Articles [Movies]

While bidding goodbye to 2013 it would be worthwhile to recall that this has been a good year for Bollywood and its fans. It saw many films cross the coveted earning figure of Rs 100 crore and beyond. The subject range was also widened giving...

Hindi movies in India are celebrating hundred years of film making. In this centenary year it is worth recalling the contributions of the directors the real creators of the films. It is rightly said that films are a directors medium. It is...

The recent box office success of the biopic Bhag Milkha Bhag, once again goes on to reinforce the growing phenomenon, that Hindi movies have started moving away from the time worn out romantic plots. The audiences are supporting non romantic movies...

As a young child I grew in a family where watching films was not considered proper. It required lot of cajoling and patience to be permitted to see an odd movie perhaps a couple of times a year. The picture stayed in one's mind till it was wiped...

SRK – Shah Rukh Khan is the ‘Badshah’ of Bollywood who has dominated the industry for the past two decades or so. Now he is 45+ and has worked with almost all Divas of Bollywood in the past 20 years – From his first heroine Divya Bharathi to the...

We are celebrating the 100 glorious years of Indian cinema and what better occasion would I get to mention the movies that proved to be a milestone in these wonderful years of Bollywood. With the first feature film of Indian cinema “Raja...

In this centenary year of Indian cinema, have often wondered as to what makes a song great, that people want to hear it again and again, even after decades. Is it the lyrics or the singer's voice or the music? I would vote for the lyrics, because...

The hundred years of Indian cinema is an occasion to try and remember the top ten movies I have seen over the years and live the experience and good time they have given me over these years. The ranking is purely my own and readers can have...

In this Part two we shall pay tribute to a few more character actors till the seventies and beyond in the centenary year of Hindi films. The Bollybood's most famous police officer was the character actor Iftekhar. Born in 1920 in Sialkot, he had...

The Hindi movies have given comedians of immense talent, who have regaled millions of viewers time and again. Some of the comedians created a name for themselves and were given full credit by the producers. Roles were specially written to...