drishyam’s climax, the sequel starts off with a frantically running unidentified man, who accidentally glimpses ‘someone’ inside an under-construction building. This loophole revealed at the outset becomes the foundation for Drishyam-2’s premise. Six years later: George Kutty runs his own movie theatre and wants to produce his own film. George is criticized by his wife Rani for his indulgence into occasional alcoholism and discourages his movie business aspirations. Amongst all this, rumors about George being the ex-IG son’s murderer start to spread, which unsettles the already fearful family. Soon after, the unidentified man from the opening scene shows up again. Then, precisely half-way into the movie, a partial revelation is made in a scene involving the