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Kalapani : Dev Anand sings soulfully to a courtesan !
Not a great film of the golden era .But if you’re a fan of the stylish Dev Anand the beautiful Madhubala and the always melodious S D Burman you need […]
The Fatwa years of Salman Rushdie on BBC
The brilliant Salman Rushdie maybe often a complicated writer to read but his interviews are always frank , witty and insightful . His 650 page plus long memoirs(Joseph Anton) have […]
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 […]
Himachal’s most famous goblin the ‘banshira’ !
Most people dismiss the world of ghosts and goblins in today’s world . But to a simple tribal in the remote high mountains of Kinnaur and other parts of Himachal […]
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 […]
Print media has no future : says Firstpost editor
The chief of firstpost India’s fastest growing news website believes traditional print media and even news television channels in the current form have no future . “The traditional print model […]
Has monsoon 2012 withdrawn from Himachal
Shimla : Suddenly on Saturday evening the air is cool and crisp in Shimla . The humid , warm air and the fog seems to have gone away suddenly . […]