Hindustan Times
I haven’t seen Salman Khan’s Wanted yet, but it seems to be a sort of throwback to the big action films of the Seventies with their larger than life tough heroes and solid action.
It made me wonder — what do we feel about these movies today? Or more precisely, what do we feel about that kind of hero today? Read more
(7 votes, average: 4.71 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Poonam Saxena on Friday, September 18, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Filed under Pop Culture · Tagged action, Amitabh Bachchan, Angry Young Man movies, anti-hero, Bollywood, macho heroes, salman khan, wanted
Have you wondered why Ghajini has got such extreme reactions? For a film that is one of 2008’s biggest hits, it’s evoked very mixed feelings. Either people have loved it or they’ve hated it. A friend told me the movie gave her goosebumps, it was so awesome. Other friends found it too violent, too gory, too ‘Southie.’ So what’s with A R Murugadoss’s film? Here’s my theory. Read more
(10 votes, average: 2.8 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Poonam Saxena on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 5:45 am
Filed under Pop Culture · Tagged Amitabh Bachchan, Ghajini, Sunny Deol
