Monthly Archives: July 2017

When love tenderly caresses someone’s heart

My most favourite Bollywood songs are mainly of profound nature (not necessarily sad). However Bollywood music mainly boasts of love songs because love stories are the most repeated subject matter and the people’s taste has also been in favour of … Continue reading

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Paper can create a relation but cannot end it

A piece of paper, i.e., a legal document can very well create a relationship. In civil marriage, the marriage certificate creates the relationship of husband and wife. However once a relationship comes into existence, it cannot be ended abruptly just … Continue reading

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A haunted bungalow and a mysterious killer

It’s been 13 years since Mehmood left for his heavenly abode (on 23.07.2004). He has been perhaps the most popular and high profile comedian of Bollywood movies. Starting from character roles, he became hero in certain movies and then switched … Continue reading

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The Hindi movie songs I’m never tired of listening

Myself, being a great music lover, is spelling out my most favourite Bollywood songs. Since the article demands compactness, I have selected some profound songs to mention in this review. The list is bound to be subjective and out of … Continue reading

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Even the title is not original

Bollywood filmmakers are habitual of lifting the story ideas, plots and sometimes the whole scripts from foreign movies(and old Indian movies too). Sometimes they do not reveal the source of the story and shamelessly take its credit but sometimes they … Continue reading

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Not Hercule Poirot, it’s Abhi Bhattacharya

Bimal Roy has been a highly revered filmmaker of Bangla and Hindi cinema with classics like Madhumati, Do Bigha Zameen, Bandini and Sujata to his credit. I got surprised when I found his name on the cover of the VCD … Continue reading

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Are the men essentially flirts ?

In pre-independence India polygamy was not illegal for any male and the financially capable ones, especially the royals used to go for more than one woman in their lives. Well, it’s something that had been continuing since ages. Now polygamy … Continue reading

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Sanjeev Kumar stitching ladies’ garments ?

My regular readers know very well that I am a great admirer of Late Sanjeev Kumar whom I consider the greatest ever actor of Indian cinema. His birthday falls on 9th July. He was not slim-trim or fit-faat like the … Continue reading

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The path leading to truth is bound to be thorny

Being an idealist since childhood, when myself happened to see my would-be wife on 28.06.1995 for the first time and when we had a talk with myself being in the privileged position to ask questions from her, I asked whether … Continue reading

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Fragrance of Indian soil, values and art

Payal Ki Jhankaar is a lovable movie directed by Satyen Bose, based on the Indian classical music and Indian classical dances with a rural and simple backdrop, quite true to the Rajshri tradition. Late Tarachand Barjatya made it in 1980 … Continue reading

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