JAMES WALSH is moved by an exhibition of graphic art that relates horrors that would be much less immediate in other media
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Film round-up: February 27, 2025
The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE reviews Superboys of Malegaon, Food For Thought, The Summer With Carmen, and Fight or Flight
Adarsh Gourav in Superboys of Malegaon
RON JACOBS welcomes the translation into English of an angry cry from the place they call the periphery
GUILLERMO THOMAS recommends a useful book aimed at informing activists with local examples of solidarity in action around the world
HENRY BELL is provoked by a book that looks toward, but does not fully explore the question of who gets to imagine the shapes of cities to come
MATTHEW HAWKINS surveys the upcoming programme of contemporary dance in Glasgow, and picks some highlights
‘Chance encounters are what keep us going,’ says novelist Haruki Murakami. In Amy, a chance encounter gives fresh perspective to memories of angst, hedonism and a charismatic teenage rebel.
Superboys of Malegaon (12A)
Directed by Reema Kagti
★★★★
BASED on the real-life story of Indian amateur film-maker Nasir Shaikh, this is a terribly moving yet uplifting celebration of friendship and cinema.
It follows Nasir, played with great charm and charisma by Adarsh Gourav, who lives and breathes film, and his motley crew of friends as they make spoof versions of famous movies, such as Sholay, the Hindi-language action-adventure film, and set them in their hometown of Malegaon.
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