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Saturday, April 24th, 2010 by
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Lekin (1991)

Cast: Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Amjad Khan Director: Gulzar Music: Hridayanath Mangeshkar Lyrics: Gulzar Capsule Review: Produced by ‘Asia’s Nightingale’ Lata Mangeshkar, Lekin is a ghost story with a difference. Lekin transports us into the twilight ‘now‑you-see-her-now-you-don’t’ zone. Frozen between two lives the female protagonist’s character is guided by the …

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Saturday, April 24th, 2010 by
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Ittefaq (1969)

Cast: Nanda, Rajesh Khanna Director: Yash Chopra Music: (background score) Salil Chowdhury Capsule Review: The ever-experimental B.R.Chopra produced this songless thriller, his second film after the courtroom drama Kanoon. The raw and riveting Rajesh Khanna played a man accused of murdering his wife who takes asylum in a single woman’s …

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Saturday, April 24th, 2010 by
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Jewel Thief (1967)

Cast: Ashok Kumar Dev Anand,Vyjanthimala,Tanuja Director: Vijay Anand Music: S.D. Burman Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri, Shailendra Capsule Review: A film about mistaken identity starring the debonair Dev Anand cast as look­alikes. This clever suspense film with a surfeit of skilful narrative devices all climaxing in one of the most heart- stopping …

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Saturday, April 24th, 2010 by
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Kohraa (1964)

Cast: Biswajeet,Waheeda Rehman, Lalita Pawar Director: Hiren Nag Music: Hemant Kumar Lyrics: Kaifi Azmi Capsule Review: Kohraa featured the ethereal Waheeda Rehman as the mysterious rake Biswajeet’s second wife who’s haunted by his dead wife. The chilling ambience was sublimated by the producer Hemant Kumar’s vintage music. Songs like Lata …

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Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 by
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Kaminey (2009)

Eleven characters. A volley of bullets whizz by. Corpses pile up. A dead body disappears. A drug deal goes awry. Blink and you might miss all of it. Kaminey is a film that requires a heavy dose of caffeine and your utmost attention. It also is the hit of the …

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Monday, January 4th, 2010 by
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Aa Dekhen Zara (2009)

Money is power. Power is seduction. It can seduce anyone, even the simplest of men. Can one cheat death? Can fate be fought? These are the questions that Aa Dekhen Zara poses as a film. But make no mistake. This isn’t a moralistic film. It is pure suspense with a …

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Monday, January 4th, 2010 by
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8×10 Tasveer (2009)

Strictly (technically) speaking, 8×10 Tasveer is a milestone for Nagesh Kukunoor. As a storyteller, Kukunoor has tried changing his genre, stepping out of his comfort zone and right into the suspense-thriller genre. For a filmmaker, that stepping out can go either way. Where one was hoping for an intelligent film, …

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