Period films set in ancient India have seldom succeeded at the box-office in Hindi cinema. While many of them have not been A-graders to start with, even the ones made by an A-list team have seldom created any ripples. The 1960s saw two such big budget productions ending up as damp squibs at the box-office.... Continue Reading →

Sometimes, dialogues, which sound very ordinary, are the ones which become a sensation. What is so special about the line “Mujhse Dosti Karoge” delivered by a 16-year-old Dimple Kapadia in Bobby? Watching it after many years, the movie, with its simple story, still retains an element of exuberance and freshness. Raj (Rishi Kapoor) grows up... 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 →