Good Night Good Morning: Actors' SpecialSunday, January 22, 2012 Well, well. January 2012 releases this far have been anything but spectacular, barring Chaalis Chaurasi. And this week was supposed to draw a blank with no new releases. And then a friend called from India suggesting I review an Indie flick. She had seen it in 2010 at a film festival. A movie revi ... |
IS GENEVIEVE NNAJI PREGNANT?Thursday, January 27, 2011 There has been a story, which has been published in one of the magazines, that Nigerian sultry actress Genevieve Nnaji is pregnant. The story goes on to say that Gennie, as she is fondly called by friends, is expecting a child by Dbanj a Nigerian musician.The story that there was an affair betw ... |
DABANGG – Guts, Glory, Garam GaramMonday, September 13, 2010 The title does not matter. The story does not matter. The star cast even more so. Who matters is the gutsy darling of the masses SALMAN KHAN. This destinys child has arrived with the dhamaka that dares and bares finally and does dillagi with gay abandon. There are no rata-rataya dialogues or tu ... |
BEHIND THE MASK, STARRING COSSY ORJIAKORWednesday, September 08, 2010 Behing the Mask is the title of a new movie, starring Cossy Orjiakor, the Nigerian actress. It is a welcome addition to Cossy, who has not acted for the last 6 years. Indeed, Cossy has gone through a lot of tribulations in her acting career.The movie breaks new ground for Cossy, as it is not the ... |
Iron Man 2: Man, Machine, MayhemWednesday, May 12, 2010 After a host of superhero movies Spiderman, Superman, Batman now we have a new not exactly one, offering some more super heroic deeds. These movies never fail to entertain more so when the audience is ready to lap up anything that is produced in the name of HERO. So we have a sequel to Iron Man ... |
CLASH OF THE TITANS (2010): Its a 1DMonday, April 05, 2010 Clash Of The Titans COTT, 2010 is the supposed fantasy Greek mythological story of god Zeus, his illegitimate son Parseus demi-god and the latters fight with his uncle Hades ruler of Underworld. It is a fight between good and evil. The result is of course a foregone conclusion. The gods must ... |
Hrithik Roshan Has THREE Thumbs!Sunday, April 04, 2010 Yes, Hrithik Roshan is and Meena Kumari was a polydectyl. It means a person having more than normal number of fingers and thumbs in hands or feet or both. There is nothing abnormal/unusual unless you feel so about it except it occurs in rare few humans. One may feel odd but thats the way it is ... |
Bolly Mature vs Young Romantic Love StoriesSaturday, April 03, 2010 Bollywood has made movies on love stories that were a delight for teeny boppers and professed romantic love. The viewers also were interested in these teen romances. Such is the scenario that even old aged heroes romanced girls half their ages or their grand daughter ages. It would haven graceful ... |
Bolly Top 10 Makeup Hero WondersFriday, April 02, 2010 Makeup can do wonders for anyone, who needs a makeover. Bolly heroines wont be recognised without makeup. you bet. Wigs, face makeup, clothing and fat/slim body can make a huge difference to ones personality especially heroes and heroines.While wigs and clothes make a hero turn into a heroin ... |
Bollywood: Parallel/Second Leads to Popular ActorsThursday, March 18, 2010 They had no Godfathers. They are not the typical chikna Bollywood heroes to garner instant attention and fame a la Shahrukh Khan or Hrithik Roshan. But times are a changing. Viewers are looking for other avenues and taking a note of different movies and different actors. And most of them are only in ... |
Hit On TV; Flop As Bolly ActorsTuesday, March 16, 2010 They make a name for themselves on TV serials. We all remember the characters they play. Their faces register but not their names. The next step for them is to transform into Bolly actors. They do get movies too but in inconsequential roles. And finally they realise Bollywood is not their cup of tea ... |
Cameron’s Avatar Plagiarised from Terra Incognita!!!Tuesday, March 16, 2010 We read about Bollywood movies plagiarising from Hollywood. While Chetan Bhagat accused 3 Idiots 2009 makers of the same albeit in milder words from his novel Five Point Someone 2004, Veer 2010 was inspired from Taras Bulba 1962 and My Name Is Khan 2010 a combo of Rain Man 1988 and Fo ... |
ALICE IN WONDERLAND: Sheer 3D MagicSaturday, March 13, 2010 The most awaited movie after Avatar 2009 opened to a tremendous response. Director Tim Burton has made an extension to Lewis Carrolls Charles Lutwidge Dodgson novels Alices Adventures In Wonderland 1865 and Through The Looking-Glass 1871. It combines live action with animation and was rele ... |