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Monthly Archives: December 2017
Jeevan Ke Safar Mein Raahi . . .
Time and again it is proved to me that even the smallest thing takes places only when its due time has arrived. This review had been planned by me long back upon the sad demise of Nalini Jaywant on 20.12.2010 … Continue reading
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Tagged Aankh Khulte Hi Tum Chhup Gaye Ho Kahaan, Ameeta, Anari Anari, Dev Anand, Dil Ki Umangen Hain Jawaan, Ek Nazar Bas Ek Nazar, Ghaayal Hiraniya Main Ban Ban Doloon, Jeevan Ke Safar Mein Raahi Milte Hain Bichhad Jaane Ko, Movie Review - Munimji (1955), Nain Khoye Khoye Mere Dil Mein Kuchh Hoye Re, Nalini Jaywant, Nirupa Roy, Pran, S.D. Burman, Shivji Bihaane Chale, Subodh Mukherjee, Zindagi Hai Zinda
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Who deserves forgiveness ?
I had been planning a blog post for a pretty long time regarding the issue of forgiveness. Watching this movie has provided me the opportunity for that through its review. Apparently a HATKE thriller, this movie has, by default, hit … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaditya Datt, after-effects of ragging, And Then There Were None, Article 21 of the Constitution of India, Mother Earth has enough for everyone's need but not enough for everyone's greed, Movie Review - Table No. 21 (2013), Paresh Rawal, Rajeev Khandelwaal, Right to Life and Liberty, Teena Desai, Who deserves forgiveness ?
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Koi Nazrana Lekar Aaya Hoon Main Deewana Tere Liye
Aan Milo Sajna (1970) is a commercially hit movie that had come in the heyday of the first acknowledged superstar of Bollywood, Rajesh Khanna. His pair with Asha Parekh had already gained popularity after the super hit movie – Kati … Continue reading
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Tagged Achchha To Hum Chalte Hain, Asha Parekh, Junior Mehmood, Kati Patang (1970), Koi Nazrana Lekar Aaya Hoon Main Deewana Tere Liye, Movie Review - Aan Milo Sajna (1970), Nirupa Roy, Palat Meri Jaan, Rajesh Khanna, Rang Rang Ke Phool Khile Mohe Bhaaye Koi Rang Na, Tere Kaaran Tere Kaaran, Vinod Khanna, Yahaan Wahaan Saare Jahaan Mein Tera Raaj Hai
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Saamarthya : The Ultimate Thing in the Worldly Life
Centuries back, Goswami Tulsidas asserted –‘Samrath Ko Nahin Dosh Gosaain’, namely, the mighty is always right, no-one can find any fault with him. Today when a major portion of my life is over, I can do nothing but agree to … Continue reading
Seene Mein Jalan, Aankhon Mein Toofaan Sa Kyun Hai
It’s been four years since Farooq Sheikh left for his heavenly abode. He was the real hero in the context of our country. Idealist yet vulnerable. Sensitive yet prone to human-weaknesses. A layman sans any larger-than-life traits. A handsome boy … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaja Saanwariya Tohe Garwa Laga Loon, Aankhon Mein Toofaan Sa Kyun Hai, Ajeeb Sa Nihan Mujh Par Guzar Gaya Yaaron, Asghar Wajahat, Chhaya Ganguly, Farooq Sheikh, Geeta Siddharth, Hira Devi Mishra, Is Shahar Mein Har Shakhs Pareshaan Sa Kyun Hai, Jaidev, Makhdoom Mohiuddin, Movie Review - Gaman (1978), Muzaffar Ali, Nana Patekar, Raat Bhar Aapki Yaad Aati Rahi, Seene Mein Jalan Aankhon Mein Toofaan Sa Kyun Hai, Shayaryaar, Smita Patil, Subhashini Ali
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Sunil amidst pandemonium in London
Hindi novelist – Surendra Mohan Pathak’s crime reporter hero – Sunil Kumar Chakravarty has appeared in certain of his ventures as a spy also who works for a Govt. of India department – Special Intelligence which is a branch of … Continue reading
Last part of Raj Khosla-Saadhana mystery-trilogy
Director Raj Khosla made three suspense movies consecutively during the sixties casting Sadhana in the female lead. The specialty of these three movies is that in all of them, the plot is based on the mysterious personality of a woman. … Continue reading
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Tagged Gore Gore Chaand Se Mukh Par Kaali Kaali Aankhen Hain, Kareeb Aa Ye Nazar Phir Mile Mile Na Mile, Main Dekhun Jis Or Sakhi Ri Saamne Mere Saanwariya, Manoj Kumar, Movie Review - Anita (1967), Raj Khosla, Sadhana, suspense, Tum Bin Jeevan Kaise Beeta Poochho Mere Dil Se
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A sensitive saga involving Christian characters
In some of my earlier reviews, I have asserted that very less number of movies have been made in Bollywood on the life of the Christians. Nevertheless, the decade of seventies delivered some pretty good movies containing stories of Christian … Continue reading
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Tagged Chaand Chura Ke Laaya Hoon Chal Baithen Church Ke Peechhe, Danny Denjongpa, Dr. Shreeram Lagoo, Gulmohar Gar Tumhara Naam Hota, Jab Ek Kaza Se Guzro To Ek Aur Kaza Mil Jaati Hai, Main To Kaare Badarva Se Haari, Movie Review - Devata (1978), Rakesh Roshan, S. Ramanathan, Saarika, Sanjeev Kumar, Shabana Aazmi
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Matching steps on the path of life
I express my heartfelt gratitude for esteemed reviewer and blogger – Deepa Swaminathan for inspiring me to first watch this movie and thereafter write its review. Had it not been for her instigation, I would have deprived myself from watching this gem of … Continue reading
Double crossing whom Director Duo ? The audience ?
Being always in search of new tricks of fooling the typical Indian moviegoers, certain oversmart Bollywood filmmakers have started the franchisee business. If one movie succeeds on the box office, these clever guys convert the title of that movie into … Continue reading
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