Conversations Over Chai

A conditional clause is one in which one situation depends on another being fulfilled. A sentence with a conditional clause always has two ...

I have been blogging for more than a decade now, and mostly write about films that appeal to me and that I think/assume others will find app...

18.11.1901-30.10.1990 When we talk about the great directors of Indian cinema, one name is usually conspicuously missing – that of Shantaram...

Directed by: Om Prakash Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Rajinder Krishan Starring: Madhubala, Pradeep Kumar, Anita Guha, Chandrasekha...

Directed by: RC Talwar Music: Sajjad Hussain Lyrics: Rajinder Krishan Starring: Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, Leela Chitnis, Amir Bano, ...

02.11.1897-28.01.1984 Pic. Courtesy: Upperstall.com Sohrab Modi. The name brings to mind a man with a powerful voice, whose movies wer...

Directed by: Hemen Gupta Music: Salil Choudhury Lyrics: Prem Dhawan, Gulzar Starring: Balraj Sahni, Sonu, Sajjan,  Usha Kiron, Asit ...

16.06.1920-26.09.1989 This post has been a long time coming. I first intended this to be posted on Hemant Kumar’s birth anniversary in J...

Once in a while, I like to write about those in the film industry who have left a wonderful body of work behind as their legacy but are no...

The Malayalam film industry is facing a moment of reckoning. The release of the Hema Commission Report has sent shock waves through the nati...