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Monday, April 23, 2012

Filmy Shilmy: Smokers’ Corner: The thin red line

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When Omar Shaikh was arrested and sentenced to death in 2002 for the kidnapping and murder of the Wall Street Journal correspondent, Danie...
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Smokers’ Corner: The thin red line

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Monday, January 23, 2012

The enigma of Talaash – Reema Kagti’s next with Aamir Khan

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Talaash trailer! Talaash "holographic" "moving" ??  poster: Notice the "Answer lies within" - this squ...
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Monday, November 28, 2011

Clockworks, Automata and the Silents – the magic of Hugo!

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A dazzling array of gears dissolved into the streets of Paris, and a single gear turned magically into a roundabout, and just like that fo...
Friday, November 11, 2011

Rockstar reviews!

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ndtv.com:  2.5/5  However, in its initial build-up, informed with a robust sense of quirky humour,  Rockstar  shows a fair degree of promis...
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Sunday, October 23, 2011

Bollywood’s ‘Ra.One’ - reviews

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Reviews of Ra.one: Salon.com Andrew Hehir:   Pick of the week: From dazzling dance numbers to post-"Matrix" action, "RA. O...
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Sunday, October 9, 2011

How I spent Friday night, watching middle-aged wannabe Casanovas – Rascals

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Take a Deewana Mastana story, twist it a bit so the third guy has a more active role in the film. Take two middle-aged leading men who h...
Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Putting the math into baseball – Moneyball

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The word baseball loses you about 50% fans as women do not care for sports, math loses you 25% of the remainder as sports jocks are not v...
Thursday, September 22, 2011

Forthcoming releases to ring out 2011

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Here is what is left for us to view: Mausam - Pankaj Kapur directs his son and Sonam Kapoor in a love story across time.  Other than a lo...
Tuesday, September 6, 2011

All those W(AK)OW moments – Asha Bhosle in concert!

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On the spur of the moment I made the decision to try my luck at the Flint Center where Asha Bhosle was supposed to be singing, along with S...
Sunday, August 14, 2011

The song, romance and dance is no more – Shammi Kapoor dies at age 79

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Suffering from kidney failure, in and out of dialysis, Shammi Kapoor ​ retained a joy for life and living till the very end. The joy he ...
Thursday, August 4, 2011

Kishore Kumar - musical genius

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It is the birth anniversary of Kishore Kumar, a day worth remembering for all lovers of music.  Born 4th August 1929, Kishore was never a tr...
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

The gentle mellifluous genius – Jaidev!

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On his birth anniversary, I thought I would share with you some of my favorite compositions from this master. The winner of three Nationa...
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Monday, August 1, 2011

Rafi – Tum mujhe yun bhula na paaoge!

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He died 31 years ago but his songs are immortal and give me joy even today! For all the fans of Rafi – here is a film made on his life, it...

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara continues to surprise and polarize

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What started out looking like a Spain tourism ad to some, a Dil Chahta Hai redux from the promos to others, was described by the maker a...
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