Remember the times when trains in Hindi cinema ran in slow motion? The times when characters spoke only in slogans or quotable quotes. The era where grandeur existed only to showcase the producers’ bank balance. Think of heavy artifice and a filmmaking approach that Sanjay Leela Bhansali would have pursued […]
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‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’: When Fresh Technique 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 brand of cinema is amongst the most widely watched. Though we can’t really claim that his films have aged very well, the one that has actually stood the test of […]
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A pictorial tour to your childhood… oops… Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (K3G)
Karan Johar’s Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (popularly abbreviated to K3G) is an incredibly special film for 90s’ and 2000s’ kids. If you happen to be a Bollywood cinephile, you are bound to know its dialogues by heart – ones that have become a part of modern pop culture. Today, although, we don’t find […]
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“Ae Dil Hai Mushkil”… Friend zone is not always a joke!
The biggest challenge for cinephiles in Mumbai, on this date, is to lower their standards when it comes to characterizing a film as good or bad. After a week-long Mumbai Film Festival, a mainstream Bollywood film would be a much-needed coming-to-terms exercise. By the way, Karan Johar’s latest Ae Dil Hai […]
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Why you should revisit KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI today…
Karan Johar – One of India’s most prolific, popular and celebrated commercial filmmakers of all times. His films, for starters, are great to look at. Yes, Karan has all the monies but his films certainly have their souls in place even if they might lack in certain film-making essentials. Karan knows his space and his […]