They were the original stylish trio of Hindi cinema. The talented players who made the love triangle an affair to remember and repeated forever. The year, 1949. The movie, Andaz. The creator of which was legendary director Mehboob Khan. There is no doubt it proved to be a watershed film in the careers of Dilip… Continue reading Why Andaz was a watershed movie for Dilip Kumar, Nargis and Raj Kapoor
Category: Filmmaking
Filmmaking
Jaane kyun… I love Sydney
The main reason I moved to Sydney was that Farhan Akhtar made it look so beautiful in Dil Chahta Hai. It was stunning and so green in this song Jaane Kyun. I imagined myself grabbing lunch in a cafe, enjoying a picnic and walking on the top of Harbour Bridge. Cut to 6 years later… Continue reading Jaane kyun… I love Sydney
Three desi señors rock Señorita
Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar and Abhay Deol lit up the screen together with saucy Señorita in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. Indian male actors are objectified much less compared to female actors on screen, so this was very welcome. Director Zoya Akhtar did it with such Spanish flavour, style and character that we hardly registered it… Continue reading Three desi señors rock Señorita
Mr. & Mrs. ’55
Anita: Kya naam hai tumhara Pritam: Pritam Anita: Pri.. kuch ajeeb sa naam hai na Pritam: Do char baar bulayengi.. to.. achcha lagega Pritam: Kahiye Pritam: Pri.. Anita: Pri.. Pritam: ..tam Anita: ..tam In a delightful exchange, shot entirely in a teasing close-up, you heart protagonists Pritam Kumar (Guru Dutt) and Anita Verma (Madhubala) instantly, wishing… Continue reading Mr. & Mrs. ’55
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Karan Johar's affair with one-sided love continues. Only this time he ups the ante of lovers in self-destruction mode. That been said, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil is perhaps the most real film he has attempted till date. I did enter expecting the usual KJo drama but the director has steered away from all of that. Instead we have… Continue reading Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Pink
Pink crawls under your skin. And stays there. It drives home the "She said No" message many times over. The first half is nail-biting. In comparision, the second half pales but only just. Kudos to director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury and writer Ritesh Shah for crafting and delivering a superb argument on the nuances of consent. The three lead… Continue reading Pink
Sultan
Forget the Anushka Sharma and Salman Khan you have ever seen before. You will always remember Aarfa and Sultan created by Ali Abbas Zafar in Sultan. They make this Haryanavi wrestling drama a satisfying, inspirational and emotional ride. Sport, romance and suspended reality join forces to punch you in the face like never before. You… Continue reading Sultan
Udta Punjab
Director Abhishek Chaubey injects Udta Punjab with a concoction so potent it's impossible to come out of it without feeling trippy. The caveat is: it's not an easy film to digest or absorb fully in first viewing. Edgy, dark and risqué, laced with black humour and colourful lingo, it takes you to places unseen in… Continue reading Udta Punjab
Fan
When a fan Gaurav Chandna outshines the star Aryan Khanna in a film, you know that an actor called Shah Rukh Khan is killing it. Maneesh Sharma's Fan scores big on three fronts. One: It's a songless, thrilling, tense ride. Totally not what you would expect of a typical SRK film. The director sticks to… Continue reading Fan
Kapoor & Sons
You are hot. Tia (Alia Bhatt) tosses this fact out of the way as soon as she meets hotshot, successful writer and elder Kapoor son Rahul (Fawad Khan). Right then. But the one who tugs at her heartstrings is younger brother Arjun (Sidharth Malhotra), unsure and yet-to-find-fame writer. Watch the pair rock away the night… Continue reading Kapoor & Sons
cinemaspotter.com 