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In this edition of This Day That Year, Subhash K Jha revisits Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai which released 23 Years ago today.

Not to be confused with the Shammi Kapoor starrer of the same name, Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai was a fairly engaging watch that never got its due. Decency and good taste dribble out of Deepak Anand’s mildly diverting romantic musical. We may not think much of another coming-of-age film about an innocent rustic’s rise and fall in the Big Bad City. But Anand’s film conveys a certain artless charm that keeps us smiling to the very end, even if we know all along how the story of the innocent abroad is going to end finally.

Right from the time when Raj Kapoor made Shree 420, the theme of a migrant’s dreams in the city of concrete nightmares has fascinated mainstream Hindi filmmakers. Like Rk’s...

"This is a story about the path I chose..." Studiocanal UK has released a new full-length official trailer for the film Yardie, the feature directorial debut of actor Idris Elba. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and went on to play at the Berlin Film Festival as well. The first teaser trailer dropped earlier this year, but this full trailer gives us a better look. Elba's Yardie, based on the novel by Victor Headley, is about a young Jamaican boy who moves to London in the 80s and gets involved in gang war in Hackney. Aml Ameen stars as D, and the full cast includes Everaldo Creary, Stephen Graham, Mark Rhino Smith, Akin Gazi, Fraser James, Deepak Anand, Naomi Ackie, and Shantol Jackson. The film looks better than it is, unfortunately, since the reviews from the festivals haven't been great. I'm glad Idris Elba is getting into directing to tell stories like this,...

"It's time to let go... Choose the right path, son." Get your first look at the directorial debut of English actor Idris Elba, titled Yardie. This film premiered at both the Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals, and should hit theaters later this year, even though there still isn't any news on a Us distribution deal. Elba's Yardie, based on the novel by Victor Headley, is about a young Jamaican boy who moves to London in the 80s and gets involved in gang war in Hackney. Aml Ameen stars as D, and the cast includes Everaldo Creary, Stephen Graham, Mark Rhino Smith, Akin Gazi, Fraser James, Deepak Anand, Naomi Ackie, and Shantol Jackson. I wish I could say this is a great film and everyone should watch it when it comes out, but I just saw it at the Berlin Film Festival, and it's no good. It has some seriously bad...