Phata poster, nikle saikro hero (heroine aur villain bhi) If you follow me on Twitter, you might have noticed the grey background image on my profile page and the Technicolor…Continue Reading →
Wasn’t Bombay Talkies supposed to be a celebration of the 100 years of Indian cinema? Then what was Karan Johar’s…
Google doodled Alam Ara, Google doodled Ray and because Google didn’t doodle the 100th anniversary of the release of the…
(This is an edited version of a post first published on April 21, 2012, that was also cross-posted on my other blog at IBNLive.com) In India, cinema isn’t just a…Continue Reading →
Aamir Khan goes to great lengths to promote his films. This trend might have very well started 25 years ago…
Ramesh Sippy’s Shakti (1982) isn’t as much about the Amitabh Bachchan and Smita Patil on-screen romance, as the on-screen histrionics…
Many on-screen enchantresses have not been lucky in love and the sex-symbol of the 1970s Zeenat Aman is no exception. After her relationship with Sanjay Khan left her with a…Continue Reading →
Mereko kuch nahi pata, mein to kal hi mulk se aaya. Bol na be ~ Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s first lines in…
Naseeruddin Shah fans, please allow me the privilege of ruining your day. Men in drag is not always a pretty…
RIP Yash Chopra of the Swiss Alps, of chiffon sarees and Deewar.Continue Reading →
The title of this post is precisely what this image reminded me of, even though @SrBachchan isn’t as blessed with…
In the final bout, death got more points but Dara Singh won. The loveable wrestler turned actor died today aged…
