Rk
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    and Pran : the numero uno villain deserves a Dada Saheb Phalke award
    Pran, a very intelligent and fine actor, brought maximum variety to the villainous characters in hindi cinema. In terms of variety no other actor, who has ever played villainous characters in hindi films, could compete with Pran. Pran and Shatrughan Sinha remain two villains of Hindi cinema who were applauded when they returned to a negative character after many years...
    by Rk at November 25th, 2009 at 02:11 pm
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    Abrar Alvi : The writer behind Guru Dutt’s classics
    Aar Par onwards Johnny Walker and Abrar Alvi became essential parts of the films of Guru Dutt. Abrar Alvi , like a true wordsmith provided the solid ground to the dreamy visions of Guru Dutt and their complementary combination created a wonderful cinematic world through the films Aar Paar, Mr and Mrs 55, Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool, Chaudvin ka Chand and Sahib Bibi aur Ghulam. He...
    by Rk at November 19th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
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    Kurbaan : Trailer
    Like kal Ho Na Ho and Wake Up Sid once again Dharma Productions is going to release first film of another director, Rensil D’Silva who is making his debut with Kurbaan. While its release date is coming closer, women wing of Shiv Sena has started protesting against the posters of Kurbaan. Women activists of Shiv Sena are busy in gifting Saree to Kareena Kapoor.
    by Rk at November 17th, 2009 at 06:11 pm
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    Lake Tahoe : Acceptance brings the tranquility, understanding and energy to go ahead in the life
    This is a compelling film showing the reactions of the people, after an event has taken place in their life. When a person dies then tales come from the reactions of the people who are left behind to live with the memories of the deceased person as they were perhaps too dependent on the deceased person and now they have to learn how to handle the life on their own. Sometimes...
    by Rk at November 16th, 2009 at 06:11 pm
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    Om Puri : Unlikely Hero
    Finally an opportunity has come to read/know about the life of one of the finest actors of the world, Mr. Om Puri. His wife, Mrs Nandita Puri has written the Biography, Unlike Hero – Om Puri ( Published by Roli Books). According to CNN-IBN Om Puri Saab says,”My favourite part of the book is my childhood. It will be a very inspiring chapter and also I consider...
    by Rk at November 16th, 2009 at 02:11 pm
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    APKGK : Hasna Zaroori hai in this Love Story of Mr. President
    Forget unstoppable media frenzy with the stories of powerful Presidents and details of the secret behind the physical beauty of the few of the first ladies, APKGK is far more interesting story of a far more interesting President and his love interest. What if he is the President of a small youth club “Happy Club” only? Unlike political Presidents PREM is here to...
    by Rk at November 7th, 2009 at 02:11 pm
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    Aakhri Khat : Chetan Anand’s unique cinematic experiment with a toddler
    Chetan Anand showed a brave attempt by making Aakhri Khat . He tried to set different boundaries with this film. He had a 15 months old toddler as the lead actor in his film and elder actors had supporting roles in a story revolving around the kid. Aakhri Khat reveals that cinema can be so powerful that it may force an audience to wriggle to enter the screen to influence...
    by Rk at November 5th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
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    2012 : Pralay is approaching fast
    If we also believe in the forcast made by José Argüelles then we are not far away from a Pralay. Roland Emmerich’s new film 2012 is based on the 2012 phenomenon. Present civilization will be destroyed around 21-22 December 2012! Hopefully a Manu will remain there to carry the existence of human race into a new era. Leave procrastination follow the dreams!...
    by Rk at October 28th, 2009 at 02:10 pm
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    Rang Rasiya : Colors from the life of Raja Ravi Varma
    Ketan Mehta has captured the colorful world of Raja Ravi Varma in his latest film Rang Rasiya. A biographer documents the life of his subject. An art critic/historian explores the artistic creations of an artist. A novelist may explore deeply the moments of the life of an artist. Hopefully Rang Rasiya , based on Ranjit Desai’s novel, does full justice to the different...
    by Rk at October 25th, 2009 at 08:10 am
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    Rishi Kapoor : Mein ab bachcha nahin hoon!
    First part of Mera Naam Joker was heavily dependent on the acting skills of a young boy Rishi Kapoor, who had made his debut with this film. There is a scene in MNJ and any teenager actor has yet to supersede or even match the performance given by Rishi Kapoor in that particular scene. Raju, a young boy is confessing before the statue of Jesus in a church and his teacher,...
    by Rk at October 21st, 2009 at 07:10 pm
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    Amitabh Bachchan and Yash Chopra : Five stars
    Amitabh Bachchan turns 67 today and it can be remembered that like the union of Amitabh Bachchan and Hrishikesh Mukherjee union of AB and Yash Chopra has also been proved as a very fruitful combination for AB, YC and hindi films in general. AB worked with Yash Chopra first time in Deewar in 1975 and last time in Silsila in 1981 (as a hero so not considering their re-union...
    by Rk at October 11th, 2009 at 03:10 pm
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    Rui Ka Bojh : Pankaj Kapur’s another milestone performance
    Centuries ago in India, sages, who acted as social leaders also, had divided the life of a person into four equal parts, each part consisted of 25 years. A person was supposed to follow the education till he turned 25 and next 25 years were devoted to the family life where he would follow the occupation, would marry and raise his children and once his son is ready to...
    by Rk at October 8th, 2009 at 07:10 pm
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    Wake Up Sid: Bombay to Mumbai : A matter of Love
    There are two love stories that progress in the Wake Up Sid. And these two love stories can not be given any first and second order ranking as they both happen simultaneously. When an outsider Aisha (Konkana Sen) comes to the city then it is Bombay for her and like this city Sid (Ranbir Kapoor) is also a stranger but Sid (a born Bombay walla who now lives in Mumbai)...
    by Rk at October 4th, 2009 at 11:10 am
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    Roman Polanski, Lolita, Humbert, life and art
    There is literature. There are films. There are other artistic forms and creations. There is life and there are real life events. Life may not be fair or unfair but human world is always filled with hypocrisy. There is one thing that remains unchanged in any era and that is hypocrisy. Events happen in real life and people react almost in a certain way defined, described...
    by Rk at September 29th, 2009 at 12:09 am
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    Dil Bole Hadippa: Khoob ladee mardanee Rani but…
    “From woman man is born; within woman man is conceived; to woman he is engaged and married; women becomes his friend; when his women dies, he seeks another woman; to woman he is bound. So why call her bad? From her kings are born. Without woman there would be no one at all”. (Guru Nanak) That was said by Sikh Guru but in reality today’s Punjab suffers most alarmingly...
    by Rk at September 24th, 2009 at 01:09 am
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    Wanted: Radhe and Salman’s commitments
    Film presents Salman Khan in a role where he is at ease and where his working on his character looks visible. From a Character point of view Salman was at home. Very easily he takes off with the spirit of the Chabhee (keys) wala scene in the beginning and neither scene nor Salman’s overall performance in that scene look like a caricature of the similar scene performed...
    by Rk at September 20th, 2009 at 09:09 am
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    Phir Kabhi : Mithun’s towering performance
    Phir Kabhi targets the heart of its audience. It is all about emotions. It is a sensitive tale of Love (Kal aur Aaj). There are many moments in the film where one may realize the meaning behind the saying, crying while laughing and laughing also while crying. How both the phenomena happen together can be witnessed via few moments of this film. Film rides over the successive...
    by Rk at September 18th, 2009 at 02:09 pm
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    Baabarr: A violent tale of a don of Kanpur
    Film starts with a good promise. Narration, first by Om Puri and later by a boy, sets the nature of the film very well for the audience. Boy’s narration sounds raw but interesting. Initial twenty minutes or so maintain the impression that rest of the film may present similar good material. A good beginning gets strength from a realistic (but/yet impressive) touch in...
    by Rk at September 14th, 2009 at 01:09 pm
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    Passage : Shekhar Kapur’s film respects every single audience
    Passage is not a conventional film in an ordinary sense but it does not produce any acatalepsy at all, rather it is so open to interpretation that different audiences may draw different conclusions from whole or parts of the film. Passage represents his artistic expression more than any other film Shekhar Kapur has made till now. Technical cinematic skills and understanding...
    by Rk at September 11th, 2009 at 08:09 pm
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    Asha Bhonsle : Yun hee gaate raho !
    Indian cinema music has been fortunate enough because some great singers have been blessing it by their gracious presence in the last 7 decades. Their great singing performances have been enriching the fields of both, Indian cinema music and Indian music. To become a member of this prestigious group of great singers one needs to be an enormously talented singer who is...
    by Rk at September 8th, 2009 at 01:09 pm
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    Creative Choreography
    Imaginative choreography ! Synchronized dancing !!
    by Rk at September 8th, 2009 at 11:09 am
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    Chintu Ji : Fiesta for entire family
    Film’s tag line (This film is part reality, part illusion and part fact, part fiction) summarizes very well the category in which this film can be defined. Rishi Kapoor plays himself, Rishi Kapoor the film star who is better known by his nickname Chintu. But except using real profession and real names of Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Raj Kapoor and Krishna Kapoor film...
    by Rk at September 4th, 2009 at 01:09 pm
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    Taxi Driver : An odd scene in the diary of Travis Bickle
    Somebody occupies the omnipresent’s role in a film and this unknown/unseen shows the film to the audience. This “somebody” uses the camera to show a tale. Even if there is a complete darkness on screen this darkness comes via camera to the audience. This somebody could be director whose presence, though invisible, is present in all the frames of a film....
    by Rk at September 2nd, 2009 at 03:09 pm
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    Love : Aaj Kal D(evdas) DLJ
    Ye Dil ka Khel hai Dillagi, ise bedili se na kheliye Love may happen in a moment’s time but it takes time in getting maturity and depth. Love is a life long affair. One may recall his very first love, done at a tender age of 14-16, while he is attending the marriage of his grand son and if that first love had remained unfulfilled he might feel a disturbance inside...
    by Rk at August 1st, 2009 at 05:08 am
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    Gehrayee : A decent and subtle horror film
    A decent horror film? A horror film – subtle? Is it possible and even if it is possible, will the film still be attractive and appealing? One film does this magic. In Hindi cinema, horror films mean either typical products of Ramsey Brothers or Ram Gopal Verma’s factory products and few other efforts by other filmmakers here and there like Vikram Bhatt’s...
    by Rk at May 3rd, 2009 at 02:05 am
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    Anuranan
    Interesting last 25 minutes, burdened under the rest ~70-80 minutes.IMDB
    by Rk at May 1st, 2009 at 10:05 pm
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    Born Into Brothels
    If nurtur properly, sense of good art can be developed even among brothel’s children. Making of Oscar winner documentary proves it. IMDB
    by Rk at April 30th, 2009 at 09:04 pm
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    ISLAM : Empire Of Faith
    A good introductory documentary. A wonderful narration by Ben Kingsley. IMDB link
    by Rk at April 27th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
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    Feroz Khan : Abhee hum zinda hain
    In his last film “Welcome” Feroz Khan was found repeatedly saying,”Abhee hum zinda hain“. Though actor, director and producer Feroz Khan will remain alive in the memory of audiences but the man Feroz Khan has died today. May his soul rest in peace. Jahan rasta nahin koi wahan mein banaunga, meri zindagi se milein jinhe huaslon ki talash ho was...
    by Rk at April 26th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
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    Hearts of Darkness : A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse
    A fascinating chronicle of the interesting making, including amazing on the set footage filmed by Eleanor Coppola, of Apocalypse Now . IMDB
    by Rk at April 21st, 2009 at 09:04 am
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