Chargesheet was Dev Anand’s last film. It released less than a couple of months before the eternal super-star passed away, aged 88. Few saw the movie then, it should turn into cult now… Read more

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Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 9:02 pm
Filed under cinema · Tagged Aamir Khan, Ashok Kumar, Awwal No 1, Bollywood, Boman Irani, Censor, Chargesheet, Des Pardes, Dev Anand, Dharmendra, Dilip Kumar, films, Hare Rama Hare Krishna, Hema Malini, Indian cinema, Jackie Shroff, Kal Aaj Aur Kal, Mayank Shekhar, movies, Mr Prime Minister, Prem Pujari, Raj Kapoor, Rekha, Return Of The Jewel Thief, Salman Khan, Shammi Kapoor
Strolling on a quiet Sunday afternoon in Berlin, on my way to grab a bite, all I could hear from a distance is what sounded like a pack of wailing wolves, and scary many of them. Read more

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Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 3:50 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Aishwarya Rai, Amitabh Bachchan, Berlin, Berlinale, Bombay, Coke, Daniel Day Lewis, Dharmendra, GDP, Germans, Hollywood, Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham, Karan Johar, Leonardo, Madonna, McDonald's, Om Shanti Om, Oscars, Paris, Penelope Cruz, Raj Kapoor, Rajnikath, Rock 'n' Roll, Shah Rukh Khan, Slumdog Millionaire, Sridevi, the Rolling Stones, United States, Virgin store
Disco Dancer (1983)
Dance Dance (1987)
Director: B Subhash
Actor: Mithun Chakroborty
Dancing, for the Indian man, is not a dating device. Most girls will cringe at their prospect’s aggressively tribal moves – shoulders violently thrown in the air to every beat that equals Bhangra — or sympathise with his feminine shakes around the waist (jhatkas, as they call it). Read more

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Posted by Hindustan Times on Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 2:57 am
Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged Amitabh Bachchan, B Subhash, B Suhash, Bappi Lahir, baraat procession, Dance Dance, Dharmendra, Disco Dancer, discotheques, Mithun Chakroborty, Om Puri, Rajesh Khanna, Shammi Kapoor, Smita Patil