Strangely, this was a piece I never got around to writing and I don’t really know why. It...
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Incomplete Films: Shikwa
One of Hindi cinema’s biggest tragedies is that Dilip Kumar and Nutan only came together as a...
Deleted Songs: Sahil Ki Taraf Kishti Le Chal
The credit titles of the Guru Dutt produced and Abrar Alvi directed Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962)...
Director’s Note: Lyari Notes
Of course, I’d like to think that a film is driven by a profound idea but in this case, the film...
Cinematographer’s Note: Gurgaon
After saying ‘yes’ to Shanker (director Shanker Raman) to shoot Gurgaon, my first and second...
Director’s Note: Gurgaon
It is very hard to understand people who act from motives different from our own. This, perhaps was...
To Sir With Love…
According to American Writer, Willam Arthur Ward, “The mediocre teacher tells. The good...
Incomplete Films: Gouri
It was to be India’s first film in CinemaScope had it been completed. Sometime around 1956...
Deleted Songs: Rut Phire Par Din Humare
It was a key moment in Pyaasa (1957). The struggling poet, Vijay (Guru Dutt), gives his coat to a...
Freedom: My Story
Arunaraje Patil’s autobiography Freedom: My Story is a fast-paced book, moving seamlessly between...