Stylish Blogger Award

I cannot tell how surprised and excited I was when Lime(tte) passed this award to me among several other blogs. I have only been blogging here for a month or so, which makes it even more special! What else can I say then thank you?There is a duty though, coming hand in hadn with this award. To cite Lime(tte): The receiver must name 7 facts about him-/herself, and then pass it of to seven bloggers,...

Because we all love dancing in the rain....

The spring has come and with it - the first spring rain! As I listen to the soft music the raindrops are playing behind my windows, I got reminded of all those beautiful rain songs Bollywood has given us. Here are just several of them, that immediatelly came to my mind.... Enjoy! Meanwhile I´m going out. It´s raining. perfect excuse for dancing in the streets......Koi Ladki Hai is my favourite track from Dil To Pagal Hai, and the picturization is...

Dil To Pagal Hai

Directed by: Yash ChopraStarring: Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Karishma Kapoor, Akshay KumarReleased: 1997It was my fourth Bollywood movie and also the one that confirmed my love for Bollywood forever. It was the last step that I took in my obsession with Madhuri Dixit, Shahrukh Khan and Indian cinema in general. It is for me what Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is to many others – the ultimate romantic...

Bunty aur Babli

Directed by: Shaad AliStarring: Rani Mukherjee, Abhishek Bachchan, Amitabh BachchanReleased: 2005Rakesh lives in a small city. Most of the time he spends daydreaming about his future career – and to his parent´s grief he does not aspire to become a ticket collector on train like his father. He wants to be successful and rich, a name everyone will know. His brain comes up with new bussiness plans and...

Alibaba aur 40 chor

Directed by: Latif Faiziyev Starring: Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Zeenath AmanReleased: 1980In some Arabic country, in a city going by the name of Gulabad, there lives Alibaba, younger son of a wealthy merchant Yusuf. However it has been long years since Yusuf left for one of his dealing trips and he has not returned as yet. And so little Alibaba has never seen his face and all he knows is what his...

Munni or Sheila?

If we look back to the year 2010, this time from musical point of view, the two most talked about songs were Munni Badnaam Hui and Sheila Ki Jawani. Both were the so-called item numbers."Munni" was sung by Mamta Sharma and it was featured in the super hit film Dabangg (starring Salman Khan as a main lead). Picturized on Salman´s bhabhi, popular item girl Malaika Arora Khan, the song was choreographed by none other then Farah Khan. Incidentally the...

Minireviews: Romantic comedies of 2010

I hate luv storysDirected by: Punit MalhotraStarring: Imran Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Samir SoniOne of the absolutely weakest films of 2010. Let´s face it: Imran Khan is a sweet boy but an average actor and Sonam Kapoor is a pretty girl and a below average actress. The best thing about IHLS was ironically their pairing, since both are visually perfect for chocolate teenage crushes and given their limited...

Silsila

Directed by: Yash ChopraStarring: Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Rekha, Sanjeev Kumar, Shashi KapoorReleased: 1981Shekar (Shashi Kapoor) is an army officer. Brave and disciplined while in uniform, unruly and almost childish out of it. He loves to spend his days with his head resting in the lap of Shobha (Jaya Bachchan), the girl he loves, planning their future together. And in the evening he likes...

Yamla Pagla Deewana

Directed by: Samir KarnikStarring: Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Dharmendra, Anupam KherReleased: 2011Somewhere in Vancouver, Canada, there lives a rather happy NRI going by the name of Paramveer Singh (Sunny Deol). His family includes a blonde, non-Indian wife, two little sons and old mother. Paramveer dreams of going back to his homeland, but his wife Mary is completely opposed to the idea, being completely...

Biwi no. 1

Director: David DhawanStarring: Salman Khan, Karishma Kapoor, Sushmita Sen, Anil KapoorReleased: 1999I could hardly believe that a movie like Biwi no. 1 could actually be such a hit. In fact Biwi no. 1 is one of the most atrocious Bollywood movies I have seen and with its cringeworthiness triumphs even over a „gem“ like Raja Hindustani. The not-so-original story goes as follows – Prem (who else then...

No one killed Jessica

Director: Raj Kumar GuptaStarring: Vidya Balan, Rani Mukherjee, Myra KarnReleased: 2011Possibly the most awaited film of the beggining of 2011 released on 7th January and it is rather non-bollywood-ish in the sense you will not find here any lovesick jodis running around the trees. But the sky high expectations do not really work here. It is a good attempt to make a different, and as possibly some...