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Tag Archives: suspense
The fatal prank
Who, whether a boy or a girl, does not enjoy playing pranks during his/her childhood and teen-age, during the school-days and the college-days ? Most of us must have played pranks during those happy-go-lucky days of our life and enjoyed … 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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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
Posted in Book Review
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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Not a love story but a suspense movie
Pyar Ke Rahi (1982) is a movie starring B grade actors like Kanwaljit Singh and Padmini Kapila. Well, I do not believe in this so-called grading. In my opinion, a movie is either good or bad whether it’s a low … Continue reading
Dharmendra-Waheeda starrer suspense thriller
There have been many Bollywood movies made under the title – Baazi. The most famous one among them is Dev Anand-Geeta Bali starrer film which was released in 1951 and directed by Guru Dutt. However today I am reviewing a lesser … Continue reading
We know what you did that winter Ekta Kapoor !
Kucch To Hai (2003) was released on 24th January, 2003 and I watched it with my family (wife and little daughter) in the Aakash Cinema of Kota on 26th January, 2003, that is, on the Republic Day of India. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Agatha Christie, Akshay Chitre, And Then There Were None, Anil Vishwakarma Kumar, Anita Hassnandani, Anu Malik, Anurag Basu, Anurag Bose, Ekta Kapoor, Esha Deol, I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), Jeetendra, Johnny Lever, Kusumit Sana, Kya Pyar Karoge Mujhse, Movie Review - Kucch To Hai (2003), Natassha, Rishi Kapoor, suspense, suspense thriller, Tere Ishq Ki Deewaangi Sar Pe Chadh Ke Bole, This winter a chill will run down your spine’, Tusshar, Vrajesh Hirjee, Yash Tonk
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The damsel without a name
Anamika means a female without a name. The movie I am reviewing was released in 1973 and I saw it for the first time after a few years only upon its telecast on the Doordarshan. I watched it again when … Continue reading
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Tagged A.K. Hangal, Aaj Ki Raat Koi Aane Ko Hai, Asrani, Baahon Mein Chale Aao Haan Humse Sanam Kya Parda, Baby Pinky, damsel without a name, Iftekhar, Jaya Bhaduri, Logon Na Maaro Isse, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Meri Bheegi-Bheegi Si Palkon Pe Reh Gaye Jaise Mere Sapne Bikhar Ke, Movie Review - Anamika (1973), mystery, Pancham Da, R.D. Burman, Raghunath Jhalani, rom-com, Sanjeev Kumar, suspense, suspense thriller, suspense thrillers
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Shatrughan woos Vidya using a fake identity
Rich boy poor girl. Rich girl poor boy. Conceited boy getting smitten by a simple girl or vice versa. We have seen so many stories in Indian movies. Such a hackneyed plot can also entertained when well-developed and skilfully presented … Continue reading
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