The Khan films tanked and two thirds of the big-budget, “commercially viable” films that were churned out did too and justifiably so! The films were poorly executed, sorry excuses of tadka popcorn fare that deserved the hand they were dealt.… Continue Reading
It was a bleak December day the day Shashi Kapoor left us. Every Indian publication wrote a loving tribute to the Bollywood icon detailing his many accomplishments from his symbiosis with Amitabh Bachchan and the great films like Sharmelee that came out of… Continue Reading
Contrary to what many in the film industry have been speculating for the past few years now, today’s everyday Indian’s taste in cinema hasn’t “evolved” by leaps and bounds. He does not care whether Rajeev Masand liked a film in… Continue Reading
Among the many pernicious stereotypes surrounding American Jewry is that they control Hollywood. Unlike other stereotypes however, there is some truth to this. At the turn of the 20th century, when the film medium was still in its infancy, many… Continue Reading
The producers of Simran are reportedly miffed with the lead star of their film, Kangana Ranaut for diverting attention away from their film in interviews and instead talked about her controversial equations with Hrithik Roshan and Aditya Pancholi. The producers believe that these… Continue Reading
There has not been a steady ebb and flow when it came to the quality of the Bollywood films released thus far this year. Dismal box office collections are a testament to that with most films either flopping harder than a… Continue Reading
It was Russian theater legend, Konstantin Stanislavksi who once uttered the evergreen words, “there are no small roles, only small actors.” Actors across the world are not only familiar with this adage but firmly believe in it. Take Mendes’ cinematic masterstroke,… Continue Reading
The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, an annual film festival that showcases some of the most noteworthy films to come out of India that year, took place all of last week and so I was invited by the hosts… Continue Reading
Iconic Bollywood singer, Asha Bhosle, who has become somewhat of an elusive chanteuse of late, has recorded a ghazal inspired ballad for Vidya Balan’s upcoming film, Begum Jaan. This is cause for celebration since the last time Bhosle’s beautiful vocals… Continue Reading
There’s this scene in an episode of Modern Family where a group of kids, who age between 16 and 21, accidentally run into Ray Liotta not knowing that he was one of the biggest stars in the 90s. The bygone actor seemed somewhat perplexed and… Continue Reading