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Cadbury dairy milk ad campaigns , like no other. Piyush Panday was special. ‘Kuch Khaas’ nahi, bahut khaas. He was an Indian advertising professional& Chief Creative officer Worldwide (2019) & Executive Chairman India of Ogilvy. He was recipient of LIA Legend award in 2024. Padmashri in 2016. Born on 5 September 1955 in Jaipur, Rajasthan.Continue reading “Kuch Khass Hai”

Satish Shah in the Hindi film ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’ 1983 as D ‘Mello is unmistakable. I called him by that name till I got used to his real one, ‘Satish Shah’. A Mumbaikar by birth, he died in Mumbai aged 74, on 25 th October 2025. He was born Satish Ravilal Shah on 25Continue reading “D’Mello, …”

Govardhan Asrani known professionally as ‘Asrani’ was an Indian actor & film director. His career spanned over five decades. He appeared in over 350 Hindi & Gujarati films. He worked in lead, character, comedic& supporting roles. Noted for his role as a Jailor in “Sholay’ caricaturing Hitler. ‘Hum Angrezo ke jammane ke jailor hai !’Continue reading “Asrani”

Says Suanshu Khurana in her nice article in The Indian Express. Remembering the late singer Zubeen Garg as he was. An adulation across the border! Band members of Pakistani band Khudgarz performed Sayeed Quadri ‘s famous song ‘Ya Ali’ originally sung by Zubeen Garg, at their concert in Karachi, the audience sang to every wordContinue reading “Let ‘s sing every song”

It is an Indian Hindi language crime thriller drama TV series. Co created by Ram Madhvani & Sandeep Modi, who also directed the series. with Vinod Rawat., serving as a co director. It stars Sushmita Sen in the title role. It is based on the Dutch drama series Penoza (ni) by Pieter Bart Korthuis. TheContinue reading “Aarya (2020)”

A TV series directed by Rohan Sippy. Starring Konkona Sen Sharma, Surya Sharma, Shiv Panditt, Dhruv Sehgal. All of 6 episodes. A veteran cop mired in a high profile murder case when a girl is found dead in a politician ‘s car. It is an adaptation of the Danish hit ‘The Killing’. It ran forContinue reading “Search : The Naina Murder Case(2025)”

Rated at 9.6 on Viki. The viewership rose from 2.4 % to 5.9 % for the fifth episode. But dropped to 5.79 % for the sixth. Generally looks like the viewers are liking it. Jeon Yeo -been in another role after ‘Vincenzo’ which looks like people will not forget easily. From supporting role in ‘SaveContinue reading “Ms Incognito”

Trans. Kaalidhar is missing. It is an Indian Hindi language drama film.Written & directed by Madhumita. Starring Abhishek Bachchan, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub & Daivik Bhagela. It is the Hindi remake of Madhumita ‘s 2019 Tamil Film K D. The story follows Kaalidhar, a middle aged man, experiencing memory loss is left in the Kumbh melaContinue reading “Kaalidhar Laapata (2025)”

Trans. The both of us. It is an Indian Marathi language feminist drama. Starring Mukta Barve, Priya Bapat. Directed by Pratima Joshi. Produced by Puja Chhabria. It is an adaptation of the short story ‘Paus Ala Motha’ by the late author Gauri Deshpande. Rated at 7.7 I would not call it a ‘feminist’ film. ItContinue reading “Aamhi Doghi (2018)”