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‘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

‘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

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