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Fall of Badshah Shah Rukh Khan!

Posted in Bollywood, Cricket, tagged , , , , , , on May 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Never having been a Shah Rukh Khan fan, it would be easy for me to gloat about his currently beleaguered condition. Particularly because, like most Kolkatans, it was irritating to watch SRK ‘buy’ a team that was nominally attached to the city I live in, waltz in, and try to become a Kolkatan overnight, giving [...]

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Jodhaa Akbar: No History, Plenty of Gowariker

Posted in Bollywood, Movies, tagged , , , on March 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Before I say anything else, you will have to commend me for heroically resisting the urge to cram this post with visuals from Ashutosh Gowariker’s labour of love. If nothing else, Jodhaa Akbar is certainly one of the best-looking films to have released in recent times, and I speak as one who has paid shameless [...]

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Mithya: The Truth?

Posted in Bollywood, Movies, tagged , , , on February 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

As I emerged from the theatre after watching Mithya, I made two promises: a) I would henceforth watch everything that Rajat Kapoor directs; b) I would henceforth watch everything that Ranvir Shorey features in.
It is admittedly too early to tell, but Mithya is likely to find pride of place in many top 10 lists, if [...]

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