Virat Nehru
@nehrukigalati.bsky.social
Film Fest Programmer | Freelance Critic | Indian Cinema | Member of Australian Film Critics Association
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When Jennifer Lawrence walks into the pet rescue in No Hard Feelings the kid behind the counter is reading Bear by Marian Engel. I would like to kiss whoever made that choice on the mouth
July 7, 2023 at 9:10 PM
When Jennifer Lawrence walks into the pet rescue in No Hard Feelings the kid behind the counter is reading Bear by Marian Engel. I would like to kiss whoever made that choice on the mouth
My only chance in life to open a piece with a Farsi verse by Ghalib ❤️
Delighted to share this wonderful conversation with Matthew Rankin & Ila Firouzabadi about one of my absolute favourite films of the past year. UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE is in Australian cinemas now!
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Delighted to share this wonderful conversation with Matthew Rankin & Ila Firouzabadi about one of my absolute favourite films of the past year. UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE is in Australian cinemas now!
roughcutfilm.com/2025/05/23/a...
Arrivals and Departures: An Interview with ‘Universal Language’ Creators Matthew Rankin and Ila Firouzabadi
Virat Nehru talks to writer-director Matthew Rankin and co-writer Ila Firouzabadi about the joys of making art with your friends, embracing fluidity, navigating loneliness, and more.
roughcutfilm.com
May 23, 2025 at 3:55 AM
My only chance in life to open a piece with a Farsi verse by Ghalib ❤️
Delighted to share this wonderful conversation with Matthew Rankin & Ila Firouzabadi about one of my absolute favourite films of the past year. UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE is in Australian cinemas now!
roughcutfilm.com/2025/05/23/a...
Delighted to share this wonderful conversation with Matthew Rankin & Ila Firouzabadi about one of my absolute favourite films of the past year. UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE is in Australian cinemas now!
roughcutfilm.com/2025/05/23/a...
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"There’s no point in making culture if you don’t believe in community building."
Virat Nehru (@nehrukigalati.bsky.social) goes long with Matthew Rankin and Ila Firouzabadi about their absurd and moving film UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE, collaboration, fluidity, and much more.
tinyurl.com/4nkx7c2x
Virat Nehru (@nehrukigalati.bsky.social) goes long with Matthew Rankin and Ila Firouzabadi about their absurd and moving film UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE, collaboration, fluidity, and much more.
tinyurl.com/4nkx7c2x
Arrivals and Departures: An Interview with ‘Universal Language’ Creators Matthew Rankin and Ila Firouzabadi
Virat Nehru talks to writer-director Matthew Rankin and co-writer Ila Firouzabadi about the joys of making art with your friends, embracing fluidity, navigating loneliness, and more.
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May 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
"There’s no point in making culture if you don’t believe in community building."
Virat Nehru (@nehrukigalati.bsky.social) goes long with Matthew Rankin and Ila Firouzabadi about their absurd and moving film UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE, collaboration, fluidity, and much more.
tinyurl.com/4nkx7c2x
Virat Nehru (@nehrukigalati.bsky.social) goes long with Matthew Rankin and Ila Firouzabadi about their absurd and moving film UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE, collaboration, fluidity, and much more.
tinyurl.com/4nkx7c2x
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Twenty-five years on from the premiere of In the Mood for Love, Wong Kar Wai looks back on the complicated genesis of his masterpiece of desire and restraint.
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Wong Kar Wai on In the Mood for Love at 25 – a new interview: “Can an algorithm understand the weight of a glance between two people?”
Twenty-five years on from the premiere of In the Mood for Love, Wong Kar Wai looks back on the complicated genesis of his masterpiece of desire and restraint.
www.bfi.org.uk
May 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Twenty-five years on from the premiere of In the Mood for Love, Wong Kar Wai looks back on the complicated genesis of his masterpiece of desire and restraint.
www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
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First #Cannes2025 review: Enzo, a beautiful, bittersweet study of a teenage boy finding his way in life.
Veteran French director and one-time Palme d’Or-winner Laurent Cantet passed away during production, and the reins were taken over by his friend and colleague Robin Campillo.
Veteran French director and one-time Palme d’Or-winner Laurent Cantet passed away during production, and the reins were taken over by his friend and colleague Robin Campillo.
Enzo – first-look review
Robin Campillo completed this final feature by Laurent Cantet, a beautiful, bittersweet study of a teenage boy finding his way in life.
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May 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
First #Cannes2025 review: Enzo, a beautiful, bittersweet study of a teenage boy finding his way in life.
Veteran French director and one-time Palme d’Or-winner Laurent Cantet passed away during production, and the reins were taken over by his friend and colleague Robin Campillo.
Veteran French director and one-time Palme d’Or-winner Laurent Cantet passed away during production, and the reins were taken over by his friend and colleague Robin Campillo.
Big big hugs and thank you to the incredibly warm and generous Matthew Rankin, easily one of the nicest people you could ever talk to! His film "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE" will be in cinemas this Thursday. It's one of my absolute favourite films from the past year. Just go and experience it ❤️
May 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Big big hugs and thank you to the incredibly warm and generous Matthew Rankin, easily one of the nicest people you could ever talk to! His film "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE" will be in cinemas this Thursday. It's one of my absolute favourite films from the past year. Just go and experience it ❤️
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Contributors copy of Tarsem’s THE FALL Umbrella 4K is with me. Includes work by @antbit.projectedfigures.com @williambibbiani.bsky.social David Michael Brown, @nehrukigalati.bsky.social and more. Details in alt. I adore it.
April 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Contributors copy of Tarsem’s THE FALL Umbrella 4K is with me. Includes work by @antbit.projectedfigures.com @williambibbiani.bsky.social David Michael Brown, @nehrukigalati.bsky.social and more. Details in alt. I adore it.
I remember exactly how nervous I was when I was asked to contribute to this release. To have new writing published for this 4K release of Alex Proyas' DARK CITY is a great honour. Indebted to @horrornonna.com & @neilsnowdon.bsky.social for their support and guidance ❤️
March 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I remember exactly how nervous I was when I was asked to contribute to this release. To have new writing published for this 4K release of Alex Proyas' DARK CITY is a great honour. Indebted to @horrornonna.com & @neilsnowdon.bsky.social for their support and guidance ❤️
Big hugs and thanks to @horrornonna.com and @neilsnowdon.bsky.social for including my words on this very special Arrow 4K release of Alex Proyas' DARK CITY 🤗
Special thanks to director Alex Proyas, DP Dariusz Wolski, @thehorrorchick.bsky.social, and Heather Buckley.
UK orders: www.arrowfilms.com/dark-city-li...
US orders: www.arrowvideo.com/4k/dark-city...
UK orders: www.arrowfilms.com/dark-city-li...
US orders: www.arrowvideo.com/4k/dark-city...
Dark City Limited Edition Blu-ray
Buy Dark City Limited Edition Blu-ray from Arrow Films.
www.arrowfilms.com
March 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Big hugs and thanks to @horrornonna.com and @neilsnowdon.bsky.social for including my words on this very special Arrow 4K release of Alex Proyas' DARK CITY 🤗
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@joshnelsonfilm.bsky.social, @alexwest.bsky.social, @richardkadrey.bsky.social, @sabinastent.bsky.social, @martynpedler.com, @nehrukigalati.bsky.social as well as Craig Anderson, Bruce Isaacs and Herschel Isaacs of the Film Vs Film podcast. UK/US release. Pre-orders up now #ArrowVideo
March 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
@joshnelsonfilm.bsky.social, @alexwest.bsky.social, @richardkadrey.bsky.social, @sabinastent.bsky.social, @martynpedler.com, @nehrukigalati.bsky.social as well as Craig Anderson, Bruce Isaacs and Herschel Isaacs of the Film Vs Film podcast. UK/US release. Pre-orders up now #ArrowVideo
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Congratulations to Virat Nehru (@nehrukigalati.bsky.social) for winning the award for Best Review of a Non-Australian Film at the @auscritic.bsky.social Awards last night, for his review of Payal Kapadia’s ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT, published w/ Rough Cut last August.
Very well deserved!
Very well deserved!
March 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Congratulations to Virat Nehru (@nehrukigalati.bsky.social) for winning the award for Best Review of a Non-Australian Film at the @auscritic.bsky.social Awards last night, for his review of Payal Kapadia’s ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT, published w/ Rough Cut last August.
Very well deserved!
Very well deserved!
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And congrats to all the amazing winners including @nehrukigalati.bsky.social @tansyg.bsky.social and @sameytram.bsky.social
Absolutely blown away to win @auscritic.bsky.social for best Australian review and a huge hurrah for @auscritic.bsky.social supporting our work and to Charles Williams and everyone behind the beautiful Inside.
March 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
And congrats to all the amazing winners including @nehrukigalati.bsky.social @tansyg.bsky.social and @sameytram.bsky.social
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A roomful of film critics.
March 22, 2025 at 9:47 AM
A roomful of film critics.
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A terrific night at the @auscritic.bsky.social awards. Such an enormous reservoir of talent, and so few chances to celebrate it. Thank you Andrew and Nadine and everyone for all the work in making this happen.
March 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
A terrific night at the @auscritic.bsky.social awards. Such an enormous reservoir of talent, and so few chances to celebrate it. Thank you Andrew and Nadine and everyone for all the work in making this happen.
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Absolutely blown away to win @auscritic.bsky.social for best Australian review and a huge hurrah for @auscritic.bsky.social supporting our work and to Charles Williams and everyone behind the beautiful Inside.
March 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Absolutely blown away to win @auscritic.bsky.social for best Australian review and a huge hurrah for @auscritic.bsky.social supporting our work and to Charles Williams and everyone behind the beautiful Inside.
ICYMI: I spoke to Payal Kapadia about centering her film around friendship, why the men in AWIAL feel like a breath of fresh air, and the choice of music in the film.
All We Imagine as Light screens at Perth Festival until Sunday. Don't miss it ❤️
www.thecurb.com.au/all-we-imagi...
All We Imagine as Light screens at Perth Festival until Sunday. Don't miss it ❤️
www.thecurb.com.au/all-we-imagi...
Quiet Reclamations: Payal Kapadia on Malleable Cities, Friendship and the Boy Next Door in Contemporary Indian Cinema - The Curb | Film and Culture
As I wait for my interview with filmmaker Payal Kapadia to commence, I hear the clouds cackle. And right on cue, on a warm summer evening in Sydney, it begins to rain. I smile, thinking that perhaps t...
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January 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
ICYMI: I spoke to Payal Kapadia about centering her film around friendship, why the men in AWIAL feel like a breath of fresh air, and the choice of music in the film.
All We Imagine as Light screens at Perth Festival until Sunday. Don't miss it ❤️
www.thecurb.com.au/all-we-imagi...
All We Imagine as Light screens at Perth Festival until Sunday. Don't miss it ❤️
www.thecurb.com.au/all-we-imagi...
Spoke to Payal Kapadia about the many contradictions of Mumbai, exploring friendship as a radical act, and why the softer & gentler men in All We Imagine as Light are a breath of fresh air on screen 😌❤️
www.thecurb.com.au/all-we-imagi...
www.thecurb.com.au/all-we-imagi...
Quiet Reclamations: Payal Kapadia on Malleable Cities, Friendship and the Boy Next Door in Contemporary Indian Cinema - The Curb | Film and Culture
As I wait for my interview with filmmaker Payal Kapadia to commence, I hear the clouds cackle. And right on cue, on a warm summer evening in Sydney, it begins to rain. I smile, thinking that perhaps t...
www.thecurb.com.au
January 28, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Spoke to Payal Kapadia about the many contradictions of Mumbai, exploring friendship as a radical act, and why the softer & gentler men in All We Imagine as Light are a breath of fresh air on screen 😌❤️
www.thecurb.com.au/all-we-imagi...
www.thecurb.com.au/all-we-imagi...
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All We Imagine As Light is one of the finest films of recent years.
This discussion between @nehrukigalati.bsky.social and Payal Kapadia is one of the finest we've published.
Read it here:
www.thecurb.com.au/all-we-imagi...
This discussion between @nehrukigalati.bsky.social and Payal Kapadia is one of the finest we've published.
Read it here:
www.thecurb.com.au/all-we-imagi...
January 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
All We Imagine As Light is one of the finest films of recent years.
This discussion between @nehrukigalati.bsky.social and Payal Kapadia is one of the finest we've published.
Read it here:
www.thecurb.com.au/all-we-imagi...
This discussion between @nehrukigalati.bsky.social and Payal Kapadia is one of the finest we've published.
Read it here:
www.thecurb.com.au/all-we-imagi...
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Multiple AFCA members have contributed to the work of bringing a cinematic master work back to life. Purchase via Umbrella.
Extremely proud to be a contributor to Umbrella Entertainment’s absolutely stacked 4K release of Tarsem Singh’s THE FALL. @antbit.bsky.social @williambibbiani.bsky.social
Look at it and Lee Pace.
Look at it and Lee Pace.
January 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Multiple AFCA members have contributed to the work of bringing a cinematic master work back to life. Purchase via Umbrella.
The artwork for the home video release for THE FALL by Umbrella is just breathtaking! So fitting for the most beautiful film ever made. Incredibly proud to be part of this release with some amazing people @nadinewhitney.bsky.social @antbit.bsky.social @williambibbiani.bsky.social ❤️
Extremely proud to be a contributor to Umbrella Entertainment’s absolutely stacked 4K release of Tarsem Singh’s THE FALL. @antbit.bsky.social @williambibbiani.bsky.social
Look at it and Lee Pace.
Look at it and Lee Pace.
January 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The artwork for the home video release for THE FALL by Umbrella is just breathtaking! So fitting for the most beautiful film ever made. Incredibly proud to be part of this release with some amazing people @nadinewhitney.bsky.social @antbit.bsky.social @williambibbiani.bsky.social ❤️
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a period of 11 months contains the releases of all these films:
Dog Man
Wolf Man
Better Man
Monkey Man
Different Man
Hit Man
Working Man
Dog Man
Wolf Man
Better Man
Monkey Man
Different Man
Hit Man
Working Man
January 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
a period of 11 months contains the releases of all these films:
Dog Man
Wolf Man
Better Man
Monkey Man
Different Man
Hit Man
Working Man
Dog Man
Wolf Man
Better Man
Monkey Man
Different Man
Hit Man
Working Man
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Christ this is a grim read. (Heed the warning). Couldn’t stop thinking how it’s not only celebrity that enables this kind of abuse. It happens all the time
An incredibly well-researched piece on the horrors of Neil Gaiman. It is extremely upsetting and explicit. Please be careful reading it.
www.vulture.com/article/neil...
www.vulture.com/article/neil...
There Is No Safe Word
How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.
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January 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Christ this is a grim read. (Heed the warning). Couldn’t stop thinking how it’s not only celebrity that enables this kind of abuse. It happens all the time
2024 was the Year of Retrospectives of the masters! Whether it be films by Nancy Savoca and Edward Yang, or John Cassavetes, Akira Kurosawa and the Iranian New Wave: 1962-79, venturing out to the movies for such retrospectives is a pilgrimage I would look back on fondly for the rest of my life.
December 27, 2024 at 9:21 AM
2024 was the Year of Retrospectives of the masters! Whether it be films by Nancy Savoca and Edward Yang, or John Cassavetes, Akira Kurosawa and the Iranian New Wave: 1962-79, venturing out to the movies for such retrospectives is a pilgrimage I would look back on fondly for the rest of my life.
All We Imagine as Light and the radicalism of a quiet film in India's (currently unbearable) loud cinematic landscape.
Out now in Australian cinemas via Rialto Distribution AU.
roughcutfilm.com/2024/08/21/r...
Out now in Australian cinemas via Rialto Distribution AU.
roughcutfilm.com/2024/08/21/r...
Review: ‘All We Imagine as Light’ is a Stunning Tale of Intimacy as Dissent
This striking drama—the first Indian film to compete for the Palme d’Or in over three decades, and the first to win the Grand Prix since 1946—is about everything that’s become invisible in contempo…
roughcutfilm.com
December 26, 2024 at 4:56 AM
All We Imagine as Light and the radicalism of a quiet film in India's (currently unbearable) loud cinematic landscape.
Out now in Australian cinemas via Rialto Distribution AU.
roughcutfilm.com/2024/08/21/r...
Out now in Australian cinemas via Rialto Distribution AU.
roughcutfilm.com/2024/08/21/r...