Babu moshai, Zindagi badi honi chahiye, lambi nahin (Life should be big, not long) – Rajesh Khanna’s character Anand in the Hindi film Anand Anand came out in early 1971, when Rajesh Khanna (born Jatin Khanna) was at the height of his popularity. Aaradhana, released two years before and in which the star played dual […]
Why is it that even top Indian movie stars, when they rarely ever land a role in a Hollywood film, get only tiny, inconsequential parts. If you thought Anil Kapoor’s role in the last installment of Mission Impossible was a joke and Anupam Kher’s brief appearance in Lust, Caution an insult, it gets worse with Amitabh […]
Except for his loud mouth, Ram Gopal Varma has nothing going for him. The object of withering scorn from critics, RGV’s new movie Department has received a cold shoulder from the audience too and turned out to be a disaster of epic proportions at the box office. The U.S. box office, that is. Here’s how […]
Indian movie critics have torn apart Telugu loudmouth Ram Gopal Varma’s latest film Department. Hello, is any one surprised? RGV has been making trash for so long that he’s now achieved the hitherto thought impossible – he makes tawdry Tollywood look respectful in contrast! Here take a look at the odium heaped on Department: Upper […]
Buddah Bachchan aka Big B aka Amitabh Bachchan just doesn’t draw the crowds anymore. Buddah is kinda like a Jonah for movies lately. The kiss of death. Like son, like father, eh? 😉 Buddah’s name on the marquee virtually guarantees the Bollywood movie will fare badly at the U.S. box office. Whether it’s Paa, Bbuddah […]
Aarakshan (Reservations) turned out to be a disappointment for us. Directed by Prakash Jha, one of India’s rare political film-makers, the much hyped movie is supposedly centered on the hot-button issue of reservations aka affirmative action that allows less qualified candidates from lower castes to get government jobs and seats in colleges via special quotas. […]