Looking back , as Lagaan did with so much nostalgic grace, it seems providential that Javed Akhtar wrote all the strikingly unusual and vivid lyrics of Aamir Khan’s first home production. 15 years ago when Aamir was nursing seemingly impossible dreams...
Remember the good ol’ days when the only way a filmgoer would see any kind of sexual undercurrent in a movie was during the Holi song?...
Many fans of Shekhar Kapoor’s iconic 1987 film Mr India were appalled when Zee Studios and director Ali Abbas Zafar announced their plans on Tuesday to carry the film’s characters further into a ...
At around 4 pm on Saturday someone sent me a message. “Shabana Azmi critically injured in a road accident. Really sad.” He sounded more excited for having broken...
This month on Jan 10-11 three Bollywood personalities I’ve known closely over the years and one of whom I no longer know or want to know, turned a year older within 24...
It’s been less than a month when Shabana Azmi and her cinematographer-brother Baba lost their mother the iconic Shaukat Kaifi. Her reveberant laughter is still alive for those who loved her. The still-grieving Shabana admits she...
The shooting of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s new film Gangubai Kathiawadi which he claims would be a discernible departure from his recent samey costume dramas, has begun in Mumbaion a set ...
The very remarkable life of actor Shabana and and cinematographer Baba Azmi’s parents, the illustrious Kaifi and Shaukat Azmi is already a huge successful play Kaifi & I where Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi play her parents. We now hear there are ...
Gully Boy, the Zoya Akhtar-directed film about street rappers in Mumbai , has been selected as India’s official entry to the Oscars. And Alia Bhatt who will soon be celebrating her boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor’s ...
On September 18 when India’s most celebrated living film actress Shabana Azmi turns 69, she will be packing her bags to leave for a performance dedicated to her father...
Blinded By The Light (Netflix) Starring Viveik Kalra, Aaron Phagura,Nell Williams Directed by Gurinder Chadha Rating: *** ½ (3 and a half stars) What Danny Boyle couldn’t do to the Beatles, Gurinder Chadha has...
Prakash Javedekar,the lately appointed Minister of Information & Broadcasting, is keen to get a better understanding of the workings of the Mumbai film industry. On August 31 Mr Javedkarwho has...
There is much reason for the Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar to mourn the passing forth of the peerless composer Khayyam. “Among the many composing geniuses who created beautiful tunes...
When Sanjay Leela Bhansali heard the news that he had been awarded the National award for best music composer for his songs and background music in ...
Jabariya Jodi: Movie Review Starring Siddharth Malhotra, Parineeti Chopra Directed by Prashant Singh Rating: ****(4 stars) For a film that has not been shot Bihar/Patna at all, Jabariya Jodi gets the details right, including place names and...
Lata Mangeshkar: Yeh jeevan hai iss jeevan ka yehi hai rang-roop(Piya Ka Ghar), Koi lauta de mere beete huey din(Door Gagan Ki ChaonMein) , Dukhi man mere sun mera kehna(Funtoosh) and many more.” Asha Bhosle: “Chingari koi bhadke(Amar Prem), Zindagi ek safar hai suhana(Andaz), Oh mere dil ke chayan(Mere Jeevan Saathi).” Varun Grover: “Apart from the hundreds of Kishore Kumar’s celebrated songs there are gems that don’t get that much love.Among these my...