One wonders why Rohit Dhawan’s latest venture is titled Dishoom. After all, with patriotism that can put JP Dutta to shame, this supposed action-bromance deserved a better articulation or purpose. Despite its thankfully short run time, Dishoom isn’t an easy film to sit through. Well, more of that later. After Ki & Ka […]
25 lesser heard duets by Sonu Nigam & the divas!
Sonu Nigam is Mush. Mush is Sonu Nigam. No male voice active in Indian music fraternity today can romance the way he does. That one voice we frantically search for once the tracklisting of every biggie Bollywood film is out. Three decades – Sonu Nigam has been mesmerizing us with […]
When a fanboy profiles his favourite celebrity – K S Chithra
27th July – It’s a special someone’s birthday. Let me begin this on an immensely personal note. Year 1995. The 6-year old in me happened to overhear a song played on a random stereo player: “Kannalane Enathu Kannai Netrodu Kaanavillai En Kangalai Parithukkondu Aeninnum Paesavillai…” The song that eventually went on to […]
Kabali – The superstar slays!
Watching a Rajinikanth film in Mumbai is a different experience. I spotted an amusing sight where a group of Marathi/Hindi speaking youngsters turned to up catch the superstar spell his magic as Kabali. Clearly, they had no clue of what the characters spoke. The applause and hoots subsided once the superstar made […]
‘Sparsh’: A Classic ’80s Romance Garnished With Chemistry and Simplicity
Sparsh– The most effortless film viewing can ever get. You feel a breeze while the wind blows, a whiff of the heroine’s perfume’s scent when the hero mentions it. Sensitive to the core, the movie speaks a beautiful language of love, care and empathy. 1980s was perhaps the best decade for […]
Sultan – This manchild packs a solid punch!
Back in 2015, Bajrangi Bhaijaan validated how commercial films can tug your heartstrings while raking in big moolah. Now with Sultan, Salman Khan truly seems to be coming of age. Because Ali Abbas Zafar’s third directorial venture has Khan in his elements – his hard work is visible in this all-heart feature film. We often wonder why […]
The Kreem of The Crop!
One of South India’s ruling musicians, MM Keeravani celebrates his birthday today. Well established in Telugu, Keeravani often crossed borders to other South Indian languages and Bollywood. Famous for songs with a strong melody base, Keeravani was known by his pseudonyms Maragathamani, Vedanarayana in various southern film industries and the very fancy […]