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While Rakesh Roshan has got the  Kraft  for making good  Films  (pun intended) like Kaho Naa…Pyar Hai, my vote goes for the 2003 blockbuster film  Koi…Mil Gaya. While there is a huge hue and cry over the unoriginal concept of the Hrithik Roshan starrer, the main credit goes to Satyajit Ray, who wrote  The Alien  back in the 60s-70s without which ET won't be possible. Reasons why Koi…Mil Gaya is the best film of Rakesh Roshan (according to me):- It is a  brave attempt at children's and sci-fi films.  I say this because back in 2003, kids had no greater superhero than Shaktiman and most of the children's movies that time were not up to the mark. The songs were fantastic.  Be it the tipsy Rohit dancing and jumping to the tunes of  Idhar chala main udhar chala…  or the kids singing  Jaadoo jaadoo…  in a childish but nostalgic chorus, the album was great. Not to forget  It's magic  where Hrithik Roshan does what ...

"Tujhe dekha to ye jana sanam, pyar hota hai deewana sanam." Sarson ke khet, King Khan playing the mandolin on a windy summer morn to his dame Kajol, conjuring a passionate sequence amid parental opposition; Anand Bakshi's evergreen verses; Kumar Sanu's nasal baritone and Lataji's melodic singing. Did I miss something? Sure I did. Pause for a second and ask yourselves. Did you just mechanically read the above lyric or did you read them in a sing-song manner? If your choice was the latter, read on! If it was the former - read again. You will not be able to resist the power of melody. And who's behind this melody? The dynamic and versatile duo of Jatin-Lalit, who gave us super-hit songs like  "Pehla Nasha", "Ae Kash Ke Hum", "Tujhe Dekha To", "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai",   and many more. Not to forget  "Bin Tere Sanam",  one of their earlier songs which was masterfully recreated and remixed by DJ Suketu. Noneth...

"Misogynistic!" "Loud!" "Toxic masculinity!" Slogans and statements like these abound the official Hindi remake of the successful Telugu film Arjun Reddy - Kabir Singh; and as I booked my ticket, I kept all these factors in mind. Here I am giving you all an unbiased view of the film, superseding the hype and the overwhelming response this film has got. However, there is no doubt that it is ruling the box office, giving the stalwarts of Bollywood, a competition for their forthcoming ventures.  The movie is a string of sequences running back and forth into the past and the present. One moment you see the Gabru of  Udta Punjab , the other moment you witness the Aditya Kashyap of Jab We Met .  Since the film is a saga of the seven stages of love, particularly emphasizing on the stages of extreme attachment and madness that follows, it required a rather robust and aggressive portrayal of a man falling head over heels in love with a woman, years y...

The scorching heat, a windy desert, a deep-voiced narrative and the bright sunlit sandy terrain of Bahid complements the dark overtones which the film explores in the reels that follow. SARFAROSH - the title unravels. For a directorial debut, John Mathew Matthan put up a great show, bringing to us a taut storyline, impressive dialogues, a star cast full of undervalued gems and scintillating music, all wrapped in a cinematic treat. The strength of this movie is its diversity and non-aligned behaviour. Diverse, because it focussed on a variety of sub-genres under the umbrella of an action film - be it the innocent romance between the college sweethearts Ajay (Aamir Khan) and Seema (Sonali Bendre) or the grey natured Gulfam Hassan (Naseeruddin Shah) whose character was scarred for life with the ravages of the Partition - the film covers all extremes while keeping the pace of the film just perfect. The film is non-aligned as neither does it supplicate itself to the genre of a full blown...

Ever wondered why Mumbai doesn’t sleep? - Because it embraces a thousand thoughts, million dreams and gazillion ideas in its stride; these can’t be wasted and burnt off in nocturnal dormancy. And while many flock to the mayanagri (city of illusions), not all attain the superstardom and glamour which (supposedly) comes complementary with one’s success in one industry – Bollywood. Such is the charisma of this industry that it lures everyone; of any gender, class, caste, creed, economic status, et al. Ceteris paribus, everyone notices Bollywood – love and hate is a different question altogether, there are numerous ‘Kennedy-Khrushchev’s to fight out that war. Anyhow, I being a Bollywood fan have opened up this blog to critique and analyse some of my favourite movies which are by-products of the wherewithal of this great industry. I might look crazy for Bollywood. Diagnose for yourself and read below. Following the norms of various families here in India, we too spent hours ...