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The short story that will remain with you for days. A lift man gets sick & sends his son on the duty. His son is preparing for his engineering exam,which he hasn’t cleared in four attempts. He is lazy & doesn’t want this work but has no choice. The events that follow change his perspectiveContinue reading “The Lift boy”

After watching the promos for ‘Hu tu tu’ I could not see the film, which appeared promising. But I made it to “Filhaal” & knew she had the touch. Meghna Gulzar had arrived! She had assisted her father as a screen writer for ‘Hu tu tu’. The song, ‘Chhai chhap chhai, chhapa ke chchai’ wasContinue reading “Filhaal”

The raw mango in Marathi is ..Kairi. The green fruit is abundant in the summer & has to be eaten raw with a pinch of salt & chilli powder (optional). Our summers abounded in playing, climbing on the trees & plucking out the fruit. There were many trees in the entire colony & we didContinue reading “Kairi”

This song from ‘Satyam, Shivam, Sundaram’ bestows many adjectives to the lady love & when she becomes the wife she is ignored. The reason.. half of her face is scared. She has a beautiful voice, she is beautiful (but for her face ) & she is also what he has always dreamt about ! TheContinue reading “Chanchal Sheetal Nirmal…”

A Hindi film which has nothing new except the faces. Rishi Kapoor & Dimple Kapadia became stars overnight.It is a teenage romance. The usual rich boy -poor girl story with the parents objecting to the match but with memorable songs. Raj Kapoor is a legend. He has given a break to so many that countingContinue reading “Bobby”

Indian cinema lost two of the most loved actors within 24 hours. They were as separate from chalk & cheese, but much appreciated for their work & will be remembered forever due to the films which remain behind. I shall start with Rishi Kapoor first. He was the heart throb of all the collegians then.Continue reading “Those two….”

Naming the seagull is not the only thing that the writer Richard Bach do but to open eyes of millions. His books are straight from the heart. This particular book is about the seagull learning to fly. He asks many how & learns to soar high. The pneumatics is explained & how to overcome theContinue reading “Jonathan Livingston Seagull”

Today I remember this film because what we need in life is ‘ASHA’. It has a beautiful start with Aasha singing on stage.Reena Roy & Jeetendra in the lead. The story is good & so are the songs. It was a blockbuster. It also was a remake of Telugu movie starring NT Rama Rao &Continue reading “Aasha”

One of those movies that you must see before you die. Each frame is such there can be nothing better. The star cast consisted of Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Anil Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri, Amrish Puri & others. It is a delight to watch Dilip Kumar in this movie. I have seen him in ‘Moghal-E -Azam’,Continue reading “Mashaal”

It literally means Astray. Jo raah bhatak jaye woh….. gumrah! The way is lost is gumrah. The star cast made it an excellent film. Ashok Kumar, Sunil Dutt & Mala Sinha have lived in their roles. Mala Sinha Gets married to Ashok Kumar, but still has feelings for her boyfriend, Sunil Dutt. Mala’s sister diesContinue reading “Gumrah”