Category Archives: Classic

Movie – Laawaris – Another Amitabh Bachchan potboiler (1981)

Posted on January 20, 2010 by ashish

Laawaris came in the year 1981 and became synonymous with the song Mere Angne Mein Tumhara Kya Kaam Hai. It appears twice in the film, once rendered by Alka Yagnik (who received her first Filmfare nominations for this particular song) … Continue reading →

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Gharonda (1977) – A wonderful but sad story

Posted on September 21, 2009 by ashish

The quest to have a house of one’s own is a very strong impulse, capable of stirring up strong emotions in any person. Gharonda is a movie on that concept, on the quest of a young couple to have a … Continue reading →

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Damini (1993): Honesty requires a lot of courage

Posted on May 6, 2009 by ashish

Damini was a movie released in 1993, styled as the movie made about a courageous woman. At that time, it was common knowledge that Rajkumar Santoshi was extremely enamored of Meenakshi Seshadri, and this movie was a show of his … Continue reading →

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Movie: Lage Raho Munnabhai – continuation of the Munnabhai series

Posted on February 24, 2009 by ashish

With the success of Munnabhai MBBS, it was clear that there would be a sequel, it was just waiting for the sequel to come. And so came the sequel in 2006, called Lage Raho Munnabhai (carry on Munnabhai). The movie … Continue reading →

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