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The intoxication of pain in a lover’s heart
The alternative side of the cassette also contains four songs. The very first one is again a Ghazal soaked in the pain which arises when the love of one’s life has been lost – Koi Na Geet Pyar Ke Gaaye … Continue reading
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Tagged Bas Farz Ada Karoonga Maine Faisla Kiya Hai, Haay Tera Pyar Mujhe Raas Na Aaya, Jeetu Tapan, Kis Se Baat Karen, Kisi Ki Yaad Saataye Sharaab Pee Lena, Koi Na Geet Pyar Ke Gaaye Andheri Raaton Mein, Music Revuew - Nasha (by Kumar Sanu), Na Kabhi Wafa Karoonga Maine Faisla Kiya Hai, Nazar Milaayi Tune Dil Na Milaaya, pain and tears also contain a kind of intoxication for the gloomy lover, Pandit K. Razdan, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Prabhu Laal Prajapati, Tu Hamen Kuchh Bhi Na De Hum To Wafa Hee Denge, Tumne Roka Nahin Hum Ruke Bhi Nahin, Waqt Ne Hum Se Kaisa Liya Imtihaan, Zindagi Tujhko Naye Mod Pe La Hee Denge
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Thrill but no suspense
Right Yaaa Wrong (2010) is a Hindi movie under the thriller genre. However it is not the routine run-of the-mill Bollywood suspense thriller. It is not an original story either. The filmmaker has lifted the story from a Hollywood movie … Continue reading
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Tagged A Perfect Murder (1998), Above Suspicion (1995), answers are not easy, Be Reham 1980, cat and mouse game, cold-blooded murder, courtroom drama, Deepal Shaw, food for thought, Govind Namdeo, howdunnit, Humraaz (2002), Irrfan, Isha Koppikar, Konkona Sen Sharma, Maharathi 2008, moral dilemma of deciding what is right and what is wrong, Movie Review - Right Yaa Wrong (2010), mystery, Neeraj Pathak, Qatl 1986, run-of-the-mill suspense thriller, Suhasini Mulay, suspense, suspense thriller, thriller, thriller genre, Vaada (2005), whodunnit
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Don’t tell it to anybody that I know English
Today on the occasion of Hindi Day (14th September), I am posting the review of a movie which debates on the utility of English in India. The debate of Hindi (with the other vernaculars) vs. English is more than a … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th September, a movie which debates on the utility of English in India, against the imposition of English, Chupke Chupke (1975), Deepti Naval, every language is divine, Farooq Sheikh, Farooq-Deepti starrer, Hindi Day, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, India is a multilingual country, inner piety, Kissi Se Na Kehna (1983), laugh-riot, lovely on-screen pair, mother tongue is just like mother to a human-being, Movie Review - Kissise Na Kehna (1983), National Language of India, required balance in our outlook and behaviour, Saath-Saath (1982), Saeed Jaffrey, Utpal Dutt
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Tasmai Shri Guruve Namah
Today is the Teachers’ Day (Shikshak Divas), the birthday of the great teacher and ex-president of India, Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan. Last year I had written a blog on this day paying my regards to my ex-English teacher Late Shri Surendra … Continue reading
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Tagged Aarakshan (2011), Balihaari Guru Aapne Govind Diyo Milaay, Brihadaranyak Upanishad, Dhruvashtakam of Brihadaranyak Upanishad, Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, Guru Saakshaat Parambrahma, Gururbrahma Gururvishnu Gururdevomaheshvaraah, Hip Hip Hurray (1984), Imtihan (1974), Jagriti (1954), Naaradanandji, Nartakee (1963), Parichay (1972), Payal Ki Jhankaar (1980), Shikshak Divas, Surendra Kumar Mishra, Tasmai Shri Guruve Namah, Teachers' Day
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My YouTube Channel – Forgotten Bollywood Gems
My fondness for movies, especially Bollywood movies, turned me into a reviewer who kept on reviewing movies (Hindi alongwith English and regional) since February 2010 and shortly thereafter went ahead to review books also. Presently I am active on two … Continue reading
That memorable outing at Pahaadajhar
Exactly eighteen years have passed since I had made a memorable outing with my family in the rainy season of 2002. That was the day of 25th August, 2002. I was posted at Rajasthan Atomic Power Station located near a … Continue reading
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Tagged Anu Kiran Colony, Darshan of the deity, enjoy every pleasant moment of your life, fifty kilometres away from Kota, Life does not contain any UNDO command, Lord Shiva, Pahaadajhar, Rawatbhata, river Chambal, S. Alaguvel, S.C. Bansal, Smile even when the odds are against you, suffered a setback hurting the hearts, Tarapur (Maharashtra), Type II / 25 J, Your smile and never-say-die spirit will repulse every adversity away from you
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The painful saga of retreat
Haqeeqat (1964) is undoubtedly the best war based movie ever made in India. I term Haqeeqat, Border (1997) and LOC – Kargil (2003) as three genuine war based movies made under Hindi cinema. The later two were made by J.P. Dutta whereas Haqeeqat is a brain-child of … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaee Abke Saal Diwali, Balraaj Saahni, Battle of Rezang La, Bhupinder, Border (1997), Chetan Anand, Dharmendra, Garm Hava (1973), hilly terrain of Laddakh, Hoke Majboor Mujhe Usne Bhulaaya Hoga, humiliating defeat suffered by India in the war against China in 1962, J.P. Dutta, Jayant, Kaifi Aazmi, Kar Chale Hum Fida Jaan-o-Tan Saathiyo, Khelo Na Mere Dil Se O Saajna, LOC-Kargil (2003), M.S. Sathyu, Mac Mohan, Madan Mohan, Main Yeh Sochkar Uske Dar Se Utha Tha, Manna Dey, Masti Mein Chhed Ke Tarana Koi Dil Ka, Mohammed Rafi, Movie Review - Haqeeqat (1964), painful saga of retreat, Priya Rajvansh, Sanjay, Sudhir, Talat Mahmood, Vijay Anand, Zara Si Aahat Hoti Hai To Dil Sochta Hai
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When suspicion eats up the marital bliss
Suspicion is the worst thing to happen in a happily married life whose backbone is mutual trust only. However prior to the movie under review, this issue had not been honestly and properly dealt with in Bollywood movies. Aap Ki … Continue reading
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Tagged communication gap is the biggest enemy of all relationships, declaration of women's lib, declared the worth of a woman's self-respect and dignity, first Bollywood movie which was free from male bias, free and frank communication, J. Om Prakash, Jai Jai Shiv Shankar, Karvaten Badalte Rahe Saari Raat Hum, Movie Review - Aap Ki Kasam (1974), Mumtaz, mutual trust, Paas Nahin Aana, Rajesh Khanna, refuted male chauvinism, Sanjeeev Kumar, Suno - Haan Kaho, suspicion, Zindagi Ke Safar Mein Guzar Jaate Hain Jo Mukaam
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Here’s the genuine spy-thriller
In 2012, two Bollywood movies had hit the screen under the name of spy-thriller – Agent Vinod and Ek Tha Tiger. Though I found those movies as entertaining flicks, I felt that they made a mockery of the term spy-movie. … Continue reading
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Tagged Agent Vinod, Dharmendra, Dhumal, Ek Tha Tiger, Gairon Pe Karam Apno Pe Sitam, Kumkum, Lalita Pawar, Loot Ja Yahi Din Hain Kisi Pe Loot Ja, Mala Sinha, Mehmood, Meri Sun Le Araj Banwaari Re, Milti Hai Zindagi Mein Mohabbat Kabhi Kabhi, Movie Review - Ankhen (1968), Mulk Ki Sarhad Ko Koi Chhoo Nahin Sakta Jis Mulk Ki Sarhad Ki Nigahbaan Hain Aankhen, Nazir Hussain, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Ramanand Sagar, Ravi, Saahir Ludhiyanvi, spy-thriller, Tujhko Rakkhe Raam Tujhko Allah Rakkhe
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