“Jodhaa Akbar”… Chronicling the Original Power Couple!
“Aankhon mein hain bahaarein, dil mein khiza…” [It as if spring blooms merely in the eyes, but in the hearts there’s autumn]…
When “Saathiya” sparked chemistry and realism in the cliché-driven Hindi romance territory…
Saathiya. A film that marked the debut of director Shaad Ali is a remake, as we all know. A prototype of…
“Kal Ho Naa Ho”… When fresh technique and progressive ideas met classic Bollywood melodrama!
Well, Karan Johar’s cinema invokes nostalgia in many of us. While their perceived quality is debatable, it can’t be denied how his…
“Jab We Met” – A ‘khuli tijori’ of life lessons!
Imtiaz Ali’s Jab We Met is a modest film. Modest in terms of its expectations from us, the viewers. You…
“Khandhar”… Inside Jamini’s rickety world of stillness and silence!
“Jamini, Jamini…” Calls out her mother in a frail yet demanding tone. This shout is one of the most haunting…
‘Tujhse Naraaz Nahin Zindagi’ on a bike…
Hindi cinema’s favourite wordsmith, Gulzar, turns a year older on August 18th. Here’s a small tribute that was penned in…
Isssh… It’s 17 years of Devdas!
Kolkata based love stories make me go weak in the knees. Be it the ones penned by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay…
Shah Rukh Khan… and 20 incredible women who matter!
The king of romance knew his women. He courted them, swept them off their feet – in swashbuckling Shah Rukh…
25 Lata Mangeshkar love songs that immortalize Yash Chopra!
He is the doyen of Bollywood romance. She is the first lady of Hindi film music. He lent character to Swiss Alps and chiffon…
“Kareeb”… Because there’s great beauty in simplicity!
Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Kareeb released in July 1998. Based on a story penned by Chopra’s mother-in-law Kamna Chandra, the film…
