This is certainly one of the significant films in Hindi cinematic history. It is to my mind one of the most persuasive representations of a ‘heart of darkness’ in/of contemporary India. Kalyug establishes the locus of the ‘political’ at the heart of the Indian extended family (how many aeons removed from Karan Johar!); it therefore … Continue reading Shyam Benegal’s Kalyug
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