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 […]
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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 […]
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DirecTV has a new desi channel on Channel # 2008 – Sahara Filmy. No message on voice machine this time, so discovered this one flipping channels. And this was my lucky day too, because I generally don’t channel-flip. I just watch one channel. And attain nirvana. So easy. From what I’ve watched of it, Filmy […]
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 Lincoln Lawyer
This is the first book by Connely that I have read, and it took me a few days. Not that the book was uninteresting, jut that time was scarce. The book actually is a top notch legal thriller, interesting enough to want one to finish the book even if you break the reading for a […]
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Touted as the movie to knock Superman off it’s number one slot, Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead man’s chest” comes as a dissapointment. The build-up was great and on a Sunday matinee, even after 2 week’s since the release, the hall was almost full as I entered ; people were trooping in as the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Superman returns
Superman is back and hasn’t aged a bit since we last saw him. In fact, after a little less than 2 decades since the last Superman film, the man in blue seems to have gotten younger. Played by Brandon Routh (26), Superman looks so young, I’m amazed Clark Kent is even out of college, much […]
Read the rest of this entry »Blade Runner
Saw Blade Runner right after I read the novel. And it was dissapointing. The book was good, albeit a bit too philosophically depressing. The film had a real 80’s style feel to it – brought back memories of Madonna and her early videos, and her radical colored hair-styles. Yes, the film was made in the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Memoirs of a geisha
First off, I’d like to say that this is a well made film, with good actors and a strong storyline – definitely worth a watch. ** SPOILERS AHEAD ** However, it was a let-down to me, I guess because I’ve read the book and expected so much more from the movie (Oscar nominations and all). […]
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