Akshay Manwani

 

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    Kader Bhai ko nacheez ka salaam
    Kader KhanKader Khan, a name that perhaps does not evoke admiration in its truest sense. This because of the immediate association with all those inane David Dhawan flicks of the 1990’s that regularly trespassed the established norms of propriety.  Sure there was the odd laugh riot – Aankhen (1993) and Hero No. 1 (1997), but these were exceptions that did little...
    by Akshay Manwani at August 7th, 2009 at 09:08 am
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    Where have all the villains gone?
    I was born in the late 1970’s. It was a time when all kinds of villainous fiends were having their day in the sun on silver screen. Their histrionics were never too far away from being used to good effect in our own humdrum lives. I remember an aunt telling her hyperactive young son, when all other polite efforts to put him to bed had failed, ‘bete so ja, so ja nahin...
    by Akshay Manwani at July 28th, 2009 at 12:07 am
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    Film Biographies – A call to arms
    Ever since I became a passionate fan of Hindi Cinema, I also felt the tingling desire to know these dream merchants who light up the canvas, up close and personal. The idiosyncrasies associated with each actor, the journey to fame for every artist and the real woman behind every starlet intrigued me. Was Shammi Kapoor who engendered the image of the rebel hero in the 1960’s,...
    by Akshay Manwani at July 15th, 2009 at 03:07 pm
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    Chak De Sukhwinder
    In the supremely gifted world of playback singers, Sukhwinder Singh’s success remains a delightful mystery. He has always been someone who could deliver the high octane, rush of adrenalin numbers like his first major hit ‘Chaiya Chaiya’ (Dil Se). Yet in ‘Hauley Hauley’ (Rab ne bana di jodi) he holds himself back remarkably well (hear him end one of the stanzas...
    by Akshay Manwani at July 2nd, 2009 at 02:07 pm
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