Posts Tagged ‘Manoj Kumar’

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    Politics… rare, medium or well done?
    Politics! It’s tackled by our B-town movies..only once in a flu moon. Right now, in Prakash Jha’s Rajniti, the Mahabharat is sought to be adapted to today’s realpolitik. Fine, should be punchy, worth spotting the reference to the context, who’s playing which epical character. Shyam Benegal did practically the same update with Kalyug, incidentally. Twenty-eight...
    by Khalid Mohamed at November 9th, 2009 at 11:11 am
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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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    Manna Dey- An Underrated Genius
    When you listen to Mehmood going into a perfect Carnatic classical tune in the zany chaos of “Ek Chatur Naar Karke Singaar” from Padosan, you could actually make out the Carnatic feel. When you heard a group of singers in “Teesri Kasam”, belt out “Chalath Musafir Mo liyo Re”, you were...
    by Ratnakar Sadasyula at April 15th, 2009 at 02:04 am
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    Mahendra Kapoor – Main yoon hi mast naghme lutata rahoon
    Mahendra Kapoor is no more.. One of the most powerful voices in hindi, punjabi and marathi film music passed away today due to a heart attack. He was 74. He would be remembered for putting up amazing energy levels in his songs. Considered a Rafi clone by many, he could prove he was the best when it comes to singers of Rafi-genre… Here are a few interesting nuggets...
    by Pavan Jha at September 27th, 2008 at 05:09 pm
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    Purab Aur Paschim : Dulhan Chali Pehan Chali teen rang ki Choli
    Some thing changes the course of direction in the life. Manoj Kumar did Shaheed and made Bhagat Singh’s character immortal on screen. No other actor could play the role of Bhagat Singh as convincingly as Manoj Kumar played in Shaheed. Watch the Manoj Kumar as Bhagat Singh in Shaheed singing the song Ai Watan Ai Watan humko teri kasam and recall the famous posters...
    by Rk at August 14th, 2008 at 08:08 pm
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    Shatrughan Sinha : Namesake of Self Confidence, Style and Wit !
    Shatrughan Sinha’s biography will be having chapters on his acting career, political career, his real life incidences and his relationship with Amitabh Bachchan. Late Raaj Kumar and Shatrughan Sinha can be said as two truly stylish hindi film stars whose “I don’t care” attitude was not seen with hostility among the film fraternity. Audience loved their cynical...
    by Rk at May 8th, 2007 at 06:05 am
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