Jan Nisar Akhtar’s 30th Death Anniversary
Saturday, August 26th, 2006 Posted in Aligarh Memories, India, Literature, Urdu Poetry | 7 Comments »It was in my mind till very recently but then I forgot. 19th Aug 2006 was the thirteeth death anniversary of Jan Nisar Akhtar, an accomplished lyricist and poet. He was also the father of Javed Akhtar, husband of Safiya ...
inheN chaahiye Hamdard kaa taanik C(h)inkara
Tuesday, August 8th, 2006 Posted in Humor, India, Politics | 6 Comments »The Gujarat forest department has sent a notice to Aamir Khan for allegedly violating the Wildlife Act during the making of his film Lagaan in 2000, when he had filmed a chinkara without permisison in the Kutch district. When asked what ...
Weekly Bollywood: Hum Tumse Na Kuch Keh Paye
Saturday, August 5th, 2006 Posted in India, Movies, Music | 2 Comments »Sunny Deol, not one of my favourite actors these days, actually gave a decent performance in the movie Ziddi (1997). I saw this movie in Anand theater in Lucknow. I loved this song then, I love it even more now.
WTF Moment Of The Week: Rediff.com
Tuesday, August 1st, 2006 Posted in India, Pakistan, Politics, USA, WTF Moment | 7 Comments »Today morning when I opened rediff.com, there was a very surprising headline at the top, "US didn't have guts to offer us same N-deal : Pakistan". Now, based upon previous record, at least one thing is certain; the Pakistani establishment ...
Student Arrested For Claiming Responsibility For Mumbai Blasts
Friday, July 21st, 2006 Posted in India, Terrorism | 2 Comments »The problem is that he is claiming responsibility for somebody else. And that is not the only problem. Times of India reports: A youth was arrested in New Delhi on Wednesday for allegedly sending an e-mail to a Hindi daily posing as ...
A Tribute To Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi
Sunday, July 16th, 2006 Posted in India, Literature, Pakistan, Urdu Poetry | 6 Comments »ai Khudaa ab tere firdaus pe meraa haq hai tuune is daur ke dozaKh meN jalaayaa hai mujhe O God! Now, I have a right on your paradise You have scorched me in the hell, that is this era Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi (1916 - ...
Weekly Bollywood: Pyar Ke Liye Char Din
Sunday, July 9th, 2006 Posted in India, Movies, Music | 3 Comments »From a very forgettable movie, I just love this song. Its lyrics are meaningful (for a change in contemporary Bollywood), music is soothing (by Jatin-Lalit, who else?), beautiful locales and then there is that Kajol factor. Enjoy!
Weekly Bollywood - Yun Hasraton Ke Daag
Saturday, June 24th, 2006 Posted in India, Movies, Music | 1 Comment »Another beautiful number by Lata Mangeshkar from the movie Adalat (1958) feauturing Nargis and that suave and charming villain, Pran.
The Standard Of Urdu Poetry
Friday, June 23rd, 2006 Posted in Aligarh Memories, Anecdotes, Culture, India, Urdu Poetry | 2 Comments »Naseem Ahmed, the current Vice Chancellor (V.C.) of A.M.U. is also an alumni of the institution. Urdu department of A.M.U. organizes a sherii nashist (small poetry recital gathering) on the eve of Independence Day and Republic Day every year. Usually, ...
20 Best Hindi Film Songs Ever
Saturday, June 17th, 2006 Posted in Culture, India, Movies, Urdu Poetry | 20 Comments »I have always maintained that Outlook does a better job at non-political cover stories than it does at the political ones. Its latest issue is about the 20 best Bollywood songs ever. May be the recent demise of Naushad prompted ...
