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‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’ (1994): Three and a Half Hours of Colorful Filler

Directed by: Sooraj R. Barjatya || Produced by: Ajit Kumar Barjatya, Kamal Kumar Barjatya, Rajkumar Barjatya Screenplay by: Sooraj R. Barjatya || Starring: Salman Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Mohnish Bahl, Renuka Shahane, Anupam Kher, Reema Lagoo, Alok Nath Music by: Raamlaxman || Cinematography: Rajan Kinagi || Editing by: Mukhtar Ahmed || Country: India || Language: Hindi Running … Continue reading

‘Jodhaa Akbar’ (2008): When Epic Romance Collapses Under Its Own Weight

Directed by: Ashutosh Gowariker || Produced by: Ronnie Screwvala, Ashutosh Gowariker Written by: Haidar Ali, Ashutosh Gowariker || Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai, Sonu Sood, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Ila Arun, Rajesh Vivek Music by: A.R. Rahman || Cinematography by: Kran Deohans || Editing by: Ballu Saljuja || Country: India || Language: Hindi, Urdu Running Time: 214 … Continue reading

‘Mughal-e-Azam’ (1960): An Old-School Romantic Epic that Stands the Test of Time

Directed by: K. Asif || Produced by: Shapoorj Pallonji Screenplay by: Aman, Kamal Amrohi, K. Asif, Wajahat Mirza, Ehsan Rizvi || Starring: Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, Durga Khote Music by: Naushad || Cinematography: R.D. Mathur || Editing by: Dharamvir || Country: India || Language: Urdu, Hindi Running Time: 177 minutes I’ve noticed something interesting in … Continue reading

‘Rang De Basanti’ (2006): The Preachiest Movie of the 2000s?

Directed by: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra || Produced by: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Ronnie Screwvala, Aamir Khan Screenplay by: Renzil D’Silva, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra || Starring: Aamir Khan,  Siddarth Narayan, Sharman Joshi, Soha Ali Khan, Waheeda Rehman, R. Madhavan, Kunal Kappor, Atul Kulkarni, Alice Patten Music by: A.R. Rahman || Cinematography: Binod Pradhan || Editing by: P.S. Bharathi … Continue reading

‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’ (2003): Shah Rukh Khan the Matchmaker

Directed by: Nikhil Advani || Produced by: Yash Johar, Karan Johar Screenplay by: Niranjan Iyengar, Karan Johar || Starring: Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Jaya Bachchan, Sushma Seth, Dara Singh, Reema Lagoo, Lilette Dubey Music by: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy || Cinematography: Anil Mehta || Editing by: Sanjay Sankla || Country: India || Language: Hindi, English Running Time: 188 … Continue reading

‘My Name is Khan’ (2010): … and This is Not a Good Movie

Directed by: Karan Johar || Produced by: Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar, Gauri Khan, Shahrukh Khan Screenplay by: Shibani Bathija || Starring: Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Jimmy Shergill, Arjun Aujla, Yuvaan Makaar, Zarina Wahab, Tanay Chheda, Pallavi Sharda Music by: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy || Cinematography: Ravi K. Chandran || Editing by: Deepa Bhatia || Country: India || Language: Hindi, … Continue reading

‘Devdas’ (2002): Sanjay Bhansali’s Stylish Masterpiece

Directed by: Sanjay Leela Bhansali || Produced by: Bharat Shah Written by: Prakash Kapadia || Starring: Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff, Kirron Kher, Dina Pathak, Milind Gunaji, Smita Jaykar, Vijayendra Ghatge, Tiku Talsania Music by: Ismail Darbar || Cinematography by: Binod Pradhan || Editing by: Bela Sehgal || Country: India || Language: Hindi … Continue reading

‘Lagaan’ (2001): Who Likes Cricket and the Color Yellow?

Directed by: Ashutosh Gowariker || Produced by: Aamir Khan, Mansoor Khan Screenplay by: Ashutosh Gowariker, Abbas Tyrewala, Sanjay Daima || Starring: Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, Paul Blackthorne, Rajesh Vivek Music by: A.R. Rahman || Cinematography: Anil Mehta || Editing by: Ballu Saluja || Country: India || Language: Hindi Running Time: 214 minutes The uber-patriotic, … Continue reading

‘Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.’ (2003): You’re Not as Charming as You Think

Directed by: Rajkumar Hirani || Produced by: Vidhu Vinod Chopra Written by: Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani, Lajan Joseph Oommen || Starring: Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Jimmy Shergill, Sunil Dutt, Gracy Singh, Boman Irani Music by: Anu Malik || Cinematography: Binod Pradhan || Editing by: Pradeep Sarkar, Rajkumar Hirani || Country: India || Language: Hindi … Continue reading

‘Dil Se’ (1998): Great Mood, Bad Romance

Directed by: Mani Ratnam || Produced by: Bharat Shah, Mani Ratnam, Ram Gopal Varma, Shkhar Kapur Screenplay by: Tigmanshu Dhulia, Mani Ratnam, Sujatha || Starring: Shahrukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, Preity Zinta, Raghuvir Yadav, Zohra Sehgal, Aditya Srivastava Music by: A.R. Rahman || Cinematography: Santosh Sivan || Editing by: Suresh Urs || Country: India || Language: … Continue reading

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