“Rajnigandha”… About a fragrance that smells like love!
“Adhikaar ye jabse saajan ka har dhadkan par maana maine Main jabse unke saath bandhi, ye bhed tabhi jaana maine…
“Bunty Aur Babli”… High on energy, chemistry and delicious Bollywood spice!
Released in Summer 2005, it is a mystery how a Hindi feature like Shaad Ali Sahgal’s Bunty Aur Babli would…
The Immortal Appeal of Swarnalatha’s Golden Voice!
Back in the early ‘90s when I was slowly being enticed by the magic of film music, it was easy…
“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…
