Movie: Bajrangi Bhaijaan Director: Kabir Khan Music Director – Pritam So, what makes us a better person? It’s a question that is difficult to answer. However, it is not tough to surmise that people that surround us affect the person we are. If we are in a bad company, we are likely to be on the bad path and I guess the opposite is also … Continue reading Tu Jo Mila – Bajrangi Bhaijaan [2015]
Ah, how I hate and love Indian weddings. I hate because I always need to meet some 50+ Uncle or Aunty who would claim to be knowing me when I was some 5 months old and to add to my amazement, they could relate my current looks with the babyface back then (Bilkul nahi badla, eh?). On the other hand, I love these weddings because … Continue reading Mangalyam – Bangalore Days [2014]
Cast: Salman Khan, Ayesha Takia, Prakash Raaj, Mahesh Manjrekar, Vinod Khanna, Inder Kumar Director: Prabhu Deva Music: Sajid-Wajid Even though this film is a remake of a South Indian film of a similar plot, this one does have an edge over it for me. This film marks the debut of Prabhu Deva as a director in BOLLYWOOD, and also Salman Khan’s return on the box … Continue reading Wanted (2009)
When one thinks of Bollywood, one is instantly reminded of glittering lights, elaborate sets, song and dance sequences. But behind the screen there are various other people who work as hard, so the lights are not any dimmer, the sets are not drab, and the songs and dances are as enjoyable as the janta wants it. Not that the other things don’t matter, but it’s … Continue reading 5 Bollywood women in a league of their own
Personally, I feel Bollywood is going through its worst phase with movies either made, catering solely to the multiplex audience or solely to the tier II and III markets. Now at the surface, this may not sound too bad but it certainly divides the movie-loving audience right through the middle, which makes movie making even more difficult. Bollywood has been trying to make efforts to … Continue reading 6 Young Hindi Film Actors That We Want To See More Of
Cast: Varun Dhawan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi, Yami Gautam, Divya Dutta, Vinay Pathak Director: Sriram Raghavan Music: Sachin-Jigar Lyrics: Priya Panchal Dark, twisted, emotional dramas have been my thing for time immemorial. The complexity of human character has always intrigued me, so when Badlapur promos began airing, I knew I had to watch it. The only other such movie that I have seen recently is … Continue reading Movie Review: Badlapur (2015)
Cast: Ratna Pathak Shah, Konkona Sensharma, Aahana Kumra, Plabita Borthakur, Vikrant Massey, Sushant Singh, Shashank Arora, Jagat Singh Solanki, Sonal Jha Director: Alankrita Shrivastava Music: Zebunnisa Bangash, Mangesh Dhakde This movie was touted to be the flagbearer of feminism. With its ‘in your face’ propaganda and its revolt against the much hated (for sincere movie watchers) CBFC, this one was on our must watch ever … Continue reading Movie Review- Lipstick Under My Burkha
Movie Review: Okja (2017) Cast: Ahn Seo-hyun, Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins Director: Bong Joon-ho Music: Jaeil Jung So, when I heard that Okja was not celebrated at Cannes Film Festival (Oh, it has a Netflix tag) we were as much surprised as sorry for them. Because this is the kind of movie that we need more often, at liberal intervals, … Continue reading Movie Review- Okja (2017)
Cast: Sridevi, Sajal Ali, Adnan Siddiqui, Akshaye Khanna, Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Special Appearance), Abhimanyu Singh Director: Ravi Udyawar Music: A.R. Rahman A mother loves her child like no other. So if a mother decides to love her child as much as to decide what is wrong and what is extremely wrong, she knows what she must chose in order to make things right for their child. This … Continue reading Movie Review : Mom
For years villains have been an integral part of our movies. Even though the protagonists in our Hindi films have always had the last laugh, yet it is the antagonist that makes them look larger than life. Since years now, the antagonists in our movies have evolved like no other character has. While the heroes’ characters are more or less cut out from the same … Continue reading 5 Young ‘Bad Guys’ in Commercial Bollywood Cinema
