Strangely, this was a piece I never got around to writing and I don’t really know why. It was, after …
Daddy
A grimy atmosphere coupled with some fine – if not perfect period – recreation of the 1970s and ’80s and …
Baadshaho
Baadshaho has to be one of the dullest heist films ever made. Some incredibly lazy writing and even more lazier …
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) list three playback …
Incomplete Films: Gouri
It was to be India’s first film in CinemaScope had it been completed. Sometime around 1956, Guru Dutt had tested …
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 beggar, …
Mom
A fine lead performance by Sridevi and some truly moody cinematography by Anay Goswamy help Mom to somewhat transcend its …
Incomplete Films: Zooni
Habba Khatoon’s life story is a tale crying out to be told within the National and International reach of the …
Incomplete Films: Sajan Ki Galiyan
If there is one director Sadhana worked with extensively, it was Raj Khosla. The two teamed up for four films …
Of Low Moral Tone: Shin Shinaki Boobla Boo
Rehana (seen above in a still from the film Shin Shinaki Boobla Boo) was a popular actress in the late …