Posts Tagged ‘Guru Dutt’

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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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    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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    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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    Gulaal: Finding the Mole beneath the Mountain
    Gulaal starts with a rabble-rousing speech from Dukey Bana (Kay Kay Menon). Bana complains of treachery at the hands of the post-Independence Indian governments. The Rajput kings gave up their estates and royalties in support of a united India and in the process lost both power and wealth. And now the same political class that took away their powers is mismanaging the...
    by Padmaja Thakore at March 17th, 2009 at 03:03 am
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    Existentialism, the Absurd and Pyaasa
    iView Author: Neeraj Ghaywan (Gurgaon, India) Email: neeraj.ghaywan[at]gmail[dot]com ‘ Existentialism, the Absurd and Pyaasa ‘ A silver lining in the sky forms shadows on an unkempt man’s face. A bird meanders, treading no path in particular bathed in the bliss of nothingness. Flowers sway to the man’s poetry strewn in ailing emptiness while...
    by Neeraj Ghaywan at March 10th, 2009 at 06:03 pm
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    Guru Dutt : Genius ? Part II
    iView Author: Ritu Chandra (New Jersey, USA) Email: Withheld Guru Dutt : Genius ? Part II Continuing the analysis of Guru Dutt’s art and craft. Read Part I Subjects and Characterizations The main subjects that Indian cinema explored in the 50s and early 60s were strongly social in nature. Idealism was in the air and despite the low rumblings of discontent;...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at November 15th, 2008 at 05:11 pm
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    Guru Dutt:Ek Sanjida Filmmaker
    9 july ko Guru Dutt ka janmadin hai.mumkin hai patra-patrikaon,news chaneels aur filmy channels par unke sambandh mein apne-apne anaz mein har koi kuchh na kuchh likhe,bole aur bataye.aaj unhen aur unki filmon ko yaad karte hue sabhi ek hi raag alap rahe honge.bagair unki films dekhe,samjhe aur niji taur par aatmasaat kiye hi har koi tarif kar raha hota hai.waqt aa gaya...
    by ajay brahmatmaj at July 7th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
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    The 400 Blows
    iView Author: Shashank Walia (Delhi, India) EMAIL: shashankwalia [at] live [dot]com The 400 Blows ————————————————– Times have changed and changed by a great deal. Today, whatever you may want to do, either you need a backing or jack to be in any part of any organization,...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at June 19th, 2008 at 07:06 am
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    Online Critics Society
    iView Author:Krishna (Hyderabad, India ) Email:moviecentric [at] gmail [dot] com Online Critics Society The thought having an Online Critics Society came into my mind by looking at the present situation of the Indian Cinema. Many people might be under the delusion that Indian Cinema has a good reputation outside India,sorry to say that the present Indian Cinema does...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at June 16th, 2008 at 02:06 pm
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    The Story of a Raja and Rani
    This post, sent in by Mr. Vikas Parihar, was found to be a literal copy of the article published in Dainik Baskar at the following URL: www.bhaskar.com Please do not send in your iView articles that are not original or do not mention the original article, that your post is based on. Please review the iView guidelines before sending in your posts to PFC for iView. iView...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at May 12th, 2008 at 03:05 am
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    Baazi: A revelation for me!
    iView Author: Sarang (Honolulu, USA) Email: saranghere [at] gmail [dot] com Baazi: A revelation for me!
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at April 10th, 2008 at 01:04 am
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    MOVIES AND REAL LIFE
    MOVIES AND REAL LIFE Some days back, I saw an interview of Sudhir Mishra on Sahara Filmy by Mayank Shekhar. Mishraji told “Today’s film makers watch movies, not life” They are engaged in watching movies, discussing movies but they do not devote their time to watching, analyzing life. 100% correct. Some so called biggest filmmakers claim their film’s connectivity...
    by Shailesh Limbachiya at June 9th, 2007 at 03:06 am
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