Hindustan Times
Edgar Rice Burrough’s iconic character enters its 100th year. I go around looking for one Hemant Birje! Read more
(4 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 9:04 pm
Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged Bollywood, fad for thought, hindustantimes, Hollywood, HT blogs, Mayank Shekhar, news, tarzan
“It’s offensive to me,” Zach Galifianakis mumbles to us in that deadpan expression, “I have to live with it all my life.” Read more
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at 11:11 pm
Filed under cinema · Tagged Bangkok, Bombay, Bradley Cooper, Chao, Dallas, Ed Helms, fad for thought, George Clooney, Hnagover-2, Hollywood, Mayank Shekhar, Todd Philips, Up In The Air, Zach Galifianakis
It’s been 80 years since the release of Alam Ara, India’s first talkie. No one alive has seen the film. I once met a man who’d not only heard cinema break the sound barrier, he’d carried Alam Ara’s can of reels on his head. Read more
(4 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 6:32 pm
Filed under cinema · Tagged Al Jonson, Alam Ara, Ardeshir Irani, Ashish Rajyadhaksha, Bollywood, cinema, Dadasaheb Phalke, Dokhtare Lor, films, Gauri, Hollywood, Imperial Studio, India, Melody of Love, movies, Nandlal Jassubhai, Paul Willermen, Prithviraj Kapoor, Ramesh Roy, show business, Shyam Shroff, The Jazz Singer, V Shantaram, WWII
What a pleasure to read an incredibly chatty Danny Boyle, patiently take us through his craft. Here’s the second British filmmaker (after Richard Attenborough), who took India to the Oscars! Read more
(2 votes, average: 3.5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 5:41 pm
Filed under cinema · Tagged 127 Hours, Anthony Minghella, Antonia Bird, Berlin film festival, Daldry, Danny Boyle, David Mamet, hindustan times, Hollywood, Mike Leigh, news, Pedro Almodovar, pop-culture, Richard Attenborough, Roger Michell, Sam Mendes, slumdog
Celebrating the best of bad movies requires a keen eye, I’m glad the Golden Kela Awards this year paid homage to the ultimate “Himmatwala” Jeetendra. Read more
(5 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 10:59 pm
Filed under cinema · Tagged Bappi Lahiri, Golden Kela, Golden Raspberry, Himmatwala, hindustan times, Hollywood, jumpin’ Jack, K Raghavendra Rao, padmalaya, Padmalaya film, Sri Devi
How the fart of a few keeps millions away from some great films forever. Read more
(8 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Shekhar on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at 7:19 pm
Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged action thriller, Bollywood, cinema, entertainment, fad for thought, Hollywood, HT blogs, Mayank Shekhar, sci-fi fantasy
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
(7 votes, average: 4.71 out of 5) Loading ...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
