Page 3

Director...Madhur Bhandarkar
Producer…Bobby Pushkarna
Music…Shamir Tandon
Cast:
Konkona Sen Sharma as Madhvi
Boman Irani
Bikram Saluja as Rohit
Tara Sharma as Gayatri
Shandhya Mridul as Pearl
Atul Kulkarni as Vinayak

Summary: Page 3 is, at its core, a movie about India’s most wealthy and famous socialites. The heroine of the film is Madhvi, played by Konkona Sen Sharma. Madhvi is a journalist at the Nation Today Newspaper. Her job is to report on the lives of India’s biggest socialites on “Page 3” – covering their parties and daily activities. Her life becomes complicated when Gayatri – an actress, played by Tara Sharma – moves in with her. They become close friends. Eventually, Madhvi gets tired of the kind of reporting she is doing. She starts focusing on more serious issues going on India, besides the shallow lives of the stars. She uncovers some dark secrets of the rich and famous and ultimately gets fired because of her reporting. Page 3 shows that people often have public and private faces, live dual lives, and destroy relationships in the process. The movie is like Dil Se and Pyaasa in that it tries to show the relevant issues in India today. Though it did not do well in the box office, it is an enjoyable film to watch. -Kate Curley

Mixed Doubles

Starring: Ranvir Shorey, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rajat Kapoor, Koel Purie, Saurabh Shukla, Vinay Pathak, Divya Jagdale, and Naseeruddin Shah
Director: Rajat Kapoor
Genre: Comedy
When the happily married Sunil (Ranvir Shorey) and Malti (Konkona Sen Sharma) find the passion in their relationship dwindling, Sunil comes up with an idea to bring back a spark: wife swapping. The traditional Malti is appalled by the suggestion at first, but is eventually tricked into participating. This is the story of their relationship and what happens when they begin “mixing doubles.”
“Mixed Doubles “is a departure from the traditional Bollywood romance. While most films we have watched end in a wedding, “Mixed Doubles” explores what comes next. The audience watches Malti wash dishes, and senses Sunil’s boredom. Although it is a Bollywood comedy, “Mixed Doubles” is fairly realistic and does not have the fantastical nature present in other Bollywood films and has a pacing similar to Raincoat.
“Mixed Doubles” was released in 2006 and certainly has a modern flair. This makes it watchable and its humor relatable. It also challenges some of what we’ve read about sexuality in Bollywood films and plays with traditional sexual norms.
All in all “Mixed Doubles” is fun, funny, and worth watching. -Rebecca Sivitz