Posts Tagged ‘Terrorism’

  • New York (2009)
    New York Director: Kabir Khan Cast: Neil Nitin Mukesh, John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Irrfan As the first major big banner release after the resolution of producer- multiplex owner dispute, New York was supposed to woo the audiences back into the theatres. But after watching it on the big screen, I am not sure that the film would manage that feat! Earlier director Kabir Khan’s...
    by Dr. Mandar V. Bichu at June 29th, 2009 at 01:06 am
  • Munich
    The last one week, I have not been really watching movies.  I have been just tracking the news, or watching the news channels, as i was first shocked and then outraged.  In fact i have not yet watched OLLO  or Sorry Bhai, maybe some time later this weekend.  Anyway as i was looking for some DVD’s, just glanced at Munich and happened to watch it again.  Well...
    by Ratnakar Sadasyula at December 4th, 2008 at 03:12 am
  • Terror in Mumbai.
    It was night around 10:30, i had finished watching the cricket match, and was just switching channels, and then i saw the news item. At first it was like a shootout at Taj Heritage, and then as the reports started to filter in, the magnitude of the terror became more apparent to me. I simply could not say “Oh no, not again” and then just switch channels....
    by Ratnakar Sadasyula at November 26th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
  • 9/11: And How It Changed the Hindi Film “Aatankwaadi”
    It’s quite interesting that in the week leading to the seventh anniversary of 9/11, we had three Hindi films releasing on the theme of terrorism, namely, ‘A Wednesday’, ‘Tahaan’ and ‘Hijack’. As Naseer’s “Common Man” ranted passionately on his helplessness, his supposed impotence and his desire to ‘answer’...
    by Subrat at September 8th, 2008 at 07:09 am
  • Aamir: One of Our Own Million Stories?
    Aamir is ‘different’ in the sense that it seems that after eons one sees the streets of Bombay in a film how one might find them in real life. Aamir has its namesake protagonist land in Mumbai from the UK and get trapped in a nightmare situation. As soon as he gets out of the airport, he is put on call with a demanding and menacing gangster who wants Aamir to execute...
    by Padmaja Thakore at June 20th, 2008 at 02:06 pm