As I watched Karan Johar’s Student of the Year (SOTY), I pondered hard over something similar I had seen. I was reminded of my own high school days, when I used to be glued to the popular sitcom Hip Hip Hurray. It showed a familiar scene from class 12, where, the kids from diverse backgrounds were good,... Continue Reading →
During my entire childhood, I had always associated Yash Chopra with some of the most popular romantic movies I had known. The first fluffy notions of romance I had was from his films. It was much later that I discovered that the same man also gave us some the most iconic action films as well.... Continue Reading →
Having been born in the 1980s, the first actress I liked the most was undoubtedly Sridevi. It helped that I was born in a Tamil-speaking family in Kerala, which meant that I got to see some of her finely nuanced performances in Tamil and Malayalam movies. I repeatedly enjoyed seeing her scorch the screens in... Continue Reading →
Film makers in Hindi cinema have mostly dished out period films from the Mughal and British eras. Many of these like Taj Mahal, Umrao Jaan, Pakeezah, Sahib Biwi aur Ghulam, Jodha Akbar and Mughal-e-azam have not only tasted success at the box office, but also have stood the test of time. Ancient India has seldom been touched upon... Continue Reading →
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