SpunkySelfTwitter It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

Usamah Harvey The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Payno I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

arghyakusum_das A movie that traces the life of a movie-maker (named K) who made a movie on his movie- like life with multiple relationships .... Clichéd???? But, when the movie is a collaborative effort from 11 different directors contributing to the same storyline (Unlike 'Das Kahaniya', etc.), and Rajat Kapoor (as K) tells the story in a flash-back setup in his own style the result becomes a heady, philosophical yet delicious mix.... Avoiding the controversy of being it a good or bad or average film, Kudos to all the directors for such an experiment....While depicting their (all the directors) own perspective of love, sex, and relationships, Director Pratim Das Gupta possibly made the most commendable effort in his part called '8 to 8' where K stayed in the same rented apartment with a girl but at different time. Thus could not meet despite of having a mutual-feelings for each-other's reminiscing activities... Possibly impossible, but anyone can cherish the story in an old-NorthCalcutta-setup and striking performance by Ranadeep Bose (a Young K) and Parno Mitra.... After all love is not only about distance but about time also...The worst one came from none other than Q (Qaushiq Mukherjee, director of 'Gaandu', 'Tasher Desh', etc.) as expected, where Rii (Rituparna, the only heroine Q can get nowadays) plays possibly a role of a sinister woman.... The presentation was possibly so "out-of-the-box" no one with an average IQ can get it

Ronnie Sart2808 (ronthrenody) X: Past Is Present is perhaps one of the best as well as an ambitious take on anthology movies as there are 11 short films contributing to the overall narrative of a filmmaker 'K' who reflects on his past emotional and sexual escapades after meeting with a girl at a film festival party. The first half of the movie starts out strong, especially the first four short films that contribute a great deal in the character development of K. The rest of the movie, however, quickly falls apart especially Q's attempt to create a metaphysical masterpiece but ignominiously fails to interpret the essence on screen. Rii Sen, as usual, works well as a sex symbol but ultimately succumbs to the bitter reality that she can't act. The rest of the movie just approaches a precipitous downhill with the talent of Radhika Apte and Huma Qureshi being utterly wasted. However, in the midst of labyrinthine story arcs, Pratim D. Gupta manages to execute an engaging and poignant unrequited love story between K and a girl who stayed in the same room from 8 to 8 and never see each other, yet fall in love through the poems they write for each other. The execution is superb and this is perhaps the only short film that stands out from the rest. The cast promised much but didn't deliver. Rajat Kapoor was great and I don't think he can be bad - even in a mediocre movie. The cinematography is top notch no doubt and I really loved the camera work throughout the whole movie. What disappoints me is that a great premise is woefully smeared with poor execution and under usage of talented actors. This movie is definitely not for everyone, but if you have an eye for experimental indie flicks that have something fresh to offer, X: Past Is Present is worth a watch. My IMDb Rating: 6.9/10

dhananjay yadav Let me tell u folks, this is different. Its screenplay, Direction and acting is superb and intriguing. Its worth watching if you like off- beat cinema. Each story is written and directed by different writers and directors but its not different story, its a part of the same story but the fascinating thing about this movie is how they are linked and portrayed. Its climax is also good so please watch till the end.Apart from Rajat Kapur, Huma Quraishi and Radhika Apte, Swara Bhaskara has done a splendid Job as A Tamilian Girl. Other newcomers have also performed well. Altogether I can say that its a new kind of cinematic experience for sure.

Arslan Ghazi I like the film very much, it has several reasons. 1st is that the selection of cast of the movie (Rajat kapoor, Radhika apte and all others) was very good. Despite of bold roles, all of them did their best. Direction is also very good. Past is shown in a very good way. The best thing is that film starts in a mysterious way and ends mysteriously (lefts you kind of shocked). Every single part of movie is connected to other. You can't get away from it once you started. If you put your concentration on any other thing while the movie is playing or you miss a part of it then after some while you will ask yourself, what happened or how did that happened? Hats off for all the cast and directors.