We Indians are obsessed with skin. White skin, in particular. In the 17th century, a few white people from England came and impressed the then ruling class of this country. Slowly and steadily, they started ruling the huge country themselves. 40 years after Indians did manage to get their political freedom, a particular firang managed to charm them and become the chief of … [Read more...]
Student of the Year – A Karan Johar and Shahrukh Khan Production in 2012
After a break of 2 years, Karan Johar is all set to direct his next Hindi film titled Student of the Year. He had been dabbling in serious films such as My Name Is Khan and Kabhie Alvida Na Kehna and even though those films did reasonably well at the Bollywood box office, they failed to garner the critical acclaim which Kuch Kuch Hota Hai had managed to get. This is why I think … [Read more...]
Don 2 – Movie Review
In a way, the tagline is apt. The king really is back. And not because Don 2 is one of those tremendous, amazing, mind-blowing films that one cannot miss. It’s just that… finally, SRK has not acted in a bad film. A few of his last films, especially My Name Is Khan and RA.One (Pathetic!), have been really below the standards that are associated with the brand name ‘SRK’. … [Read more...]
Upcoming Hindi Movies in 2012
Bollywood had a pretty nice run in 2011 with tons of nice movies making tons of nice money. 2011 is soon going to bid us adieu, to be replaced by 2012. Several upcoming Hindi movies are slated for release in 2012. The biggest stars of Bollywood are going to be releasing new movies in 2012 - Shahrukh, Salman and Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif, Akshay Kumar, Ajay … [Read more...]
Rockstar Movie Review – A Palangtod Mix of Passion, Music and Epicness
I saw Rockstar yesterday and boy! What a nice movie! A breath of freshness in the stale air of Bollywood movies. Rockstar is definitely a movie worth writing a review for so here it goes. [wptabs] [wptabtitle]Cast[/wptabtitle] [wptabcontent]Starring: Ranbir Kapoor as Janardhan Jakhar/Jordan - The Rockstar Nargis Fakhri as Heer Kaul - The damsel Shammi Kapoor as … [Read more...]