Hindustan Times
It’s an irony possible only in popular fiction: Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), a Wall Street tomb raider, almost overnight, becomes god for an entire generation. Because he says greed, for lack of a better word, is good; a good sell is always better than sex. Read more
(3 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at 11:32 pm
Filed under cinema · Tagged Born On The Fourth Of July, Bud Fox, Captain America, Castro, Charlie Sheen, Chavez, Fido Dido stickers, Gordon Gekko, hindustan times, JFK, Jim Morrison, Martin Sheen, Nehruvian austerity, oliver stone, Platoomn, pop albums, rave wristbands, The Doors, Wall Street, wtC
Do you know the most loved Bollywood film of Germany in 2009? It’s a Yashraj picture called Dil Bole Hadippa. Why? Well… Read more
(7 votes, average: 3.43 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 11:31 pm
Filed under India · Tagged 2009, Bollywood, box-office, cinema, cricket, films, germany, Indian film, movies, multiplex, Mumbai, Yashraj pictures
The raconteur Bhopali is known for his tall stories. Recall Soorma’s superlatives from Sholay. It rings true as we drive down Madhya Pradesh’s capital, across what we’re told, are “bhoot banglas” (haunted houses), world’s smallest or Asia’s biggest mosques, and lakes with golden palaces beneath! Read more
(4 votes, average: 4.25 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 6:33 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Bhopal gas leak, blockbuster, Ghajini, Harishchandrachi Factory, haunted houses, Kanchivaram, Madhya Pradesh, Mrinal Sen, Nir Bergman, opium, Prakash Jha, Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, Shob Charitro Kalponik, Sholay, urban legend
Ravi Baswani is no more. Long live Peechha Karro!
Peechha Karro (1988)
Director: Pankaj Parasher
Actors: Farooque Sheikh, Amjad Khan, Ravi Baswani, Satish Shah, Rajendra
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(8 votes, average: 4.25 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 11:59 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Andaz Apna Apna Apna, Chashme Buddoor, Chhota Chetan, Crime Master Gogo, Farooque Sheikh, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, James Dean, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Parasher, Peechha Karro, Rajendra Nath, Satish Shah, Shiva Ka Insaaf, Woody Allen
