Month: March 2019

Set in the post-Partition era of 1948, 'Garam Hava' which released in 1973 is a film which sensitively portrays the travails of a family that chooses to not 'Go to Pakistan' but prefers to stay on in India. Although shot in Eastmancolor, most of the film seems to be in shades of grey; there is … Continue reading Garam Hava- a review

'Light, 'breezy' 'musical caper' are hardly the terms one would associate with a film that stars Guru Dutt, Madhubala and Lalita Pawar. The film is also directed by Guru Dutt who once again is chiefly remembered as the doomed hero of films like 'Pyaasa' and 'Kagaz ke Phool' But surprisingly 'Mr and Mrs 55' which … Continue reading Mr & Mrs 55

Many Bollywood films can qualify for the tag of a 'musical' so I always found it a bit unfair that the one I watched recently- Parichay- should be remembered as a rip-off of an all-time classic 'The Sound of Music' Now, I've watched The Sound of Music so many times that I probably know the … Continue reading Parichay- a review

My watching-one-movie-a-day binge is well on track. Today, the moving finger, rather thumb; while scrolling; landed on an old favourite- Saudagar. And NO, NOT the 1991 one in which Dilip Kumar and Raaj Kumar prance around singing 'Iss jungle mein hum do sher' (cringe, cringe). This 'Saudagar' came out in 1973 and starred a young … Continue reading Saudagar- a review

If it's true that films mirror reality then life couldn't have been easy for women in the 1960s. I'm saying this after watching an old Hindi film on Youtube. The film- Gumrah. Directed by BR Chopra. It was said to tackle a bold theme (infidelity) and was also called a film that was ahead of … Continue reading Gumrah- a review