शायद कभी सुनहरा आफ़ताब आएगा |

31Mar09

शायद कभी सुनहरा आफ़ताब आएगा |
तेज़ बदलती इस दुनिया में वक़्त कहाँ,
कि सोचूँ कहाँ जा रहा हूँ ?
मैं जी रहा हूँ, या पल पल मर रहा हूँ;
खुद घुट रहा हूँ, या औरों का गला घोंट रहा हूँ ?
पर क्या मेरे सोचने से,
इस बनावटी दुनिया में कोई हकीक़त लाएगा ?
शायद कभी सुनहरा आफ़ताब आएगा |
वो हिन्दू [...]

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The Curious Case of Anil Kapoor

03Mar09

Year: 1984. Movie: Andar Bahar, a 48 Hrs rip-off.
I am absolutely certain this is the first instance when we hear the animal-like growl ‘Jhakaas‘ from Anil Kapoor and nothing has been the same ever since.
That one growl actually defines Anil Kapoor who has been nothing but Jhakaas throughout his 30 year long career in Cinema  [...]

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Tags: Anil Kapoor, Bollywood, Cinema, Hindi CInema, India, Movies, Tashan

Narcissism, 3 item songs and a heart warming performance

02Mar09

Sharukh Khan loves himself. We all know that but do we want to know, how much? I guess SRK wants us to know and thinks one OSO wasn’t enough, otherwise how else you can explain a movie about a small town barber, played earnestly by Irfan Khan, to leave an aftertaste of a superstar played [...]

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Tags: Billoo Barber, Billu, Billu Barber, Bollywood, Cinema, India, Irfan Khan, Lara Dutta, Movie review, Movies, Priyadarshan, Reviews, Shahrukh Khan