The review appears on Rediff here. The original (and more expansive) review appears on my Movie Blog here. Categories : _films , _film_reviews
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An Ode to Twitching Eyebrows (or the new Don)
Hmm, guess who’s eyebrows ? Shahrukh Khan’s ofcourse ! I didn’t think much of them in KANK , and I don’t think the twitch will help with the upcoming Don. I don’t condone the actual twitching. After all one must have one’s personal signature style; Rajesh Khanna had his immensely annoying mannerisms and we must […]
Read the rest of this entry »That 70s thing
This morning as I rush about getting ready for work, I hear a familiar, evil laugh. No wonder it’s familiar, for there grinning away on screen is Prem Chopra. He has a gun in his hand, and is smirking (as only Prem Chopra can) at Rajinder Kumar , and saying “Aaeeye, aaeeye Saxena Sahab” (come, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Hindi films and cultural slopes
The hubby and I have decided that we will let the kids watch some Hindi movies. This will help the Hindi, we think and one must after all allow desi culture to seep in. The Hindi is varied in it’s dialect , goes from Mumbaiya to Awadhi to Punjabi. The culture is questionable. But still […]
Read the rest of this entry »My KANK review on Rediff
Rediff had called for review submissions of this movie, and I sent mine (a shortened version of the original which appears on my movie review blog). It was judged to be among the 10 best reviews (which makes my day, to put it mildly) and is now featured on Rediff here. Categories : _films , […]
Read the rest of this entry »The travails of Mr. Feroze Khan
A very interesting and side-splitting article from NDTV. Presumably you’ve all heard of the debacle Feroze Khan created in Pakistan when over there for his brother’s film’s (Taj Mahal) premiere. Of course, more entertainment ensued after that gaffe. The BJP vice-president Muktar Abbas Naqvi jumped up to support Feroze Khan, calling him a true nationalist. […]
Read the rest of this entry »A could-have-been-review : Kalyug
Saw Kalyug recently or should I say, saw it partially. Had to leave midway, because the film degenerated into sordidness. Checked out the reviews online and apparently I hadn’t even gotten very far. Had no idea of the film but as it started I saw that it was from the Bhatt camp, and down went […]
Read the rest of this entry »Best Movies of 2005
I’ve updated the Best Films by Year page with the Top 10 movies of 2005. Looking back I see some really good films in the Best Films of 2005 ; Paheli, Sarkar , Sehar – you name it we got it – The Best of the Best ! Desi cinema sure is going places. Check […]
Read the rest of this entry »Horror and comedy
In this famine of (decent) Hindi films, I succumbed to seeing “Constantine”, and “Eulogy”, two vastly different movies. Constantine, which was released a few months agon, is a horror film, a translation of the comic-book to screen. Keanu Reeves plays the demon hunter John Constantine, who’s chain smoking himself to sure death and Hell. John […]
Read the rest of this entry »Cinematic trash
Namrata Joshi has an interesting article in Outlook on vulgarity making it big-time in Hindi movies. It’s now mainstream. She writes about “Kya kool hai hum” , “Maine pyar kyon kiya”, which I saw, and “No entry”, “Shaadi No. 1” which I have had the good fortune of not seeing. Categories : _films
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