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Monthly Archives: November 2019
Ye Kya Jagah Hai Doston, Ye Kaun Sa Dayaar Hai . . .
Umrao Jaan (1981) is based on the novel – ‘Umrao Jaan Ada’ of Mirza Mohammad Haadi Ruswa. I happened to watch the movie first and read the novel later. And undoubtedly, director Muzaffar Ali’s cinematic version of the story originally written in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 36 Chowringhee Lane, a true classic, Aishwarya Rai in the title role, Asha Bhosle, Dil Cheez Kya Hai Aap Meri Jaan Leejiye, Farooq Sheikh, Gadar 1857, Gajanan Jaagirdar, Hadd-e-Nigaah Tak Jahaan Gubaar Hi Gubaar Hai, In Aankhon Ki Masti Ke Mastaane Hazaaron Hain, Javed Siddiqui, Jennifer Kendal Kapoor, Justujoo Jiski Thi Usko To Na Paaya Humne, Khaanam, Khayyam, Mirza Haadi Ruswa, Movie Review - Umrao Jaan (1981), Muzaffar Ali, Prema Narayan, Rekha, Rekha won the national award, remade by J.P. Dutta, Shahryar, Shama Zaidi, Shaukat Aapa, Shaukat Azmi, Shaukat Kaifi, Talat Aziz, Umrao Jaan Ada, Umrao Jaan wipes the mirror to see her face, Ye Kya Jagah Hai Doston Ye Kaun Sa Dayaar Hai, Zindagi Jab Bhi Teri Bazm Mein Laati Hai Hamen
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Thuggery in gambling with a hidden motive
Gambling is a vice, no doubt. However, speaking philosophically, sometimes the whole life appears to be a kind of gamble only. Gambling is illegal in India (though the government itself runs certain kinds of gambling in our country) but habitual … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review
Tagged a journalist and a spy, an unforgettable lesson, Blast, Book Review - Khoon Ka Khel (by Surendra Mohan Pathak), Cheating appears to be a standard rule of the game, communal riots are provoked by unscrupulous people in India, dishonesty is the best policy, fictitious metropolitan city of Rajnagar., Gambling is a vice, Gambling is illegal in India, much bigger motive behind, noble philosophy of giving flowers in return for stones, normal human-being who possesses the human weaknesses, novelty of the theme, Rajnagar, run-of-the-mill murder mysteries, sometimes the whole life appears to be a kind of gamble only, Special Intelligence, Sunil Kumar Chakravarty, Sunil Series
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Bollywood classics very close to my heart
I present a list of Bollywood’s all time great classics which are very close to my heart. The list is bound to be subjective since I have to select a only a few out of hundreds. Besides, everybody can make … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Review
Tagged A highly sensitive English movie by Aparna Sen, A rare blend of psychology and a woman’s suppressed, A text book on child psychology, Aamir Khan’s masterpiece, Abrar Alvi, backdrop of the Gujrat riot, Bichhade Sabhi Baari Baari, Bimal Mitra, Bimal Roy, Bollywood’s all time great classics, Chetan Anand, China war of 1962, communal hatred in India, disenchantment from the Nehruvian idealism, dyslexia, Ganga Jumna (1961), Geeta Dutt, greatest commercially successful movie, Gulzar’s realistic maiden venture, Guru Dutt, Guru-Waheeda, Hoke Majboor Mujhe Usne Bhulaaya Hoga, incident taken place in Bhagalpur, Jaane Woh Kaise Long The Jinke Pyar Ko Pyar Mila, Jennifer Kendal Kapoor, K. Asif, M.S. Sathyu, Mehboob Khan, Mere Paas Maa Hai, Mirza Haadi Ruswa, Muzaffar Ali, pain-soaked poetry written on celluloid, plight of innocent Indian Muslims in the period just after partition, Prakash Jha’s hard-hitting movie on the Indian police system, Salim-Anarkali love saga, Seven cities claimed Holmer dead through which the living Holmer begged his bread, Sombhu Mitra-Amit Maitra, team of Khayaam Shahryar Asha Bhonsle and Talat Aziz, tragic destiny of a truthful and idealistic man, untold emotions, V.K. Murthy, Waqt Ne Kiya Kya Haseen Sitam, western jury could not grasp the soul of the Indian story and the Indian social values, Zindagi Zinda Dili Ka Naam Hai
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Jab Chali Thandi Hawa . . .
First of all, I sincerely thank my friend and elder Mr. Thomas Dhavala for inspiring me to write a review of this emotional love story of the sixties which is still remembered for its great songs. Do Badan (1966) was the first … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Review
Tagged Asha Parekh, Bhari Duniya Mein Aakhir Dil Ko Samjhaane Kahaan Jaayen, emotional bond, Jab Chali Thandi Hawa, JIS-SE MOHABBAT HOTI HAI USI SE VAABASTAGI HOTI HAI AUR YE VAABASTAGI HI SHAADI HAI, Liberty Cinema Girish Park Kolkata, Lo Aa Gayi Unki Yaad, Manoj Kumar, Matt Jaiyo Naukariya Chhod Ke, Movie Review - Do Badan (1966), Naseeb Mein Jiske Jo Likha Tha, Pran, Raha Gardishon Mein Har Dum, Raj Khosla, Ravi, Shakeel Badayuni, Simi Garewal, touching love story, VAABASTAGI
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