Hindustan Times
Bollywood, any day. Always. Every time.
For a start, I can’t even follow what people are saying in Hollywood films. It takes me at least half an hour to get accustomed to the accents and if the movie has someone like Sylvester Stallone who only mumbles, never actually speaks, this half an hour can easily become one hour. And since Hollywood films are so short, most of the movie is over by then. Read more
(10 votes, average: 4.4 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Poonam Saxena on Friday, May 15, 2009 at 8:19 pm
Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged americans, Bollywood, british actors, films, hollywood, india
When did you last go to a single screen theatre to see a film?
Can’t even remember, right?
But I’m sure at least some of you haven’t entirely forgotten those huge 1000-seater old-fashioned cinema halls with noisy air conditioning, temperamental seats and refreshment counters selling oily samosas. There are still a few around. But most theatres are now changing into multiplexes, complete with plush interiors and gleaming concession stands selling nachos and flavoured popcorn. Read more
(9 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Poonam Saxena on Friday, April 24, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Filed under Pop Culture · Tagged cinema, cinema halls, films, multiplexes, single scree thaetres
Before anything else, let me say quickly — and entirely truthfully — that I like both SRK and Aamir and hate missing any of their films.
The reason I’m posing this question at all is because recently, a large section of the film press, as well as TV channels, have gone on and on about the ‘war’ between Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan, discussing ad nauseum which of the two is a bigger star / better actor etc etc. Read more
(8 votes, average: 3.63 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Poonam Saxena on Friday, April 17, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Filed under Pop Culture · Tagged Amir Khan, Bollywood, films, Ghajini, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, Shah Rukh Khan, SRK, Taare Zameen Par
