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Monday, October 24th, 2011 by

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 …

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Monday, September 5th, 2011 by

Laila Majnu – Review (1976)

“Laila Majnu” offers within its 19 reel, lavish sets, glit­tering desert exteriors, an ela­borate fantasy sequence, and gorgeous costumes. It all makes for an eye-catching pageant, except that the pageant often looks closer to being a comedy than a tragic tale of star-cross­ed lovers. For a tale of intense love …

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Thursday, August 25th, 2011 by

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 …

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Sunday, May 29th, 2011 by

Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (2011) – Review

Madhur Bhandarkar is known for making films that are inspired by real-life subjects and are close to real life in some way or the other. He depicted something of the real world in Chandni Bar, Fashion, Traffic Signal and Corporate and this time round he comes with a romantic comedy …

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Sunday, May 29th, 2011 by

Luv Ka The End (2011) – Review

Girl power is a force to be reckoned with and that’s precisely what Luv Ka The End, Yash Raj’s latest flick is all about. It displays a different side of Bollywood, one that shows young girls moving on after breaking up instead of shedding tears for rest of their lives. …

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