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Betrayal ! Nerve leprosy ! And a ghastly murder !
Khoon Se Ranga Chaaku (a bloodstained knife) is a very intricate murder mystery penned by eminent Hindi mystery writer Surendra Mohan Pathak. It’s a novel under his popular Sunil Series whose hero – Sunil Kumar Chakravarty is a Bengali youth … Continue reading
A mystery in Lonavala
Maut Aaee Dabe Paaon (death came silently) is a murder mystery penned by eminent Hindi mystery writer Surendra Mohan Pathak. The story is set in the Hilly town of Maharasthra – Lonavala. The murder victim is an aged rich person … Continue reading
Mysterious murder of a mystery writer
Mystery writing is an art mastered by certain people whether they use original ideas or plagiarize others’ ideas but it’s by no means an easy job. Those who are able to pen enthralling murder mysteries become quite popular in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Review - Front Page (by Surendra Mohan Pathak), Chandraswamy, deductive reasoning, Dozakh Ke Keede, eminent mystery and thriller writer, murder mystery, mystery, Mystery writing is an art, national daily Blast, Rajnagar, Sidney Sheldon, Sunil Series, truth is stranger than fiction
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When a fatal accident is followed by a murder
Maut Ki Aahat (footstep of death) is a murder mystery written in Hindi by well-known Hindi mystery writer Surendra Mohan Pathak which was first published in 1979. This novel is the 75th (diamond jubilee) venture of his press reporter hero – … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Review - Maut Ki Aahat (by Surendra Mohan Pathak), consuming liquor to forget one’s grief is futile, fictitious metropolitan city of Rajnagar., Hindi mystery writer, idealist hero, Inspector Prabhu Dayaal, insurance fraud, Liquor consumption may make a happy person happier but it can by no means mitigate the grief of an aggrieved person, murder mystery, national daily Blast, significance of being an honest tax-payer, Sunil Kumar Chakravarty, Surendra Mohan Pathak, the feeling of grief intensifies in the intoxicated condition
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Nana unravels the mystery of Tabu’s murder
Tarkieb (2000) is a murder mystery which I had seen in the Mayank cinema of Jaipur when it was released. I had approached the theatre to watch it because I am fond of mysteries / suspense thrillers. However after watching it, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aadesh Shrivastava, Aditya Pancholi, Akhilendra Mishra, Ashutosh Rana, Deepak Qazir, Dupatte Ka Pallu Kidhar Ka Kidhar Hai, Esmayeel Shroff, Jagjit Singh, Kiska Chehra Ab Main Dekhun, Mayank cinema of Jaipur, Milind Soman, Moinuddin, Movie Review - Tarkieb (2000), murder mystery, Nana Patekar, Nida Fazli, Pachmarhi, Raghuveer Yadav, Shilpa Shetty, Tabu, Tiku Talsania, Vinod Nagpal
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A spicy dish to satiate the reader’s appetite
In my review of an old Bollywood movie – Jhuk Gaya Aasman (1968), I had written that entertainment products whether they are movies, theatre-plays or fiction-books, have to be prepared like spicy dishes with all the spices mixed in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Blast, Book Review - Jhaansa (by Surendra Mohan Pathak), corporate functioning, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Frankie Donato the conman, how corporate laws and rules can be used by the cunning ones to settle personal scores, if you are the needy person’s friend / well-wisher you should protect his self-respect also, Jhuk Gaya Aasman (1968), murder mystery, mystery, not only entertains but also underscores the virtues of life, romantic angles, simple yet spicy, Sunil Kumar Chakravarty, Sunil Series, suspense
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Tragedy King’s last movie – a murder mystery
Acting legend, Dilip Kumar has been bestowed upon with the title of Tragedy King in Bollywood (though he had done hilarious comedy too in certain films). However never had I seen him in a murder mystery and that too with … Continue reading
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Tagged Anand Raaj Anand, Dilip Kumar, Gulshan Grover, Kurte Ki Baiyaan Ko Oopar Chadhai Ke, Laai Hai Mehndi Waali Raat Apne Ghar Khushiyaan, Malay Chakraborty, Mamta Kulkarni, Movie Review - Qila (1998), Mukul Dev, murder mystery, Rajeshwari Sachdev, Rekha, Satish Kaushik, Smita Jaykar, Tragedy King, Umesh Mehra, Wah Bhai Wah
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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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It’s partially a predecessor to Ghajini
During the fifties, sixties and seventies, Bollywood boasted of good script-writers. There were specific story departments in the film companies where full time writers worked relentlessly on scripts. That’s why several novel ideas used to emerge for making feature films … Continue reading
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Tagged Asha Parekh, Aye Mere Meherbaan, Bansuri Tihari Nandlaal, Ghajini (2008), Madan Puri, Manoj Kumar, Movie Review - Sajan (1969), murder mystery, Om Prakash, Pasand Apni Apni (1983), Raj Mehra, Resham Ki Dori, rom-com, Saajan Saajan Pukaroon Galiyon Mein, Shatrughan Sinha, Sulochana
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