Conversations Over Chai

Directed by: Harmesh Malhotra Music: Laxmikant-Pyarelal Lyrics: Anand Bakshi Starring: Sridevi, Rishi Kapoor, Sushma Sreshta, Prem Chopra, K...

20.07.1927-12.07.1999 After struggling through the previous two posts, I felt that I should let my blog fall into a decline yet again, and w...

Guru Dutt’s birth centenary deserves more than a passing review. I’d initially thought I would make a list of Guru Dutt’s songs – songs that...

Directed by: Guru Dutt Music: SD Burman Lyrics: Kaifi Azmi, Shailendra Starring: Guru Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Baby Naaz, Johnny Walker, Veena,...

24.07.1937-04.04.2025 As long-time readers of my blog know, I’m not a fan of Manoj Kumar. His pop-nationalism scarred my senses; the regress...

Directed by: Amiya Chakraborty Music: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Rajinder Krishan Starring: Anoop Kumar, Daljeet, Jawahar Kaul, Ameeta, ...

Writing a biography of any eminent personality is an enormous task. To do so without turning it into hagiography is a task that defeats most...

Directed by: C Prem Kumar Music: Govind Vasantha Lyrics: Uma Devi, Karthik Netha Starring: Arvind Swamy, Karthi, Devadarshini, S...

Kerala, where I am at present, is sweltering in unseasonal heat with temperatures soaring up to 38 o C with a real feel of 40 o C. While, ...

Once I got on to the romantic bandwagon, I decided to plunge headlong into romance during the month of February. I have already posted two l...