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
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Gumrah- 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
50 films- a journey
I have always enjoyed watching films, talking about them and reading about them. Right from the early days when Filmfare used to be less gloss and gossip and more about films, I've gobbled up reviews, write-ups and articles about cinema- both Bolly- and Hollywood. Which is why a book titled '50 films that changed Bollywood' … Continue reading 50 films- a journey