Weekly Bollywood: Dilli
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007 Posted in India, Movies, Music | No Comments »garche hai in dinoN mulk-e-dakan meN qadr-e-suKhan kaun jaaye "Zauq" par dillii kii galiiyaaN chhoR kar Even though poetry is patronized in Deccan (Hyderabad) these days Still who would want to leave the lanes of Delhi, Zauq? Thanks to Neha I found this catchy ...
Zodiac Is Worth A Watch
Sunday, March 4th, 2007 Posted in Movies, USA | No Comments »Zodiac is a long movie at 158 minutes and the first hour seemed too long. The opening is gripping but then the movie fritters away till it picks up pace in the middle. The ending is a bit anti-climactic. The ...
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.
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.
20 Best Hindi Film Songs Ever
Saturday, June 17th, 2006 Posted in Culture, India, Movies, Urdu Poetry | 14 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 ...
Weekly Bollywood: Lag Jaa Gale
Friday, June 16th, 2006 Posted in India, Movies, Music | No Comments »I haven't seen Fanaa but hope to do so in the near future, now that I am through with my exams. It's review in Outlook writes about an impromtu antakshari between Aamir and Kajol. There are some genuinely nice romantic moments. ...
Come On, The Da Vinci Code Fans !
Monday, May 29th, 2006 Posted in Books, Movies, USA | No Comments »I am a big IMDB fan and also a regular visitor. I think that the movie ratings at IMDB are mostly credible, mainly because of a large and random sample size of the voters involved. Since The Da Vinci ...
After Watching The Da Vinci Code
Saturday, May 20th, 2006 Posted in Books, Movies, USA | 5 Comments »Did I like The Da Vinci Code? No. Why? Because it is a very poor adaptation of a very poor book. I didn't like the book, so one could argue that I was biased against the movie from the word go. But ...
