Being Cyrus
2005, NR, 90 min.
Directed by Homi Adajania, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Saif Ali Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia, Boman Irani.

Not reviewed at press time. This new Bollywood film strays from the traditional formulas. It’s a mystery drama recorded in the English language. It has no song-and dance numbers, and at 90 minutes is the shortest Indian feature in memory. The director is a photographer making his filmmaking debut.

This article appears in April 21 • 2006.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.