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‘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

‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ (1998): The Mecca of 1990s “Cool”

Directed by: Karan Johar || Produced by: Yash Johar, Hiroo Johar Screenplay by: Karan Johar || Starring: Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukerji, Salman Khan, Anupam Kher, Farida Jalal, Sana Saeed Music by: Jatin-Lalit || Cinematography: Santosh Thundiyil, Santosh Sivan || Editing by: Sanjay Sankla || Country: India || Language: Hindi Running Time: 185 minutes Awful performances … Continue reading

‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ (1995): When You Need Your 1990s Bollywood Fix…

Directed by: Aditya Chopra || Produced by: Yash Chopra Written by: Aditya Chopra || Starring: Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Amrish Puri, Farida Jalal, Anupam Kher, Pooja Ruparel, Satish Shah, Parmeet Sethi Music by: Jatin Lalit || Cinematography by: Manmohan Singh || Editing by: Keshav Naidu || Country: India || Language: Hindi Running Time: 190 minutes Bollywood’s … Continue reading

‘Mother India’ (1957): The Matriarch of Melodrama

Directed by: Mehboob Khan || Produced by: Mehboob Khan Written by: Mehboob Khan, Wajahat Mirza, S. Ali Raza || Starring: Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar, Raaj Kumar, Kanhaiyalal, Jiloo Maa, Kumkum, Chanchal, Sheela Naik Music by: Naushad || Cinematography by: Faredoon A. Irani || Editing by: Shamsudin Kadri || Country: India || Language: Hindi Running … Continue reading

‘Sholay’ (1975): The Ultimate Masala Western

Directed by: Ramesh Sippy || Produced by: G.P. Sippy Written by: Salim-Javed || Starring: Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Hema Malini, Jaya Bhaduri, Amjad Khan, Satyen Kappu, A.K. Hangal, Sachin Music by: R.D. Burman || Cinematography: Dwarka Divecha || Editing by: M.S. Shinde || Country: India || Language: Hindi Running Time: 204 minutes What I … Continue reading

‘3 Idiots’ (2009): The Most Rewatchable 3-Hour Movie Ever Made

Directed by: Rajkumar Hirani || Produced by: Vidhu Vinod Chopra Screenplay by: Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani || Starring: Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Boman Irani, Omi Vaidya Music by: Shantanu Moitra || Cinematography: C.K. Muraleedharan || Editing by: Ranjeet Bahadur || Country: India || Language: Hindi, English Running Time: 171 minutes If you’re … Continue reading

‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ (1999): Finding Love (for Aishwarya Rai) in Strange Places

Directed by: Sanjay Leela Bhansali || Produced by: Sanjay Leela Bhansali Screenplay by: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Kenneth Phillips || Starring: Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, Zohra Sehgal, Vikram Gokhale Music by: Ismail Darbar || Cinematography: Anil Mehta || Editing by: Bela Segal || Country: India || Language: Hindi Running Time: 187 minutes My first introduction … Continue reading

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