Category: Arts
Yash Chopra rides into the sunset
One of India’s most popular and prolific filmmakers Yash Chopra has decided to retire from films at the age of 80 . He told Shah Rukh Khan on NDTV , […]
Old jeans belt out not so old Kishore songs !
If you’re a Kishore Kumar fan you might be disappointed as this 40 song collection (Purani Jeans : Kishore Collection) isn’t Kishore da’s best as Radio Mirchi claims . The […]
A Doll’s House : How a doll began thinking !
Anthony Hopkins is such a great actor that he carries all his movies on his shoulders . He also carries ‘A Doll’s House’(1973) but Claire Bloom takes away the film […]
Teen Devian : flavour of the 50s and 70s !
Even though Teen Devian(starring Dev Anand) was made in 1965 , strangely this film has a 50s and early 70s flavour . Oddly it doesn’t remind you of the 1960s […]
The hooded : French Lieutenant’s woman
You have to see this film to understand why Maryl Streep is considered one of the most talented actors of all time . Directed by Karel Reisz The French Lieutenant’s […]
Granta 110-Sex : boring , yawn issue !
This could have been one of the most interesting issues of Granta the world’s top literary journal , instead this the 110 th issue turns out to be the dullest […]
Razia Sultan : Kamal Amrohi’s last epic
Kamal Amrohi was a purist filmmaker , and above all he was a purist of the grand Urdu language , and Razia Sultan(1983) is a perfect example of his craft […]
Dil Ek Mandir , the intense love triangle
Perhaps the only light moment in this rather heavy and serious film is Meena Kumari and Rajendra Kumar singing in happier times , “Yahan koi nahin tere mere siva , […]
Asha Bhosle & O P Nayyar : The immortal duo collection
O.P.Nayyar never worked with Lata Mangeshkar , he broke up early with Mohammad Rafi . He even broke up with Asha Bhosle but after a quarter of a century . […]
Zubeidaa : Why the shrieking Karisma Kapoor!
I have never understood why a great filmmaker like Shyam Benegal picked Karisma Kapoor to play Zubeidaa in this 2001 film based on the life of the actress Zubeidaa. Long […]