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Today I will like to share one of the most beautiful songs ever written. It is from ‘Sujata’ with two of the best actors that Hindi film industry ever had, Nutan & Sunil Dutt !On the telephone & one of the most natural picturisation ever. It was a rarity to have a phone & aContinue reading “Jalte hain jiske liye…”

Today we miss the newspaper. We have the news at our fingertips & yet we miss the printed form. The negative news makes it depressing at times, but a cup of tea in the morning with the fresh newspaper is a must. There was a TV program on the newspaper office, “Chapte chapte” it hadContinue reading “The Newspaper”

I was watching ‘Anamika’ again when I came across this song. It is a memorable song. But today I found it disturbing. ‘Meri Bheegi bheegi si palkon pe rah gaye mere kuch sapne bikhar ke, jale man tera bhi kisi ke milan ko Anamika tu bhi tarse….’ as Sanjeev Kumar is saying this, does itContinue reading “Meri bheegi bheegi si…”

I liked the title & went on to see the Japanese show. It is also called “In time with you”. Mitari Yo & Her friend, Ishida Ren have been friends since ages. They not only their fears & good moments but are in touch every day. Yet what is obvious to all they are unableContinue reading “I don’t love you yet”

A film that revolves around ‘Garba’. It begins in Baroda. Featuring two new faces Warina Hussain & Aayush Sharma. It’s Navratri, when they meet & fall in love with each other. He teaches Garba to small kids & she is an NRI visiting enroute London. It is a trip in pursuit of love. So loveContinue reading “Loveyatri : A journey of love”

I had been getting suggestion for this show since ages but the poster didn’t attract me. After ‘The last empress’ I was searching for Shin sung -rok when I came across ‘My love from another star’ & then I had to see it. Shin sung-rok is the villain & has very few scenes initially, laterContinue reading “My love from the star”

The long awaited series of Lee Min ho is here. It begins with a lot of blood shed & that really put me off. I love all that is clean, sweet, romantic? yes & subtle. But the later half is better with Minho as the monarch & in search of that girl, whose ID cardContinue reading “King:The eternal monarch”

The two epics have ruled the minds of Indian people for ages. Every child in the household is well versed with all the subplots which go with the story. Rama, the ideal son, husband & the king has all the qualities that you could ever wish for & more. His tale is a story toldContinue reading “Ramayan & Mahabharat”

Marriages are made in heaven & celebrated on earth….goes the popular belief. Most of the stories have at least one marriage or ends in a marriage. The ones to be married are left behind & someone else takes the place. Unlikely candidates fall for each other & those dating suddenly have a change of heart.Continue reading “Marriages”

It is a 1966 Hindi film starring Joy Mukherjee & Asha Parekh. Songs like “Sayonara” are famous even today. The location was Tokyo where these songs were picturised. What remains with us is the fashion. Ashaji has tied her hair with 2 beads held with a rubber band. Every cosmetic shop had them. Arundhati Roy’sContinue reading “Love in Tokyo”