Monthly Archives: July 2019

Bareilly girl comes of age

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Jitendra Mathur

Today (18th July) is the birthday of Priyanka Chopra. And I am not able to resist reminding myself of the cover page of the Navbharat Times dated 20.01.2000 which contained the photos of three young very charming girls winning the Miss India … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Personality | Tagged Aitraaz (2004), Andaaz (2003), Bajirao Mastani (2015), Bareilly girl, Barfi (2012), Boisar, City of Dreams, clear line between her personal life and her professional life, Diya Mirza, Don (2006), Fashion (2008), Filmfare Best Actress Award, Kaashi Bai, Lara Dutta, learnt to be professional, Miss World, Movie Personality - Priyanka Chopra, National Award for the Best Actress, nothing succeeds like success, Piggy Chops, Priyanka Chopra, Saat Khoon Maaf (2011), small town girl, Tarapur Atomic Power Station, Thamizhan (2002), The Hero (2003) | 4 Comments

Pita Par Poot, Jaat Par Ghoda . . .

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Jitendra Mathur

There is a very old Hindi saying – Pita Par Poot, Jaat Par Ghoda; Bahut Nahin Par Thoda Thoda (the son gets the nature of his father and the horse gets the traits of its race, at least to some … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Review | Tagged Amrita Singh, Anupam Kher, Apno Ki Keemat Sapno Se Zyaada Hoti Hai, Arjun Kapoor, Atul Sabharwal, Deep in the cavern of the infant’s breast the father’s nature lurks and lives anew, Deepti Naval, Jackie Shroff, Kingship knows no kinship, land-grab crimes carried out by the corporate houses and the corrupt politicians, Movie Review - Aurangzeb (2013), Pita Par Poot Jaat Par Ghoda Bahut Nahin Par Thoda Thoda, Prithiviraj Sukumaran, quote of Horace, Rishi Kapoor, Saasha Agha, Shagird (2011), Sikandar Kher, Tanvi Azmi, Tigmanshu Dhulia | 8 Comments

Money being the assay for veracity of virtues

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Jitendra Mathur

Over the past two decades, we, the Indians, have been hearing a lot about electoral reforms through the voices and the activities of several people and agencies. However, can the election process actually be reformed when there is so much … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Review | Tagged Asit Sen, Bimal Roy, Chalo Dilli (2011), Jayant, Kanhaiyalaal, Leela Chitnis, Mere Mann Ke Diye Yun Hi Ghut Ghut Ke Jal, Moti Laal, Movie Review - Parakh (1960), much ahead of its time, Nazir Hussain, Nishi, O Sajna Barkha Bahaar Aai, Rashid Khan, Sadhana, Salil Chowdhury, Shailendra, Vasant Choudhary | 8 Comments

Nana unravels the mystery of Tabu’s murder

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Jitendra Mathur

Tarkieb (2000) is a murder mystery which I had seen in the Mayank cinema of Jaipur when it was released. I had approached the theatre to watch it because I am fond of mysteries / suspense thrillers. However after watching it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Review | Tagged Aadesh Shrivastava, Aditya Pancholi, Akhilendra Mishra, Ashutosh Rana, Deepak Qazir, Dupatte Ka Pallu Kidhar Ka Kidhar Hai, Esmayeel Shroff, Jagjit Singh, Kiska Chehra Ab Main Dekhun, Mayank cinema of Jaipur, Milind Soman, Moinuddin, Movie Review - Tarkieb (2000), murder mystery, Nana Patekar, Nida Fazli, Pachmarhi, Raghuveer Yadav, Shilpa Shetty, Tabu, Tiku Talsania, Vinod Nagpal | 9 Comments

A spicy dish to satiate the reader’s appetite

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Jitendra Mathur

In my review of an old Bollywood movie – Jhuk Gaya Aasman (1968), I had written that entertainment products whether they are movies, theatre-plays or fiction-books, have to be prepared like spicy dishes with all the spices mixed in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review | Tagged Blast, Book Review - Jhaansa (by Surendra Mohan Pathak), corporate functioning, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Frankie Donato the conman, how corporate laws and rules can be used by the cunning ones to settle personal scores, if you are the needy person’s friend / well-wisher you should protect his self-respect also, Jhuk Gaya Aasman (1968), murder mystery, mystery, not only entertains but also underscores the virtues of life, romantic angles, simple yet spicy, Sunil Kumar Chakravarty, Sunil Series, suspense | 2 Comments

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Monthly Archives: July 2019

Bareilly girl comes of age

Pita Par Poot, Jaat Par Ghoda . . .

Money being the assay for veracity of virtues

Nana unravels the mystery of Tabu’s murder

A spicy dish to satiate the reader’s appetite

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