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iView Author: Magik (Bangalore, India)

Email: magikworx [at] gmail [dot] com

I am not supposed to be doing this. My boss won’t be pleased. 7 deadlines staring at me in the face. But main to “filmi kaliyaan khila ke hi rahoonga” (Translation: I will bloom filmi flowers). This has got nothing to do with Naseer saab’s directorial venture. It’s just that I am trying to imagine something that might never happen. Or may be… who knows? While on a coffee break, my filmi colleague reminded me of the classic from Andaz Apna Apna “Do dost ek hi cup mein chaai piyenge… is se pyaar badhta hai”. We cracked up for a while. Then we both started off on our filmi thought trains.

I don’t know which island he is on now, but i struck gold. …

‘Lendormin’, is one of the most commonly used drug for curing insomnia. Now, the makers of the drug have stiff competition. Our own Priyadarshan has come up with a movie guaranteed to put u to sleep. It’s pace is slower than a paint peeling off a dry wall. A 150 year old snail who’s suffering from Arthritis would walk much faster. It’s called ‘Mere Baap Pehle Aap‘ (the movie’s name, not the snail’s).
Priyadarshan is known for his comedy movies, and he’s equally well known for his remakes (a euphemism for the term ‘rip-off’). But this time, he has made me cry. He has not only just ripped off a malayalam movie called Ishtam directed by Sibi Malayil, he has also made a royal hash out of it. All the …

Recently Sarkar Raj got released. Historically, the Hindi film-goers community were divided into the one’s who think Gunda is an epic and other’s who think Gunda is a larger than life classic. But now a new division has crept into the ranks. People are now divided on whether Sarkar Raj will be the last torture to inflicted by RGV and others who think that RGV’s worst is yet to come. To clear the air, PFC TV (People Featured in Colour TeleVision) cornered Ramu for an interview. If you’ve never heard of PFC TV don’t fret. The number of people who have heard of the said channel is less than or equal to the number of people who loved Jimmy. Here is the transcript of the interview:
PFC TV: To start off with, how did you get the idea of Sarkar Raj. What was the genesis …