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Sunday, November 7th, 2010 by admin

Two Debutants / Same Film Curse…

It has been noticed in Bollywood films that whenever two actors are introduced in the same film.. usually one becomes successful and the other fades out… Here are some examples … Bhagyashree and Salman Khan in Maine Pyar Kiya (1989) Salman Khan (In) – Bhagyashree (Out)   Both were introduced in super successful Maine Pyar ...

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Thursday, July 15th, 2010 by admin

Ek Second…Jo Zindagi Badal De… (2010)

Cleverly nestled between an I Hate Luv Storys and Rajneeti trailer was a 30 second promo on local cable – ‘Fasale Bahara Hoon Mai’ was the name of the track, which saw former Femina Miss India Nikita Anand seducing a frigid [gasp!] Moammar Rana in Bollywood’s answer to Punjabi/Pashto pulp. The English lyrics of the ...

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Monday, June 28th, 2010 by admin

Raavan (2010)

Bollywood’s giving us quite the fill of Sanskrit literature: first, it was modern-day Mahabharata with Rajneeti, and this Friday saw the Hindu version of Darth Vader/Joker from Dark Knight/Hannibal Lector/you get the drift, Raavan [from Ramayana] being immortalized in a celluloid saga. The result? Raavan emerges as a flawed piece of storytelling; but then, there’s ...

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Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 by admin

Dil Se (1998)

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, Preity Zinta Director: Mani Ratnam Music: A.R. Rahman Lyrics: Gulzar Capsule Review: A treatise on love during the time of terrorism, Shah Rukh and Manisha skillfully portray the desperation of a love affair conducted on borrowed time. Shah Rukh Khan as a radio journalist besotted beyond reason by an ...

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Saturday, April 24th, 2010 by admin

Company (2002)

Cast: Ajay Devgan, Manisha Koirala, Antara Mali, Mohan Lal, Seema Biswas,Vivek Oberoi Director: Ram Copal Varma Music: Sandeep Chowta Lyrics: N. Raikwat,T. Romani, J. Sahni Capsule Review: Never before has a Hindi film on crime and punishment achieved such an extraordinary synthesis of violence and poetry—an underworld film of such exceptional resonances that takes us ...

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