12 YEARS A SLAVE !!

I had gone into this Academy Award winning movie with a certain pre-existing apathy towards Hollywood’s tendency to hype up movies that had anything to do with ...read more

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The Irreplaceable Queen!

Of the myriads of'Lata-classics', it's really difficult to pick a few. Even so, I give my friends a playlist where each song has a story to be told, and praise ...read more

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The perfect playlist!

This was a tough task- compiling a list of the best English songs? Stiff ask! If the 40s and 50s were the era of Rockabilly, True rock & roll struck the world i...read more

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A MAGNUM OPUS

These days, kids read a lot- drama, tragedy, romance, thriller, horror, classics and what not. As for me, I missed many literary gems when in school and have be...read more

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Dickens' favourite child

With a dust pan in one hand and a cleaning-cloth in another, as I vivified my Study Table this past Sunday, lay in the corner of a heap- a rusty, almost tattere...read more

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MANNA DEY- ANOTHER FORGOTTEN PRODIGY...

Once the legendary singer Mohammad Rafi commented that people listened to his songs but he listened to only Manna Dey’s songs. What else can define the greatnes...read more

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AROMA OF LOVE...

Every Sunday I look forward to something telecast in Doordarshan- ‘Woh Guzra Zamana’(I think that’s the name) wherein classic films of the bygone era are shown…...read more

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WHAT'S FOUND IN A LOST WORLD...

Depression did get hold of me, sometime last month- nothing was going as per plans- fractured ankle, demise of a bosom friend. wanted to leave it all and become...read more

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SWAMI- ANOTHER SEVENTIES' CLASSIC...

FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO CLEAR THAT THIS IS NOT A REVIEW ON THE 2007 FILM, SWAMI BUT ON THE FILM WITH THE SAME NAME RELEASED IN THE YEAR 1977. DUE TO ABSENCE O...read more

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ALL TIME GREATS...

The Indian film fraternity has for years furnished us with movies: some celebrated while others quite appalling. With pleasure I put forward my chosen list of t...read more

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GEMS FROM INDIA'S TRUE PENDANT...

Amitabh Bachchan walked off with his fourth National Film Award yesterday for Paa… This inspires me to compile the following review that concentrates on the bes...read more

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MASTERY OF THE MAESTRO......

In a nutshell, perhaps the most complete batsman and the most worshipped cricketer in the world, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar holds every record worth owning in the ...read more

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The Unsung Hero

Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhya- the unsung hero of melody- had the most calming, serene and resonating timber. His songs came right from the heart and click right in...read more

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Duets continued

I was not done totally with my last review on the best duets of bollywood. I would like to continue and name the next thirty to complete the list of'My fifty fa...read more

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Two voices, celebrating love

Some of the most romantic songs recorded have been duets: chances for people who, romantically involved or not, enjoy performing together, enough to create a re...read more

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'MAIN HAR EK PAL KA SHAYAR HOON'

Today, even though three decades have elapsed since Mukesh Chand Mathur's demise, the infinite followers of his renditions are still enthralled as if he is ther...read more

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THE ONES WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE

Well, I think there are two sets of male singers in our country who are worth mentioning in any such review: - (I) The LEGENDS (II) The shadows of the legends(c...read more

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TIMELESS MELODIES

It took me more time to edit the list than to compile it. Many melodious songs have been left out. I am sorry for that. New songs do not find place due to 2 bas...read more

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