Daniel Craig starts shooting the new Bond film Skyfall in London. They should certainly outdo Quantum Of Solace. They’ll never manage to touch “Ayeesh” the Mithun Da’s Gun Master G9! Read more

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Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 8:07 pm
Filed under cinema · Tagged Andaaz Apna Apna, Bappi Lahiri, fad for thought, hindustantimes, Iftikhar, jagdeep, Johnny Walker Black Label, Kalpana Iyer, Mayank Shekhar, Mithun Da, Quantum Of Solace, Surakksha, Usha Uthup, Wardat
Edgar Rice Burrough’s iconic character enters its 100th year. I go around looking for one Hemant Birje! Read more

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Well, not the Shriram Raghavan film with Saif Ali Khan, only the promos of that film’s out yet. I rediscovered instead the 1977 corny cult that inspires the film’s genre and name. Read more

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Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 11:42 pm
Filed under cinema · Tagged agent vinod, deepak bahry, fad for thought, hindustantimes, iftekhar, jagdeep, james bon, mahendra sandhu, Mayank Shekhar, saif ali khan, Shriram Raghavan
After school, hanging around, mostly by myself, in Delhi’s home-grown, small-time film festivals, I learnt a thing or two about the film lovers’ side of the nation’s capital. Every few weeks, an embassy in South Delhi would host a festival, usually of films from their country, or a retrospective of an acclaimed actor, or director. Read more

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Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Friday, November 4, 2011 at 9:17 pm
Filed under cinema · Tagged Bernardo Betrolucci, cinema, Connaught Place, DVDs, film festivals, films, Guy De Maupausant, Hiroshima My Love, Jim Resnais, Kama Shastra, Kamasutra, Literature On Sex, Maria Schneider, Marlon Brando, Mayank Shekhar, Paris Texas, Rivoli, South Delhi, Wim Wenders