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Monday, September 5th, 2011 by
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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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Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 by
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De Dana Dan (2009)

Infused with wickedly funny dialogues, naughty one liners and hilarious situations, director Priyadarshan’s De Dana Dan is a rip-roaring comedy which requires one to put aside his/her sense of logic to let the laughter sink in for the next three hours. Shot entirely in Singapore, the film starts slow but …

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Monday, January 4th, 2010 by
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Billu Barber (2009)

Billu Barber easily proves what you already know: Shah Rukh Khan has tremendous star appeal but when it comes to acting, he can easily be upstaged, in this case by the better Khan – Irrfan Khan. Billu is a story set in the picturesque village of Budbuda, where Billu the …

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Monday, January 4th, 2010 by
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Dhoondte Reh Jaoge (2009)

Just when we begin to praise Bollywood for making alternative films, it throws a film like Dhoondte Reh Jaoge in our path making one feel either nervous for having cast an ill omen on the industry, or worse, feeling like a dimwit to have spoken too soon. For all the …

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Thursday, December 10th, 2009 by
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Nikaah (1982)

Each of B. R. Chopra’s films addresses a serious topic, but they are always entertaining. Nikaah looks at the issue of Muslim divorce, arguing that to be able to get a divorce merely by uttering the three words ‘Talaq, talaq, talaq’ is not in the interests of women or even …

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