Interestingly she is not one of the central characters. In the tapestry of characters that Raaj Shaandilyaa has woven, she is merely the “Hero ki Behen”. But, what a delight she is. I am talking about Mallika Sherawat as Chanda Rani in Vicky Vidya ka Woh Wala Video. She is back in a Bollywood…
Indian movies follow a tradition of showing our police officers in one of the three roles – Corrupt, Competent, Conscientious. If the cops are aligned with the villain of the movie, they are absolutely corrupt. If the hero of the movie is the Police Officer, they are competent. And in cases where the police…
Laapataa ladies, produced by Kiran Rao, Aamir Khan and Jyoti Deshpande, and directed by Kiran Rao, is India’s official entry to the 97th Academy Awards. This movie is based on a story “Two Brides” by Biplab Goswami. Laapataa Ladies is set in the rural India of 2001. This was the time when Cable TV…
I am a big fan of Jack Reacher and have read all the novels of Reacher till date. Generally, I read according to a theme during an year and try to gain perspective in that theme – fiction, non-fiction or a subject. For example, this year I have decided to read Hindi literature. But…
This long weekend in India gave me an opportunity to watch a highly acclaimed movie of recent times, 12th Fail starring Vikrant Massey in the lead role. I had heard a lot of praise of this movie and all of that is well deserved. Vikrant Massey has played the role of Manoj Kumar Sharma…
While going through Sushant’s body of work, in his remembrance, I watched PK again recently. This post assumes that you have watched PK or at least know about the story. All the discussions I had with friends and family members about the movie and what it represented when it was released came flooding through…