Category: Arts
The Sound of Music : a musical classic
A true story , an old world film , and a very European film . And yet strangely it resembles a hindi film as it has so many songs which […]
90 per cent of Bhag Milkha Bhag is true : Milkha
Legendary athlete Milkha Singh says he is very happy with the making of the film Bhag Milkha Bhag . And almost the entire film is indeed based on his life […]
Granta magazine in crisis , editors quit
The world’s leading literary magazine Granta published from London and New York is in crisis with the resignation of its editor John Freeman , deputy editor Ellah Allfrey and online […]
Marnie : Hitchcock’s last masterpiece : Review
These were the years when the master Alfred Hitchcock was at the peak of his powers and Marnie was made in 1964 . Hitchcock here enters the sick mind of […]
The Birds : Hitchcock’s last unflawed film : Review
Suspense , horror , mystery, thrill and ambiguity were the hallmarks of Alfred Hitchcock and these are amply in display in The Birds released in 1963 three years after his […]
Mugal-e-Azam named greatest hindi film ever : UK poll
K Asif’s 1960s epic Mughal-e-Azam has been crowned the greatest Bollywood film of all time by a poll celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema in the UK. The Madhubala and […]
Jeevan Mrityu –Dharmendra , Raakhee : Review
Released in 1970 , Jeevan Mrityu revolves mainly around Dharmendra (Ashok Tandon). The film was a hit and is today remembered for the song “Jhilmil sitaron ka aangan hoga”. Such […]
E M Forster country – Where Angels fear to tread : Review
It reminds you of that other EM Forster novel and film , A Passage to India and its themes——- the stiff upper lip British culture ,clash of civilisations and class […]
Pestonjee : The Parsi trio : Review
Naseerudin Shah has had a glittering career . And his role as an eccentric and awkward Parsi in Pestonjee is outstandin Released in 1987 the film takes a close look […]
Andaz : Rajesh Khanna rides into your heart : Review
This was the golden age of Rajesh Khanna , whatever the superstar touched it turned into gold In this GP Sippy film (Andaz) 1971 , Khanna appears on screen for […]