Category Archives: Corruption

Zanjeer: Birth of Amitabh as the super-star

Posted on July 12, 2007 by ashish

For Amitabh Bachchan, Zanjeer was not his first movie. But it was a landmark movie, the movie that set Amitabh as the angry young man, as the movie that laid the foundation of a career that reached tremendous heights. Before … Continue reading →

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Nayak: A movie about an ideal man against corruption

Posted on July 12, 2007 by ashish

I am watching Nayak (The Anil Kapoor, Amrish Puri and Rani Mukherji starrer), and even though the movie is slightly over-dramatic, I do like the movie. The scenarios that it outlines initially as problems, such as corruption by ministers, caste … Continue reading →

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Father throws girl into river

Posted on July 11, 2007 by ashish

In a shocking incident, father threw his 7 year old daughter into the Gomti river in Jaunpur. Refer this link. And why did he do this? He found that she needed kidney transplantations and the cost of the operation, Rs. … Continue reading →

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Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron: The comedy classic

Posted on July 11, 2007 by ashish

The first time I saw this movie was immediately when it was released, and it struck a deep chord in me that time itself. I was very impressed, partly because there were so many scenes in the film when I … Continue reading →

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