Posts Tagged ‘dharmendra’

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    Anupama: A Classic Revisited
    Dharmendra had his 75th birthday a few days back, and our very own Khalid-Saab paid a glowing tribute to the ‘Naram’ Garam. And that set me thinking about the various sensitive roles that Dharam paaji did, especially in the first phase of his illustrious career. Of course, Satyakaam would take the honors for being his most sensitive performance, but films like Anpadh,...
    by Satyendra Jha at December 14th, 2009 at 08:12 pm
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    Apna Dharmendra
    He turned 75 on Tuesday. I couldn’t wish him a great birthday, news was that he was taking off for a quiet evening to his Lonavla farm. Why bug him on the cell phone. Why not tell him what you’ve always believed? Once again, with feeling. He inspires a personal contact. Between his easygoing screen persona and even the most nerve-wracked viewer in the auditorium. When...
    by Khalid Mohamed at December 8th, 2009 at 07:12 am
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    The undying torch of Satyakam
    iView Author: Arjun Narayanan (Noida, India) Email: arju1987 [at] hotmail [dot] com The undying torch of Satyakam There are times when a work of art goes unrecognised in the public eye and is less talked of in the same breath with other works of art by the later generations. Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Satyakam, perhaps is, one such work. After the success of Anupama,...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at June 4th, 2009 at 06:06 pm
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    Yaari Hai Imaan Mera, Yaar Meri Zindagi- Friendship as depicted in Bollywood Films
    On behalf of Ashwin I dedicate this post to Vrushali, who according to Ashwin is the best friend in the world. Friendship is an integral part of our emotions and friends occupy an important part of our lives. In some cases friends often are given the same status as that of family members when it comes to certain crunch situations. For someone who has been brought up over...
    by Sethumadhavan at June 1st, 2009 at 03:06 am
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    Have You a Script That Tells It All In Two Lines?
    Two unrelated incidents made me put on hold a post I was writing after a gap of almost two months for pfc..These two incidents converged to give shape to this post instead.. Recently I attended a felicitation function where Javed Akhtar Saab was given an award by Enlighten Film Society for his life-time services to the world of Hindi Cinema..And during a tete-e-tete session...
    by krysh at April 29th, 2009 at 11:04 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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    Hrishi Da and Amitabh Bachchan : Bemisal Jodi
    Hrishi Da was able to use his actors in a very constructive manner and that is why many of them gave few of their best performances in his films. Very good directors also need very good actors to create remarkable things on the screen. This can be seen via Hrisha Da’s own films also. In the era of mid 60s when coloured films had become a common phenomenon, he had made...
    by Rk at April 19th, 2009 at 08:04 am
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    Ye Bullet meri jaan : kisi kaam ki nahin
    A bullet can’t pierce the human body. It’s a lie and you don’t believe in it. Be the witness to this amazing phenomenon. The birth of Iron men in the hindi cinema after mid 80s became one of the major reasons behind the sudden decline in the quality of majority of hindi films. Clip : Courtesy of PFC reader Kushal Shah
    by Rk at April 5th, 2009 at 04:04 pm
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    Emergence of defeatist
    iView Author: Akshaya (Mumbai,India) Email: akshaya(dot)gawarikar(at)gmail(dot)com Emergence of defeatist Leaving Las Vegas” Movie released in 1995 was, loosely based on semi autobiographical novel by John O’Brien. Nicolas Cage was in the role of depressed alcoholic out of binds of family and work, who plans to commit suicide and on the way to his destination falls...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at March 30th, 2009 at 06:03 pm
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    Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: Genius replayed
    No reason, no occasion, except maybe the fact that it’s just another evening and I’m looking for music to go with the end of February. There’s something special or ‘unspecial’ about a month ending..bills to pay, projects inching closer to deadline, the mildest of winters switching to scorching summer, Holi aee re, you know the drift. I try...
    by Khalid Mohamed at February 27th, 2009 at 08:02 am
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    Satyakam (1969) – Idealism vs Pragmatism
    When India gained independence in 1947, the generation of the 50’s were imbued with a spirit of optimism, hope inspired by Pandit Nehru’s call for a tryst with destiny. For the most part the 50’s was a decade of peace and optimism in India. We were not a rich nation, but the optimism was there in every Indian that we would soon take achieve our tryst....
    by Ratnakar Sadasyula at January 6th, 2009 at 06:01 pm
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    When the extras shined a bit extra
    iView Author: Amit Singh (Fremont, CA, USA) Email: withheld When the extras shined a bit extra Remember Rangeela! One of the great musical entertainers of the 90s! It will always be remembered as the swan song of Urmila and for probably the greatest ever tapori performance by Amir Khan. Right after the movie was released, RGV, the director of the movie created a big...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at September 10th, 2008 at 07:09 am
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    King Among Singhs In Hindi Film Industry
    Singh seems to be flavor of the season..Sardar Manmohan Singh winning a confidence motion towards the end of July and in the process nuking the entire opposition..Then Harbhajan Singh mending his way and doing the Ajantha Mendis by taking six wickets in an innings in the second Test Match between India and Sri Lanka a day before.. And now Singh Is King screaming to scorch...
    by krysh at August 5th, 2008 at 04:08 am
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    When outsiders were preferred over regular singers : a question to music lovers
    There have been many good female singers in the hindi cinema right from the days of Noorjahan and Suraiya. Geeta Dutt, Suman Kalyanpur and Sudha Malhotra all gave good and hit songs and their songs were able to compete with the songs of any good female singers active in those years. They all have many songs where question of comparison with other singers does not arise...
    by Rk at July 21st, 2008 at 04:07 am
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    Sanjeev Kumar : Romantic hero was full of fun also on screen
    Just to remember Sanjeev Kumar and to celebrate his 70th birth anniversary. ——————– Who does not know that Sanjeev Kumar was a very good actor? Who does not admit that he was a versatile actor? He did many films which could be classified as mile stones in their respective genres. He played very tough roles with a competent ease....
    by Rk at July 9th, 2008 at 07:07 am
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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...
    by Amanda Sodhi at June 15th, 2008 at 10:06 am
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    Ashutosh Gowarikar : I missed the Prem’s role in Maine Pyar Kiya
    As informed in the post Director is like a God walking on earth : Shyam Benegal a new series “Initial Steps” is started with this interview of Director Ashutosh Gowarikar. Thanks a lot to Ajay Brahmatmaj who provided his detailed Interview with Ashutosh Gowarikar to PFC. Here is the first part of the interview. From now onwards Ajay Bramatmaj will be...
    by Rk at June 10th, 2008 at 05:06 am
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    Ameesha, Kareena, Soha : Whose intellect is needed on screen in Hindi cinema ?
    Some time ago a famous Director who has earned his reputation as an intellectual director also, said, during a private talk with someone, while asked to give his take on two actresses, that he can not have a conversation with a certain famous actress as she is too dumb for that. Its immaterial who he was and about whom he had said but important thing is this that a wise...
    by Rk at June 5th, 2008 at 06:06 am
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    Kaajal / Meena Kumari & Ram Maheshwari :: Maachis / Tabu & Gulzar
    Ram Maheshwari made four films, namely Kaajal, Neelkamal, Karmayogi and Chambal Ki kasam, having Raaj Kumar, either in lead roles or in a substantial role and Kaajal was his first directorial venture and for any new and that too first time director, star cast consisting of big names like Meena Kumari, Raaj Kumar, Padmini, Durga Khote and Mehmood should have been a matter...
    by Rk at May 29th, 2008 at 06:05 am
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    Don can easily be caught at his blog now !
    Don ka Intzaar to 11 mulkon kee police kar rahee hai par Don ko pakadna mushkil hee nahin namumkin bhee hai Amitabh Bachchan , the owner of baritone, had won the hearts of the audiences when he had delivered above mentioned dialogue in old Don, using pauses at most appropriate places to make it more impressive . And this is not about his screen persona Don in the film,...
    by Rk at April 18th, 2008 at 06:04 am
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    JOHNNY GADDAR-MY STORY
    JOHNNY GADDAR-MY STORY This is not a professional review, just my feelings after watching Johnny Gaddar. It was 10 am in the Sunday morning and I was talking to my cousin on phone “ chal yaar film dekhne chalet hai.” He asked” Kaunsi?” I said” Johnny Gaddar”…. “koi English film hai kya?”…. “ nahin re, hindi film hai par achchi hai aur suspense...
    by Shailesh Limbachiya at September 30th, 2007 at 10:09 pm
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    Amitabh, Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna : : Remake of Shaukeen (1981)
    Amitabh Bachchan has already been appeared in 5 films during the first six months of 2007 and no wonder he may appear in 5 more films in the rest 6 months. Among his contemporaries he is the only actor whose acting career is still enjoying so active phase. Recently Dharmendra and Vinod Khanna also have been able to show their presence in films released in the first half...
    by Rk at July 3rd, 2007 at 06:07 am
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    Apne :: Why I want to watch it for wrong reasons ?
    Dharmendra is returning in a big way with this film. With him, director Anil Sharma has given four hit films namely Hukumat, Elan-E-Jung, Farishte and Tehelka. Anil Sharma has also made a super duper hit filmGadar- Ek Prem Katha and a average hit film Hero-Love story of a spy, with Sunny Deol and he has made Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyon with Bobby Deol also. This...
    by Rk at June 29th, 2007 at 08:06 am
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    Writer/actor/director/producer connection !
    We read daily that so and so filmmaker insisted that he does not go for stars but he signs the actors who fit in his story. Writers say that sometimes they write by keeping a certain actor in mind. Does it give enough freedom for them to develop the character then? As a certain actor may have limitations as far as his acting ability is concerned. His mannersims may be...
    by Rk at October 17th, 2006 at 04:10 am
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