The Canadian American actress, comedian, screenwriter died on 30 Jan 2026 at the age of 71. Born on March 4, 1954 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her career spanned 50 years. She started young at the age of 21!! She grew up as the sixth of seven children. She has an older sister Mary Margaret O’Hara,Continue reading “Catherine O’Hara”
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Shanti Niketan (2025)
Trans. ‘House of Peace’. It is an Indian Hindi language family drama film. Directed & Written by Deepankar Prakash. Starring Raman Krishnatrey, Neeraj Saidawat, Usha Shree, Saraswati Upadhyaya, Nanda Yadav. Ravi, a diligent man in his mid 30s, shoulders the responsibility of caring for his ailing grandfather, mentally dis -abled aunt & grandmother after hisContinue reading “Shanti Niketan (2025)”
The Fiery Priest (2019)
Lit. meaning ‘Hot Blooded Priest’. It is a South Korean TV series. Written By Park Jae beom. Directed by Lee Myung woo, Park Bo ram. Starring Kim Nam gil, Kim Sung kyun, Lee Hanee, Ko Jun with others. First season has 20 episodes. Season 2 premiered on Nov.8, 2024. Following the mysterious death of anContinue reading “The Fiery Priest (2019)”
Ron Kamonohashi
Episode 6 ‘The case of the Genius Composer Abduction’ has a singer abducted by a ‘Humming bird’. He has abducted many a geniuses. But there is no complaint. Ron visits her house which has a studio at the top. It has two windows & one door. They lock the singer inside. But later find thatContinue reading “Ron Kamonohashi”
Laila Majnu (2018)
It is an Indian Hindi language romantic drama film. Directed by Sajid Ali. Presented by Imtiaz Ali. Co-produced by Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor & Preety Ali. Starring Avinash Tiwary & newcomer Tripti Dimri. A contemporary retelling of the legendary Arabic tragedy Layla & Majnum, It follows two star crossed lovers, Laila & Qais Bhatt whoContinue reading “Laila Majnu (2018)”
Shyam ho gayi…
Aisi Shaam jiski koi subah nahi.. ( It’s evening… an evening which has no morning… ) We lost Shyam Benegal (14 December 1934 – 23 December 2024 ) yesterday. He was an Indian film director, screenwriter & documentary filmmaker. Often regarded as the pioneer of parallel cinema, he is widely considered as one of theContinue reading “Shyam ho gayi…”
Life is Beautiful
This title was made immortal by the 1997 movie. In 2012, an Indian Telugu language coming of age film came to theatres. It is a good movie. Amala’s performance was much appreciated. She went on to win the Best actor at 60th Filmfare Awards South & Best Outstanding actress at CineMAA Awards. Sai Pallavi hadContinue reading “Life is Beautiful”
Farewell, Ustad
Zakir Hussain Allarakha Qureshi ( 9 March 1951 – 15 December 2024) was an Indian Table player, composer, percussionist, music producer & film actor. He was known for bringing classical Indian music to a global audience. He was the eldest son of tabla player Alla Rakha. He had won four Grammy awards. He was awardedContinue reading “Farewell, Ustad”
Savarkar
The name is enough to fill our hearts with respect. But I am referring to his better half today. Mai Savarkar! Today is her 136th birth anniversary. Diwan Ramchandra Trimbak alias Bhaurao Chiplunkar of Jawhar & his wife, Laxmibai were her parents. Born as ,their eldest daughter, Yashoda, she had four brothers & seven sisters.Continue reading “Savarkar”
Heaven (2002 )
It is a romantic thriller film. Directed by Tom Tykwer. Starring Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi. Co-screen writer Krzysztof Kieslowski intended to be the first part of a trilogy ( the second being Hell & the third titled Purgatory) but Kieslowski died before he could complete the project. The film is an international co-production among producersContinue reading “Heaven (2002 )”