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KK and Two Left Feet

Soon after ‘Pyaar Ke pal’ and ‘Aapki dua’ had become second language for an entire generation, I read about KK’s “two left feet”. In an interview that appeared in a national daily, the interviewer had asked if we’ll get to see KK dance. To that, the singer had responded he…

Kk

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KK and Two Left Feet
KK and Two Left Feet
Kk

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Nov 11, 2021

The Deafening Silence of Govind Nihalani’s Aakrosh

For a movie titled Aakrosh (1980), there’s an incredible amount of stillness, silence and quiet across different frames. Vijay Tendulkar’s story has been beautifully adapted for cinema by Govind Nihalani. There’s enough legitimate debate surrounding the worst of Hindi cinema produced in the 80s. We did see innumerable commercial cringe…

Indian Cinema

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The Deafening Silence of Govind Nihalani’s Aakrosh
The Deafening Silence of Govind Nihalani’s Aakrosh
Indian Cinema

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Nov 1, 2021

Janaab Call My Agent Bollywood Is a Shitshow No Mohtarma Should Watch

To quote my friend, ‘Everyday the world gives me signs that I need to quit my job and apply for a job at Netflix.’ It appears that Netflix India has a lot, in fact, an obscene amount of money to waste. Hence it invests that obscene amount in even more…

Call My Agent

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Janaab Call My Agent Bollywood Is a Shitshow No Mohtarma Should Watch
Janaab Call My Agent Bollywood Is a Shitshow No Mohtarma Should Watch
Call My Agent

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Oct 29, 2021

Revisiting Dil To Pagal Hai: Understanding unrequited love

There’s a scene in Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), where we see Nisha (Karisma Kapoor) sitting by a lake. Rahul (Shah Rukh Khan) is sitting next to her. We know Nisha’s heartbreak is complete because she has discovered that Rahul is in love with Pooja (Madhuri Dixit), a woman who…

Shah Rukh Khan

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Revisiting Dil To Pagal Hai: Understanding Unrequited Love
Revisiting Dil To Pagal Hai: Understanding Unrequited Love
Shah Rukh Khan

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Oct 4, 2021

The Lost and Found of Hindi Cinema

I’m always up for a game of lost and found, and Hindi cinema has a solid reputation for offering the most fascinating of such games. Siblings are separated from each other, sometimes after their loving parents have been brutally murdered in front of their eyes, sometimes after a devastating earthquake…

Siblings

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The Lost and Found of Hindi Cinema
The Lost and Found of Hindi Cinema
Siblings

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Sep 25, 2021

The SPB-Rafi Duet We Never Got

“Parvaaliye, nee nalla paadarai!” [“Not bad, you sing well!”] Kamal Haasan’s Tamil-speaking Vasu compliments Rati Agnihotri’s Hindi-speaking Sapna thus, in the 1981 superhit movie, Ek Duuje Ke Liye. Much later, I chuckled to myself thinking the prolific singer SPB is saying this to the legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar. SP Balasubrahmanyam…

Spb

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The SPB-Rafi Duet We Never Got
The SPB-Rafi Duet We Never Got
Spb

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Sep 1, 2021

Three’s Company Too

On dull, dreary, rainy days, one must be thankful for having friends. At the same time, one must also know that as long as we have good friends by our side, the sun will come out again. To friends who walk with us, who encourage us to be the best…

Friendship

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Three’s Company Too
Three’s Company Too
Friendship

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Aug 15, 2021

Controlling the Present to Dictate the Past

75 years ago, we finally became free from British rule; we had become India and Pakistan — countries with separate, distinct identities. However, we still had a shared past — of loss, of love, of separation, of tenderness. …

Independence Day

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Controlling the Present to Dictate the Past
Controlling the Present to Dictate the Past
Independence Day

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May 30, 2021

Annihilation of a Childhood

Each time I drive past India Gate, I slow down my car, look at that majestic structure to my right, then look left at the gorgeous Rashtrapati Bhavan, and then right again to view India Gate — it’s akin to a superstition. I feel my day will go well, even…

India Gate

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Annihilation of a Childhood
Annihilation of a Childhood
India Gate

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May 15, 2021

Mohini — the forever enchantress

Tezaab released in 1988, and gave the world Madhuri Dixit — one of the most prolific dancers in the Indian film industry. The song ‘Ek Do Teen’ begins with the crowd screaming “Mohini! Mohini! Mohin!” Mohini also means an enchantress. Dixit was no less. Her choreographer for ‘Ek Do Teen’…

Madhuri Dixit

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Mohini — the forever enchantress
Mohini — the forever enchantress
Madhuri Dixit

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