Tag Archives: B.R. Chopra
An outstanding mystery follows classic songs
In my review dedicated to Bollywood mysteries, I had kept Hamraaz (1967) at the numero uno position in my list of memorable suspense thrillers ever made in Bollywood. Still, it is my most favourite suspense thriller which was a blockbuster … Continue reading
Discussing the capital punishment in a mystery
Kanoon (1960) is an unique suspense thriller which is an all time classic from the black and white era of Hindi cinema. Can you imagine a Bollywood entertainer from the fifties and the sixties which is sans the regular ingredients of songs, … Continue reading
The Indian Towering Inferno
Indian filmmakers have been taking inspiration from Hollywood flicks but very few such filmmakers openly admit it. Director Ravi Chopra (son of the legendary film director – Late B.R. Chopra) saw a Hollywood movie – The Towering Inferno (1974) and … Continue reading
The mist of mystery
First of all, I sincerely thank my my dear friend and elder – B.S. Sethi Saheb for inspiring me to pen the review of this classic murder mystery which is an Indianized celluloid adaptation of Agatha Christie’s play – The … Continue reading
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
A classic which is the predecessor to Lagaan
I have got inspiration to write this review without further delay from the views of esteemed blogger and reviewer Sajit Nair (popularly known as ‘hermit‘) on my blog regarding plagiarism. He has written – ‘General public excuse “biggies” even when they indulge … Continue reading
