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KKG is about observation. Observation about happenings around us and observation about people and their behaviour and their mannerisms have been included in the film.

On one side deep observation of day to day life of middle class characters are presented in a very good cinematic manner and on other side larger than life touch also has been given in the second half of the film and this blending looks so good on screen. KKG has observation about changing times and it touches the contemporary theme/s.

Authentic characterization is also a strong merit present in the KKG.

Khosla Family:

Aging parents, younger son is quite established and enjoying the success of IT area but elder son is not settled professionally because either he has got traditional studies which can not give him a good career in changing times or he was not good in studies and being a middle class …

So when I picked up the DVd from the local grocery store for viewing, my wife asked me what kinda movie it was. Rarely has she seen me renting a Hindi DVD. I told her that it is supposed to be a ‘thriller’.

The next question was ‘who are there in it?’ I told ‘Naseer and Anupam’.

The reaction was something of a suggestion that I go have my head checked soon for what is an action thriller in Hindi which is so oxymoronically devoid of six pack stunt team of Sunil Shetty or Hrithik or any of the usual suspects.

After 2 hours, the reactions were that of pleasnt surprise.

A wednesday is a surprising film - for it relies purely on the script to generate enough plot twists and motion . The script and acting are so nicely done that the low budget and some cliches dont grow to be mountains to …

Kashmir has never been captured on celluloid so magnificently. What’s new in that, when Santosh Sivan is the cinematographer, you might ask. Sivan has this innate capacity to capture the character of the locations he shoots his or others films in. But you have to watch Tahaan to find out what I mean.

So many films have been shot in Kashmir over the years, from those Shammi Kapoor hits to their substandard clones to recent films like Yahan, Agni Pankh and Mission Kashmir. But mostly, it has been the picture postcard image of Kashmir that has come through in most of these films. You actually cannot blame any filmmaker for following that predictable path. If I or you were to land up at such a beautiful place, we too would go berserk doing the same. Tahaan too has lots of these picture postcard moments, but then, to capture that beauty …

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On-Screen Dads

As always, June features Father’s Day—while you are busy honoring and paying tribute to your daddy dearest, let’s also take a quick look at some of the top Bollywood actors who have portrayed the role of a father on-screen (list in no particular order, and, no, this list is NOT comprehensive).

1. Anupam Kher—Anupam Kher certainly knows how to excel in the role of a father. Whether it be Khosla Ka Ghosla!, Chaahat, Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain or Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge he has always given his on-screen children reason to sing “Mera Daddy Cool Cool Cool!”

2. Alok Nath—Hum Aapke Hain Koun…!, Hum Saath-Saath Hain, Pardes, Taal and Vivah—bechaara Alok is an actor who always seems to get stuck with the role of a sensitive and worried father.

3. Amitabh Bachchan—Now here is a …