Archive for April, 2008

Background Music - the best that’s stayed with me

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
We all have this supreme list of songs and soundtracks from and around Bollywood. But there's yet to be a collection of the best background scores from Bollywood... and why would that no be in existence yet? Probably because, the Hindi film industry never really focussed on creating signature tunes for the background. And the only person I can remember who did create memory etching background signature tunes was none other than the big boss - R.D. Burman. What prompted this post was a reviewing of the movie "No Country for Old Men", and the discussion that followed after watching it. The discussion was how the movie had absolutely no background music. None. And yet it held the viewer so tightly ...
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My Small Thin Punjabi Wedding 5 : Wakeup Call

Monday, April 14th, 2008
Monday Morning. Coffee. A closed contracted state of mind. Reading the news. "I am not a chor" screams Rakesh Roshan over the recent controversy and court decision in Ram Sampath's favor over the title music. Roshan, it appears paid Rs. 2 Crore to get out of the tight corner. "I am not a chor" With due respects to Roshan Sr., who has done a lot for the Bombay Film Industry, one fails to understand that in all the interviews being conducted by the esteemed journalists of India, post the High Court decision, why hasn't a single journalist asked him the question - "Ok Sir. So the music-copy issue is settled. But what about the whole carbon copy of 'The Dream Team' ...
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K..K… K… it’s kkkk Krazzyyyy

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
... first online strip by yours truly... cartooning after 15 years... copies never exist in Bollywood land krazzy4.gif

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Shaurya : A few idiotic men

Friday, April 4th, 2008
Originally published on Passion For Cinema Perhaps it is the destiny of writer director Samaar Khan, to make a movie that by sheer coincidence turned out to be just like something called 'A few good men'. Perhaps it was a mere coincidence that Samaar Khan, (who I am informed), is a former movie critic. Perhaps it is a mere coincidence that so far ALL movie reviewers trying their hand at film-making have immensely helped in redefining the term 'shit'. Perhaps it is a mere coincidence that whenever Rahul Bose opens his mouth (in the movie) you run to throw up in the bathroom (in the movie theater). Perhaps it is mere coincidence that Javed Jaffrey looks more gay in ...
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Friday Ramblings

Friday, April 4th, 2008
With HBO, Cinemax and Showtime added to the list of cable channel subscriptions, it becomes quite hard to detach your ass from the new sofa cushions. Yesterday morning, with the bag all packed and ready to go to work, I turned around and muttered "Nah... not in a mood today". I wonder if writing about films and stars has turned me into one. An ass who's bored of his ass. Quite frankly now I can relate to some of them out there. When a major character actor is bored to death of all the comedy projects he keeps getting, he can only think of an early retirement. Or wanting to go home early. The difference is that I don't even wanna ...
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