Chup (2022), directed by R Balki, is an unusual crime thriller wherein a serial killer is on a mission to kill …
Twisty Eight: Clubbing With Dev Anand
The 1950s and the ’60s. The era of noir in mainstream Hindi cinema; a time of the urban crime thriller …
Incomplete Films: Raaz
It was to feature Waheeda Rehman in her first ever double role. And also mark Rahul Dev Burman’s debut as …
Baaz
Even the most ardent of Guru Dutt’s fans readily admit that Baaz (1953) is undoubtedly his worst film and a total misfire. …
Incomplete Films: Kaneez
Kaneez was launched sometime in 1962-63 following the critically acclaimed and multi-awarded Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962), produced by Guru …
Book Review: Conversations With Waheeda Rehman
“Bound scripts were uncommon in the early days…. Many times, the scene was given to us on the day of …
Rehman
Rehman has rightly been regarded as one of the best and most popular character actors in Hindi Cinema. Few could …
Abrar Alvi
Abrar Alvi could be called the first modern writer in Hindi cinema. It was he who to a large extent …
KN Singh
KN Singh is still remembered as a top villain of the Hindi film industry, best known for playing extremely sophisticated, suited-booted …
Ankhon Hi Ankhon Mein With Shakila…
Strangely, this was a piece I never got around to writing and I don’t really know why. It was, after …