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A 1973 drama with a evergreen theme which will hold true anywhere,anytime,truly timeless.Subir,a popular singer marries a village girl,who is also a good singer.Back in the city he finds his wife surpassing him.His male ego & how things turn out.A tear jerker end.In the deft hands of Hrishikesh Mukherjee its turnout a classic.The music ofContinue reading “Abhimaan”

The English translation means —The married woman.It is a 2005 Indian Musical drama in Hindi that hit the screens .It is based on a novella by Sarat chandra Chattopadhyay of 1914.Childhood sweethearts Lalita & shekhar wish to get married someday.But Shekhar’s growing suspicions & his conniving father’s antics threaten to tear them apart. A 1953Continue reading “Parineeta”

A 2015 drama that again deals with the mixed brotherly feelings.Ya nuo has been raised as a boy & at the age of 25 she catches the eye of a triad leader’s sister.But she falls for the brother.Baron chen & Megan lai are the lead pair.Baron chen rose to fame due to his role inContinue reading “Bromance”

A 1982 Hindi film which is just 2hr 17 min long.The main cast included Rekha,Raj Babbar,Amol Palekar,Simple kapadia & Rakesh Roshan. Sangeeta ,a young woman must work for her family after her father abandons them. Rekha in the lead which we can’t imagine anybody else. The same theme was repeated in Tapasya–by Rakhi & inContinue reading “Jeevan Dhara”

A 2020 drama is only 1 hr 48 min.long.It deals with a pair of teenagers based on a novel by the same name.One poster shows two young people walking in the woods.In another poster two people are atop a stone & laughing from ear to ear. i promise I had no intention of completing itContinue reading “All the bright places”

Reading through an article on the songs in” Ghar” –a Hindi film made in 1978 made me nostalgic.All the songs are immortal.A brave film nearly 2 hours long was an attempt at making a statement.Vikas & Aarti’s lives are jeopardised after they are attacked & Aarti is gangraped.The couple faces trauma,social taboo & their ownContinue reading “Ghar”

It is a 2016 drama.Its pace is very comfortable .It has only 16 episodes.It races after the 11th episode.But we all have a thing for melodrama,which takes away the promise.Editing could have helped to make it racy.Its a story of a young girl aspiring to go to college,but is busy doing part-time jobs to helpContinue reading “Cinderella & the four knights”

Deepika Padukone will be seen along with Rishi Kapoor in the remake of the hollywood film titled–The Intern.This piece of news brought along memories of Sholay–a multistarrer which was inspired by hollywood flicks.For the first time mixing was done with technicians hired to do the sound which even today is classic.The 1975 film enjoyed unadulteratedContinue reading “Remakes & remixes”

It is a 2016 drama.It is also known as Moonlight drawn by clouds.It is a historical drama where a crown prince begins to fall in love with his political eunuch,who is really a young woman posing as a man.The prince is Park Bo gum & his eunuch is Kim Yoo jung.Their relation is too sweet.RightContinue reading “Love in the moonlight”