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Much of the time I spend writing a blog post goes into figuring out the opening and closing lines. I spent quite some time trying to figure out how to open this one. The options I ran through were: Literature: A reference to Catch 22, where the main character is given the job of censoring…
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A few weeks ago, Memsaab posted a review of Makdee wherein I had commented that Shweta Prasad would be my choice for Hermione if someone were to remake Harry Potter in Hindi. So I got to thinking: If I had to remake the Potter franchise in Hindi, what would my casting choices look like? I’m…
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I was watching Aaja Nachle the other day and wondered for the n-th time why the movie did not fare well at the box office. It has Madhuri in top form, gazillion watt smile and all, Akshaye Khanna radiating smugness from every pore of his being, a wonderful supporting cast (Irrfan Khan, Divya Dutta, Raghubir…
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By time time Wanted got over, the only thought remaining in my mind was: What if one were to make it in Tamil with Vadivelu, Nayantara and Parthiban and call it Bullet Bhoopathi? There are two reasons for this. First, the movie isn’t conducive to thoughts of a coherent nature. Second, the hero gets beaten…
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I stumbled upon this movie by accident. I was channel surfing and one of the channels seemed to be playing Deewar. Now, unless Citizen Kane is on another channel, and sometimes even then, if I see Deewar playing on TV, I’ll pause for a minute or three before deciding whether or not to zap on.…
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Elsewhere in the blogosphere, there’s a lovely discussion going on. Beth started things off with her analysis of a scene in Chak De India where the team gets together to beat up a bunch of eve teasers. Her point was that the violence diminished the message: Here’s what’s bugging me. Apart from this scene, Chak…
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I saw this interesting post at Shouts and Murmurs the other day. Basically, it was a tag where one had to pick a song or two to suit a bunch of situations. It seemed interesting, so I gave it a shot. Here goes: Rules of the tag: Various situations are given. You have to come…
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Disclaimer: I haven’t watched Katha Parayumbol. I plan to at the earliest available opportunity. However, I plan to evaluate Kuselan on its own terms. Literally everyone I spoke to who had watched Kuselan told me the same thing: It’s not a Rajni movie. Most of their voices were laced with a tinge of disappointment. Apparently,…
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Irrfan Khan isn’t anybody’s idea of a romantic hero. Not mine, at any rate. He isn’t all that great to look at — it’s easier to imagine him in gloomy character roles. He has a sightly hurried, slightly slurred style of dialogue delivery. And yet, he manages to make it all work. I have no…
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To be honest, I’m not sure I really got this movie. I could see what it was getting at, but I never really found myself caring about Gogol’s journey. The stops along the way seemed familiar (inasmuch as something I haven’t experienced personally could feel familiar), but I couldn’t feel the wind in my face.…
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