Khwaja Ahmad Abbas’ Saat Hindustani might not be the most watched of Indian films, but it marked the beginning of the career of Amitabh Bachchan, arguably the most watched Indian…Continue Reading →
A topical in context of the ongoing IPL spot fixing brouhaha. This is from one of the most fondly remembered…
(This is an edited version of a post first published on April 21, 2012, that was also cross-posted on my…
Ramesh Sippy’s Shakti (1982) isn’t as much about the Amitabh Bachchan and Smita Patil on-screen romance, as the on-screen histrionics of the Big B and and the Big D –…Continue Reading →
Mereko kuch nahi pata, mein to kal hi mulk se aaya. Bol na be ~ Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s first lines in…
In India, cinema isn’t just a passion. It is frenzical. We have perhaps inherited this acute addiction from the man…
Ever since I first understood the concept of public domain, this project of getting Indian films which out of copyright into a single place has been a recurring desire. But…Continue Reading →
A 1973 31-minute documentary from Merchant Ivory Productions, directed and narrated by Anthony Korner on Bollywood greatest ‘item girl’ ever.…
Update: I think I need to eat my words. From what it now appears, to me, that it was indeed…
My wife, Varsha, gets peeved whenever the attendant at the cash counter offers toffees instead of change. She refuses to accept the toffee-currency and has even offered to pay them…Continue Reading →
Blip.tv has deleted my account because I apparently violated their terms of service. I assume that it has something to…
Three women, three kisses, three heartbreaks, a couple of apologies that’s Bachna Ae Haseeno (BAH). But this post isn’t about…
