Tag Archives: Vinod Khanna
Pickpocketing ? No, this is the craft of the hand
Making the things disappear from the sight of the onlookers (or someone’s possession) is called an art of magic which the professional magicians demonstrate in their shows. In Indian lingo, this is called – Haath Ki Safaai (the craft of … Continue reading
A tribute to Yash Chopra, the King of Romance
Today is the birthday of Yash Chopra. The moviemaking maestro had left for his heavenly abode on 21.10.2012 without seeing the release of and the public response to his last directorial venture – Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012). As my … Continue reading
The might of the fragile threads of love
Kuchhe Dhaage which is actually pronounced as Kachche Dhaage is a Hindi movie which was released in 1973. Produced and directed by eminent film director of Bollywood – Raj Khosla, this movie is a brilliant blend of action and sentiments. … 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
Koi Nazrana Lekar Aaya Hoon Main Deewana Tere Liye
Aan Milo Sajna (1970) is a commercially hit movie that had come in the heyday of the first acknowledged superstar of Bollywood, Rajesh Khanna. His pair with Asha Parekh had already gained popularity after the super hit movie – Kati … Continue reading
Love, killing, rebirth and prevalence of justice
By reading the title of this review, the name of the movie which flashes in the minds of the new generation viewers is Farha Khan’s blockbuster movie – Om Shanti Om (2007) because the story of OSO contained love, killing, … Continue reading
The royal blood in the struggle of life and love
In India, several poor or average movies go on to become commercial hits (even super-hits). Well, depends upon the taste of the audience. But the more painful fact for the cine-lovers and purists like me is that several superior quality … Continue reading
Hunger ! Injustice ! And Bullet !
Bollywood cannot boast of many quality movies made on the issue of Naxalism. In the new millennium, the first good Hindi movie made upon this ever burning issue of rural India was Lal Salaam (2002) starring Nandita Das and Sharad … Continue reading
A brilliant investigation drama
Veteran Bollywood actor Vinod Khanna has left for his heavenly abode today (27.04.2017). Through this review, I am paying my tribute to him who was unarguably one of the most handsome as well as the most talented heroes Hindi cinema has … Continue reading
Akshaye Khanna’s confident debut
Following the footsteps of many stars of Bollywood, Vinod Khanna also decided to bring his next generation in Bollywood through a movie produced by him. His elder son – Rahul joined Bollywood on his own through offbeat cinema. But for … Continue reading
