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A woman getting caught in the fatal game of power
Shivani Bhatnagar, an ambitious journalist working with the highly prestigious Indian Express newspaper, got murdered on 23.01.1999 in her flat in East Delhi. Her murder case became a high profile one and made headlines for a long time. A study … Continue reading
Discussing the capital punishment in a mystery
Veteran actress Shashikala passed away on 4th April, 2021. This review is a tribute to her as she has played an important role in this movie. Kanoon (1960) is a unique suspense thriller which is an all time classic from the black … Continue reading
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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Murder Mystery cum Romance cum Social Drama
During the sixties, the world of Hindi cinema witnessed several movies which were originally family or social dramas alongwith the regular dose of romance and songs but a suspense angle was inserted in the later part to create a twist … Continue reading
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Tagged Balraaj Saahni, courtroom drama, Dev Anand, Dooriyaan Nazdeekiyaan Ban Gayeen, Duniya Isee Ka Naam Hai, Falsafa Pyar Ka Tum Kya Jaano, Gopal Das Neeraj, Jawaan Tum Ho Jawaan Hum Hain, Johnny Walker, Movie Review - Duniya (1968), Mridula Rani, murder mystery, Nana Palsikar, Prem Chopra, social drama, Sulochana, Suresh, Vyjayantimala, Yeh Dharti Hindustan Ki
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Stone is the response to brick
Eent Ka Jawaab Patthar (when someone throws a brick at you, the best response is to throw a stone at him) is a Hindi maxim used for the expression of ‘Tit for Tat’ or to pay back in the same … Continue reading
Standing by his ex-flame in her hour of crisis
Colaba Conspiracy is the novel of eminent Hindi mystery and thriller writer Surendra Mohan Pathak available in English also alongside its original Hindi version. It’s a novel of Mr. Pathak’s relatively new series – Jeet Singh Series whose hero is … Continue reading
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