Nostalgiaah

December 8 is the birthday of Dharmendra and Sharmila Tagore– here’s looking at a gem of a film starring the two. The Mumbai film industry does Hrishikesh Mukherjee a great…

On Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary, a look at Feroz Abbas Khan’s 2007 film: Gandhi My Father by Feroz Abbas Khan stands out for its attempt at brave and offbeat cinema.…

Dharmputra (1961):   As a tribute to Yash Chopra on his birth anniversary, a look at one of his earliest films: Yash Chopra was called the King of Romance, even…

As a tribute to MS Sathyu on his 90th birthday, a look at his masterpiece, Garm Hava: A film like Garm Hava (1973), should be made compulsory viewing and also…

As a tribute to Basu Chatterjee, who passed away on June 6, 2020, a look at his quintessential Mumbai film:   At the peak of his prolific filmmaking career, Basu…

This day in 1973, Prakash Mehra’s Zanjeer was released, a film that that is indisputably a mainstream trendsetter.   There is movielore attached to the old film– which does not…

The Mark Of  Classic: It’s 41 years since the release of  the original Golmaal (1979), Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s no-frills comedy, that remains a Bollywood classic. Starring Amol Palekar, Utpal Dutt, Dina Pathak,…

She Laughs! As a tribute to Nimmi who passed away on March 25, a look at one of her last films– a rare comedy in a career packed with tragic…

As a tribute to the medical profession in the midst of a pandemic, a look at one of the earliest female doctors in Hindi cinema: In films of the old…

As a tribute to I.S. Johar on his birth centenary, a look at his film Johar Mehmood in Goa): People of a certain vintage would recall I. S. Johar’s Question…