Category Archives: Detective

Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki – the murder mystery

Posted on July 16, 2008 by ashish

Balaji serials have the unique ability to spin a murder mystery into a long and complicated hunt with one common characteristic – at one point, all the characters have become suspected of the murder before they are one after the … Continue reading →

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Race: Worth a one time see

Posted on April 2, 2008 by ashish

In order to make a movie successful in today’s world, there are certain ways. One of the most important ways is for it to be a hit in the first week – with the number of shows on display during … Continue reading →

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Murder (2004): Almost a classic movie

Posted on November 22, 2007 by ashish

Murder was not the debut movie for either Mallika Sherawat or Emraan Hashmi (debut movies being Khwaish for Mallika and Footpath for Imraan Hashmi), but this was the movie that gave a big boost to their film career, and also … Continue reading →

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Doordarshan nostalgia: Byomkesh Bakshi

Posted on July 9, 2007 by ashish

I was watching the second run of Karamchand on Sony a few weeks back, and started wondering about the other detective serials that we see. There is the strange CID, but my memories went back to that serial from long … Continue reading →

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