Is it merely a coincidence that some watchable popular films have an element of untold unfinished love in them? May it be the massive Sholay or the youth heart throb Dil Chahta Hai. The common characteristics of these love stories is they are silent and often controversial. Continue reading
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V Shantaram- The forgotten magician
There have been a very few filmmakers in India who can be compared with V. Shantaram. With a directional career of about 70 years from 1927 (Netaji Palkar)to 1986 (Jhanjhar), he a one-of-his-own-kind Legend. Continue reading
3 Idiots vs Munnabhai
3 idiots is definitely a comedy bollywood was waiting for quite some time but it certainly fails to stand up to the decade defining Munnabhai flicks. Being an engineering student myself who has stayed in hostel for 6 years now, I could relate to it pretty well. The trademark Hirani gags went well hand in hand. But this film suddenly seems to loose its charm due the point it lacks. It speaks about the system as a whole but misses a point of view. It lacks in the naive idealism and old-fashioned sincerity that Hirani has presented in the Munnabhai classics. Continue reading
सौरभ राय | Sourav Roy 