Showing posts with label Hindi Films. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hindi Films. Show all posts
Thursday, May 30, 2019

Books of March - Book Reviews

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After reading 3 non-fiction books in January and February (reviews here and here ), the month of March was all about fiction and people w...
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Z : Zeros & Stars in Hindi Films / Bollywood #AtoZChallenge 2019

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While I was growing up, a Hindi film was considered successful, if it ran for weeks at a stretch in a cinema hall near you. 25 weeks run w...
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Monday, April 29, 2019

Y : Yash Chopra's cliches - Hindi Films / Bollywood #AtoZChallenge 2019

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Earlier in this #AtoZChallenge2019 ( Theme - Hindi Film Industry / Bollywood cliches ), I did a post on Karan Johar's cliches . Becau...
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Saturday, April 27, 2019

X : XL sized egos in Hindi Films / Bollywood #AtoZChallenge 2019

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Please first watch the video below from the 1991 film Yodha ( starring Sunny Deol and Sanjay Dutt; two big stars from that time ) , to g...
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Friday, April 26, 2019

W : Whites in Hindi Films / Bollywood #AtoZChallenge 2019

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No! This post is not about white actors in Bollywood. It is also not about those actors who became stereotyped and always played stock whi...
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Thursday, April 25, 2019

V : Viewers and Voice-overs in Hindi Films / Bollywood #AtoZChallenge 2019

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Most commercial Indian film-makers had always believed that the Indian audiences must leave their brains back at home to really enjoy thei...
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

U : Uncles in Hindi Films / Bollywood #AtoZChallenge 2019

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I really like Liam Neeson . He is 66 years old now. He plays characters which reflect his age. And he still comes across as a daredevil.  ...
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Tuesday, April 23, 2019

T : Titles & Title Songs in Hindi Films / Bollywood #AtoZChallenge 2019

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Film-makers in Bollywood are crazy about numerology. They don't rely only on content of the film for its success. The title of the fil...
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Monday, April 22, 2019

S : Slaps in Hindi Films / Bollywood #AtoZChallenge 2019

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Nothing spells drama better in Hindi Films than slaps. I have seen them being used sparingly in Hollywood films too, but in Bollywood they...
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Saturday, April 20, 2019

R : Remixes in Hindi Films / Bollywood #AtoZChallenge 2019

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In 2018, a movie called  Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety released. The film was a commercial success. The soundtrack of the film was also super-hi...
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Friday, April 19, 2019

Q : Queer Props and Sets in Hindi Films / Bollywood #AtoZChallenge 2019

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Once upon a time in Hindi Films, the highest gaudiest forms of creative expression were the props used and sets erected for shooting the ...
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Thursday, April 18, 2019

P : Parallel Comedy Tracks in Hindi Films / Bollywood #AtoZChallenge 2019

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There was a time in Hindi Films, when heroes were serious. Always. They used to fight, love, cry and run around trees singing songs. But ...
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