Archive for Drama
Toote Khilone (1954) – Review
Pragati Pictures’ “Toote Khilone,” premiered at the Roxy Theatre on March 19, 1954 is produced by N. Mehta and directed by Nanabhai Bhatt and it is a very good film based on a story-idea whose truth and simplicity invest it with an irresistible appeal. The deeply moving and very human …
Love Breakups Zindagi (2011) – Review
Bollywood’s easy formula of success is a romcom with catchy songs, attractive locations, eye-catching clothes and scenes that radiate energy and freshness. Love Breakups Zindagi (LBZ), had all of these, yet failed to meet the expectations its eye-catching trailers had built. The only reason I wanted to watch LBZ was …
Force (2011) – Review
The John Abraham-starrer Force is a standard South Indian potpourri of larger than life action, whippy camera work and swift intercutting – the precise qualities which make Tamil and Kannada hybrids the taste of the new Mumbai. Remake of the South Indian blockbuster Kaakha Kaakha, Force is a film very …
Khamoshi (1969) – Review
Camera cuts from the girl on the balcony to the ambulance below. It drives off and the nurse is alone staring into space. She has been in love with the patient: never mind all that corn about love therapy, it seems an interesting enough affair. A while later they clear …
Baadbaan (1954) – Review
An excellent picture, and obviously the result of the united effort of a group of stars and technicians all of whom have given of their best, “Baadbaan”, produced by the Bombay Talkies Workers’ Industrial Cooperative Society Limited, was premiered on Friday, June 18, 1954, to packed houses at the Roxy …
Chandni Chowk – Review (1954)
Hira Films’ “Chandni Chowk”, justifies its title by providing a superbly-mounted musical romane of a time when Chandni Chowk, the glittering ancient locality of Old Delhi, was the centre of attraction for people from all parts of India. Deftly designed in a suspense-packed screenplay by I.S. Johar, and cleverly and …
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara – Review (2011)
Zoya Akhtar has a knack for telling different stories, interesting stories. Her debut film, Luck By Chance, told the tale of a struggling actor while shedding light on the cutthroat business of cinema and ‘making it big’. With Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Zoya has proven that she is a director …
Doctor (1941) – Review
Poverty, disease, superstition and caste distinctions were all targets of a subtle yet powerful attack in New Theatres’ “Doctor” which came in 1941, a year after the original Bengali version, from which it had been dubbed and re-edited by director-editor Subodh Miter. In keeping with the tradition of B. N. …
Stanley Ka Dabba (2011) – Review
First things first, Stanley Ka Dabba (SKD) is not another Taare Zameen Par. Indeed, the plot revolves around a child and it’s based on a serious issue but Stanley Ka Dabba is poles apart from TZP. It’s based on a phenomenal issue related to school going children that one ignores …
Patiala House (2011) – Review
As soon as you see an Akshay Kumar movie’s trailer you jump to a conclusion that it will be a mindless comedy but let me be clear on this one, Patiala House isn’t just that! It in fact is probably one of the most serious roles Akshay has ever performed. …
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