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I know next to nothing about Robert Downey Jr. as a person. However, if the personality that comes through in his movies is any indication, it would be safe to say that Iron Man is the sort of superhero movie you would get if you wanted Robert Downey Jr. to play the superhero. He plays…
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I came across this recently and it totally made my day. A site called listverse specializes in compiling lists on various topics. Some of them are quite interesting, like the one on famous retouched photograps, but the one I found most relevant to this blog is a compilation of early film clips. Starts off with…
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By far the most often quoted (and parodied) line in Deewar is: Mere paas maa hai. It comes at the point where the smuggler Vijay (Amitabh) taunts his brother Ravi (Shashi) saying he now has every material comfort he can think of, as opposed to his honest cop brother. And Ravi responds by referring to…
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This story of a deaf-mute who became an international cricketer was one of the most heartwarming movies of 2005. It did not resort to much gimmickry (except maybe the chakravyuh thing which didn’t work so well for me) and placed its faith in the inherent appeal of the story it told. Add to it a…
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Dear Yash Raj Films, It was thanks to me that your latest production, Tashan, was mentioned in the prestigious magazine Tehelka. If you would like to pay for my continuing promotional effort for this movie, I accept cash, PayPal and Saif. Last method of payment preferred, but I could use the money, too. You are…
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I could rant and rave about how beautiful this is, and what it means to me and how more than a third of my conversations with Ratul about writing end up referring to it. But like most good poetry, if it doesn’t grab you by the short hairs, it’s just so much prose with broken…
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If you view Sarkar as a remake of The Godfather, chances are you won’t like it. If you view it as a tribute, and not necessarily compare it with the original, you will find much to admire. In general, remakes seem to work better if you can put thoughts of the original out of your…
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Rang De Basanti was playing on TV recently, so I settled in to watch some of it. It is a very well made movie with strong performances all around, and could rightfully claim to be one of the best movies of that year. What some people had a problem with, though, was the ending. The…
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Namaste London tells the story of a UK-based family of Indian origin. I use the word “origin” loosely here. You see, the parents are from India, but their daughter was born after they emigrated and considers herself British. To complicate matters, she falls in love with a Brit. In order to prevent matters from going…
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This is a tough review to write. The short version would simply say: Juno is perfect. The long version would involve me rhapsodizing about every single scene. Let me see if I can settle for something midway. For those of you who know nothing of the movie, it involves a teenage girl named Juno who…
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