War Films

With Padmavati, Sanjay Leela Bhansali goes where cinematic greats have gone before

A sweeping epic that talks of unrequited love against the backdrop of war — Padmavati, directed by Sanjay leela Bhansali, traverses a formula that is a favourite of filmmakers the world over

Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk: What the World War II film has to do with Britain's past — and present

Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk proves how a country looks at a past military engagement today depends more on the present strength of that country’s nationhood than its actual fortunes in that engagement

Dunkirk review round up: Critics heap praise on Christopher Nolan's film, call it best film of 2017

There seems to be a consensus among critics that Dunkirk is possibly the best film of 2017 so far. Here's what they had to say:

Tubelight: Understanding the sentiments of the anti-war film by looking at Hollywood, WW II

Tubelight expresses feelings at odds with the belligerent ones in the public space today, not taking an anti-war position vis-à-vis Pakistan, but using the India-China war of 1962 as the context on which to mount its sentiments

The Ghazi Attack: The Indian war film has changed, even if the enemy has stayed the same

The Indian war film dealing with Pakistan has gone through several avatars — The Ghazi Attack for instance, is notably different from JP Dutta’s Border (1997)