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[ Talking Points ], Farhan Akhtar, Konkana Sen Sharma, Luck By Chance, Saurabh Shukla, Trailer, Zoya Akhtar
iView Author: Varun Grover (Mumbai, India)
Email: varun.grover26 [at] gmail [dot] com
Dasvidaniya – Life and death of a common man
I know Shashant Shah since the days when he was directing that whacky, irreverent ‘The Great Indian Comedy Show (TGICS)’ (I was one of the writers, while Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Sheorey, Gaurav Gera, Suresh Menon, Purvi and Kiku formed the stellar ensemble) on TV.
He again teamed up with Vinay and Ranvir to direct and produce ‘Ranvir, Vinay aur Kaun’, and that’s why it was a bit of a surprise to see his directorial-debut Dasvidaniya’s songs and promos having a lingering sadness, a slice-of-life feel to it. Though one could spot a similar team as ‘Bheja Fry’ and ‘Mithya’ (Rajat Kapoor, …
iView Author: Ratnakar Sadasyula (Bhubaneshwar, India)
Email: ratnakar.techie [at] gmail [dot] com
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Satya- A Decade Later
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Ten years back in a stuffy theater, in Vizag, I caught my first glimpse of a movie. It was a movie that was so violent, so realistic and so gritty, that it left me speechless. Stunned that some one in Bollywood could come up with such a movie, when NRI romances were the order of the day. But then considering the man behind the movie, I was not surprised. He had already created an impact with Shiva way back in 1989, and now he was here again redefining the gangster genre. The movie of course I am referring to is Satya, and the man was Ram Gopal Verma. It has been a decade since the movie …