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‘PK’ (2014): Bollywood Tries Secularism

Directed by: Rajkumar Hirani || Produced by: Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani Screenplay by: Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani || Starring: Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma, Sushant Singh Rajput, Boman Irani, Saurabh Shukla, Sanjay Dutt Music by: Shantanu Moitra, Ajay-Atul, Ankit Tiwari, Sanjay Wandrekar, Atul Raninga || Cinematography by: C.K. Muraleedharan || Edited by: Rajkumar Hirani || … Continue reading

‘Haider’ (2014): Hamlet in the Himalayas

Directed by: Vishal Bhardwaj || Produced by: Vishal Bhardwaj, Siddarth Roy Kapur, Shahid Kapoor Screenplay by: Basharat Peer, Vishal Bhardwaj || Starring: Shahid Kapoor, Tabu Hashmi, Shraddha Kapoor, Kay Kay Menon, Narendra Jha, Irrfan Khan, Kulbhashan Kharbanda, Lalit Parimoo, Ashish Vidyarthi, Aamir Bashir Music by: Vishal Bhardwaj || Cinematography: Pankaj Kumar || Cinematography by: Pankaj … Continue reading

‘Border’ (1997): Old-School Cinematic Warfare with Memorable Characters

Directed by: J. P. Dutta || Produced by: J. P. Dutta Screenplay by: J. P. Dutta || Starring: Sunny Deol, Sunil Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, Rakhee Gulzar, Jackie Shroff, Tabassum Hashmi, Pooja Bhatt, Kulhushan Kharbanda, Puneet Issar, Sapna Bedi, Music by: Anu Malik || Cinematography by: Iswar R. Bidri, Nirmal Jani || Edited by: Deepak Wirkud || Country: … Continue reading

‘Goliyon Ki Raasleela: Ram-Leela’ (2013): Nutty Colors & Shakespeare

Directed by: Sanjay Leela Bhansali || Produced by: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Chetan Deolekar, Kishore Lulla, Sandeep Singh Screenplay by: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Siddarth-Garima || Starring: Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Supriya Pathak Kapur, Richa Chadda, Homi Wadia, Sharad Kelkar, Gulshan Devaiah, Barkha Bisht Sengupa, Abhimanyu Singh, Raza Murad Music by: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Hemu Gadhvi, Monty … Continue reading

‘Om Shanti Om’ (2007): A Deeper Analysis of Reincarnation

Directed by: Farah Khan || Produced by: Shahrukh Khan, Gauri Khan Screenplay by: Farah Khan, Mayur Puri, Mushtaq Sheikh || Starring: Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Rampal, Kirron Kher, Shreyas Talpade, Yuvika Chaudhary, Bindu Desai, Nitesh Pandey Music by: Vishal-Shekhar, Sandeep Chowta || Cinematography: V. Manikandan || Edited by: Shirish Kunder || Country: India || … Continue reading

‘Satya’ (1998): Bollywood’s Dark Underbelly

Directed by: Ram Gopal Varma || Produced by: Ram Gopal Varma, P. Som Shekar Screenplay by: Saurabh Shukla, Anurag Kashyap || Starring: J.D. Chakravarthy, Urmila Matondkar, Manoj Bajpai, Govind Namdev, Paresh Rawal, Saurabh Shukla, Aditya Srivastava, Makarand Deshpande, Jeeva, Shefali Shah Music by: Vishal Bhardwaj, Sandeep Chowta || Cinematography: Gerard Hooper, Mazhar Kamran || Edited … Continue reading

‘Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai’ (2000): Romance, Guns, and Fun in the Sun

Directed by: Rakesh Roshan || Produced by: Rakesh Roshan Screenplay by: Ravi Kapoor, Honey Irani || Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Ameesha Patel, Dalip Tahil, Anupam Kher, Abhishek Sharma, Mohnish Behl Music by: Rajesh Roshan || Cinematography: Kabir Lal || Editing by: Sanjay Verma || Country: India || Language: Hindi Running Time: 178 minutes One of the classic … Continue reading

‘Guide’ (1965): Character Arcs Are Long and Winding Roads

Directed by: Vijay Anand || Produced by: Dev Anand Screenplay by: Vijay Anand || Starring: Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Leela Chitnis, Kishore Sahu, Gajanan Jagirdar, Anwar Hussain Music by: S. D. Burman || Cinematography: Fali Mistry || Editing by: Vijay Anand, Babu Sheikh || Country: India || Language: Hindi Running Time: 173 minutes Unhappily arranged marriages … Continue reading

‘Dhoom 3’ (2013): Super Dumb, But Super Fun

Directed by: Vijay Krishna Acharya || Produced by: Aditya Chopra Screenplay by: Vijay Krishna Chopra, Aditya Chopra || Starring: Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Katrina Kaif, Uday Chopra, Jackie Shroff Music by: Pritam || Cinematography: Sudeep Chatterjee || Editing by: Ritesh Soni || Country: India || Language: Hindi Running Time: 172 minutes Much like another Aamir Khan … Continue reading

‘Ghajini’ (2008): Definitely Not an Unsanctioned Remake of ‘Memento’ (2000)

Directed by: A.R. Murugadoss || Produced by: Tagore Madhu, Madhu Mantena Screenplay by: A.R. Murugadoss || Starring: Aamir Khan, Asin, Jiah Khan, Pradeep Rawat, Riyaz Khan, Tinnu Anand Music by: A.R. Rahman || Cinematography: Ravi K. Chandran || Editing by: Anthony Gonsalves || Country: India || Language: Hindi Running Time: 185 minutes A.R. Murugadoss’s 2008 film, … Continue reading

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