
Alaka Sahani
@alakasahani
Writes on cinema and culture. Associate Editor at The Indian Express, Mumbai.
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Marathi-language Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears) is a moving tale about grief, acceptance & love. When I interviewed Rohan Kanawade, its writer&director, I liked the kind of clarity he had about the story&how he wished to tell it. The feature premiered at Sundance Film Festival today.

#ExpressOpinion | From âIndiaâs Got Latentâ to âHousefullâ: The problem with Indian comedy today Alaka Sahani writes indianexpress.com/article/opinioâŠ

Planning to watch #KuchSapneyApne? Read Alaka Sahani's movie review first! indianexpress.com/article/entertâŠ

I'm honoured to be part of the 2nd foundation day celebration of OWM in the presence of the Odisha's 1st woman Deputy CM Pravati Parida Glad be part of a panel with Uma Sudhir Thanks Kasturi Ray for inviting me. More power to #OdishaWomenInMedia

This one is from The Indian Express Alaka Sahani. Tbank you for that nuanced review. My Melbourne, in cinemas now! Go watch it over the long Holi weekend! Book your tickets on BookMyShow. PVR INOX Pictures P V R C i n e m a s ScreenAustralia VicScreen MituBLange AM Mind Blowing Films


This is so unfortunate & sad CMO Maharashtra à€źà€Ÿà€à„ Mumbai, à€à€Șà€Čà„ BMC #mumbaihealthservice #healthcare

SD Burman â Gulzar: The One-Song Team Since many people are curious and asking about this picture (published in Indian Expressâs feature by Alaka Sahani on #Gulzar saab this Sunday), and with various speculations floating aroundâwhether it's from Bandini or Teen Deviyaan...


In a conversation with Alaka Sahani, #SaifAliKhan and #JaideepAhlawat talk about their latest film #JewelThief: The Heist and share why taking risks is important. indianexpress.com/article/expresâŠ

#AnotherSimpleFavour movie review: The story of a warped female friendship though mostly entertaining, runs out of steam when it crams too much into its proceedings, writes Alaka Sahani | #blakelively #annakendrick indianexpress.com/article/entertâŠ

Connections 2025 Mumbai - Maharashtra Chapter | 26 April 2025 #IIMC #IIMCAA #Connections #Maharashtra #Mumbai 01/20 Simrat Gulati Sushil Singh Prasad Sanyal Sneha Bhattacharjee | Yashmi Yadav Braj Kishore Neeraj Bajpai Brajesh Kumar Mishra Krishna Pophale Kamini Patil Sonam Saini



In a conversation with Alaka Sahani, #RonaLeeShimon says she hopes to find an interesting project in Indian cinema soon. indianexpress.com/article/expresâŠ

Writer-director Karan Singh Tyagi speaks about the making of #Kesari2 based on the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and why young people should watch it. đïžAlaka Sahani indianexpress.com/article/expresâŠ

#ExpressOpinion | âIt is no secret that, thanks to an entrenched patriarchal mindset and sexist practices in the film industry, marriage was seen as a career setback for female stars, weakening their star power. Motherhood is the other dreaded M-wordâ Alaka Sahani on how Deepika

In a conversation with Alaka Sahani, #AapJaisaKoi director Vivek Soni speaks about #RMadhavan being back as a romantic hero and why the location of a film is crucial for him. indianexpress.com/article/expresâŠ

#SumukhiSuresh on why she believes in self-censorship and her dream to get Farah Khan to direct a dance-comedy scripted by her. Interview by Alaka Sahani indianexpress.com/article/expresâŠ



What an incredible feeling to see restored Sholay with the original ending on the big screen at Piazza Maggiore in Bologna with so many people under the stars as they stayed awake till 1am for me it was my childhood memory come alive 50 years later Sholay is backâŠFilm Heritage Foundation
