Its the 1970’s. Subhash Ghai is shooting the now hit and classic song Om Shanti Om. Rishi Kapoor flings his jacket and it lands in the audience right on Shah Rukh Khan. This is the opening sequence of the latest Shah Rukh Khan movie – Om Shanti Om. Shah Rukh plays Om Prakash Makhija, a […]
Trishul
The 70s beyond any doubt belonged to Amitabh Bachchan. He gave some really memorable movies and performances, to name a few would do injustice to the others. Let’s revisit one of Amitabh’s greatest performances as Vijay in Trishul. Trishul had the memorable Deewaar team of Amitabh-Shahi Kapoor-Yash Chopra-Salim-Javed delivering yet another powerful movie. Raj (Sanjeev […]
Jab We Met…
There were many reasons why I picked up a ticket for Jab We Met – I loved the promos and songs, I loved the previous movie from its director, Imtiaz Ali, it had been quite a while since I watched a movie in a theater, etc etc…I did enter the movie hall with some expectations […]
Jane Bhi Do Yaroon
An awesome cast, enviable crew, an amazing script with unforgettable one-liners generously sprinkled around, an inspiring song – well, I’m talking about Kundan Shah’s laughathon Jane Bhi Do Yaroon (JBDY). Produced by National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), this 1983 movie is now a classic in Indian cinema. The movie begins with two wanna be photographer […]
Buttering the toast
Today morning when I was buttering the toast remembered a very funny incident from my hostel days. In the mess everyday we would get toast and butter (rationed – only 1 spoonful) for breakfast. There were other items like idli, dosa, pongal etc, but after tasting them, I decided to stick to bread and […]
Tamil and Me
From my childhood, I have been surrounded by Tamils. Well if you grow up in Bangalore you’ll have at least a couple of Tamilian friends. But Tamil never invoked any interest in me, no offence please but I have always resisted learning the language. In school, I had 3 close friends (Anitha, Arati and Nita) […]