Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Directed by: Zoya AkhtarStarring: Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, Katrina Kaif, Kalki KoechlinReleased: 2011Even among the not that impressive pieces Bollywood managed to churn out this year (which I overally rate as very poor) it is possible to find several pearls and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is definitely one of them. It was largely compared to Dil Chahta Hai, but even though it will...

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

Directed by: Karan JoharStarring: Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Amitabh Bachchan, Kirron KherReleased: 2006I will never really understand where did my courage to watch Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna come from. Till this day I have not been able to overcome the outrage and hate that both have come over me after watching Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Ghum, which I consider the worst...

Chalo Dilli

Directed by: Shashant ShahStarring: Lara Dutta, Vinay PathakReleased: 2011One of the better films of the first half of 2011, and at the time I watched it (spring 2011) after 7 Khoon Maaf also the first which I watched at one go without looking at the timeline (which actually seems quite rare these days). It is a small film about small people who encounter trouble – that as we learn near the end are...

Chikni Chameli thoughts

Second by second Chikni Chameli has made its way to the public. An item number meant to spice up the upcoming Karan Johar´s production Agneepath, it is going to fully rock the screens early next year. After Sheila and Munni in 2010, that both enjoyed huge popularity, 2011 seems almost bare without it sown iconic item number. Sure, there were at least three attempts – Deepika in Dum Maro Dum remake,...

Guru

Directed by: Mani RatnamStarring: Abhishek Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborthy, Aishwarya Rai, Madhavan, Vidya BalanReleased: 2007It might have been the setting, the overall look of the film, which was visually very pleasing, it might have been a really good music - and it was definitely the great work of all the actors involved, that earned this movie such a high mark from me. I generally love films set...

Tere Naam

Directed by: Satish KaushikStarring: Salman Khan, Bhumika ChawlaReleased: 2003I had no idea what the story or genre was beforehand. All I have seen were several Salman pictures and his awful greasy mess of hair had me expecting something about a killer escaping from jail. I was pleasantly surprised when I realized it was going to be a love story. And I was even more happy to find out, it was an intense...

Guide

Directed by: Vijay AnandStarring: Dev Anand, Waheeda RehmanReleased: 1965It is always sad when a sudden demise of an actor is a reason for re-watching a film, but if that film happens to be something as touching, epic and perfect as Guide, then you realize the actor is actually immortal. That is exactly the case of Dev Anand, who passed away just today – and made me re-watch Guide.The story, told...

Parivaar

Directed by: Shashilal K. NairStarring: Mithun Chakraborthy, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Shakti KapoorReleased: 1987A film about a tightly knot family consisting of a man, two orphans, a monkey and a dog. Yes, you heard right. And if the children´s tears leave you cool, the crying dog and sobbing monkey will make up for it (maybe). But here we are running too much ahead....Birju is an honest con artist,...