Tag Archives: Kaifi Aazmi

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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Jeet Hee Lenge Baazi Hum Tum . . . A tribute to Khayyam Saheb

Khayyam is no more. This review is a tribute to the great music director. I have heard that everyone loves a lover. Well, it may not be true. But it’s true that every lover loves a lover. A person who … Continue reading

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The inspiration behind Johnny Gaddaar

I liked Sriram Raghavan directed thriller movie – Johnny Gaddaar (2007) very much. In that movie, the hero (in fact, the villain), Neil Mukesh murders a member of their criminal group by seeking inspiration from a very old Amitabh Bachchan … Continue reading

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Is this world only for the successful ?

Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959) is the last movie bearing the name of Bollywood’s genius, Guru Dutt as the director. It’s a classic example of box office failure of an immortal masterpiece. It’s the tragic saga of a talented film director … Continue reading

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