Saibal Chatterjee
A writer and film critic. He has been critiquing films and writing on Indian and world cinema since the late 1980s for a variety of publications and media platforms. His movie reviews have appeared on ndtv.com for more than 15 years. He has served on numerous festival juries and selection committees, besides being a member of the now-defunct Film Certification Appellate Tribunal. He authored an autobiography of filmmaker-lyricist Gulzar and edited Encyclopedia Britannica's volume on Hindi cinema, besides writing scripts for several documentary films.
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Kantara A Legend - Chapter 1 Review: The Film Belongs To Rishab Shetty
Kantara A Legend - Chapter 1 Review: It is an undeniably compelling watch
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Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari Review: Varun Dhawan-Janhvi Kapoor's Film Is More Froth Than Fizz
Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari Review: Janhvi Kapoor skirts around the pitfalls and provides the film its more sprightly moments
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They Call Him OG Review: Expect A Pawan Kalyan Show And Nothing Much
They Call Him OG Review: The Telugu superstar goes full tilt at powering an erratic screenplay that delivers an abundance of superficial style
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Nishaanchi Review: Retro Bollywood Meets Gangster Drama In A Classic Anurag Kashyap Film
Nishaanchi Review: It brims with raw action, earthy humour and gnarled emotions that frequently unleash full-blown violence
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Baaghi 4 Review: Fourth Baaghi Is Strictly For Tiger Shroff Fans
Baaghi 4 Review: The film is directed by Bollywood newbie A Harsha, but it is more an action choreographer's movie than his
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Coolie Review: Superstar Rajinikanth Outshines All In A Star-Heavy Film, And No One's Complaining
Coolie Review: It is Rajinikanth the star and Deva the character who call the shots all the way through.
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Son Of Sardaar 2 Review: Ajay Devgn's Film Is More Mess Than Mass
Son of Sardaar 2 Review: The film is frequently funny for all the wrong reasons
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps Review - One Of The Best And Boldest Of 37 Marvel Films Made So Far
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Review - It is an unusual MCU superhero film in that it does not foray into the Marvel multiverse.
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Tanvi The Great Review: Anupam Kher's Directorial Is Easy On The Eye But Inconsistent
Tanvi The Great Review: Shubhangi's central performance, the film's fulcrum, is enterprising no doubt, but is somewhat inconsistent.
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Maalik Review: Rajkummar Rao's Film Is An Overlong, Ultra-Violent Gangster Drama
Maalik Review: The script plays along and thus hollows the film out of psychological ambiguity
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Jurassic World Rebirth Review: Jurassic Park Fans Have No Reason To Rejoice
The stars do indeed shine bright but the load that they are called upon to carry, constructed with done-to-death tropes, is unbearably flimsy
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Maa Review: Kajol Show All The Way But Film Falls Flat
Maa Review: It flies in multiple directions and never finds a steady orbit. Only for Kajol fans
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F1 Review: Brad Pitt Takes Us To The Heart Of Formula 1 But Stops Short Of Perfection
F1 Review: It's fast-paced and packed with motor racing action staged on actual Formula One circuits
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Sitaare Zameen Par Review: Aamir Khan's Uplifting Film Has Its Heart In The Right Place
Sitaare Zameen Par Review: Aamir Khan effortlessly slips into the character of a temperamental man who is often mocked for his short stature.
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Rana Naidu Season 2 Review: Rana Daggubati's Show Blows Hot And Cold
Rana Naidu Season 2 Review: The performances and the plot might have added up to much more than they do had the show not been as inconsistent
