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TITLE: AGENT VINOD YEAR: 2012 CAST: SAIF ALI KHAN, KAREENA KAPUR It was so refreshing to see a non-moralizing, nonpreaching straightforward action film! I'd much rather watch a film like this...

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I never thought I had issues re: enjoyment of self-inflicted pain. but I've begun to doubt myself. Maybe I do enjoy pain. Why else would I sit through RA.ONE (2011)? Why indeed. This is...

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After writing A/Adult Certification, I went a bit crazy researching the B. As in A, the first association with B is also for Amitabh Bacchan, but like before, I didn't want to fall for the 1st a...

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The blog is suffering from issues with coding, as is obvious by its appearance. Since I am not an expert, it is taking a while to igure out. Please bear with me and feel free to suggest fixes!

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I was contemplating writing an A - Z string of posts on Bollywood, and spent a while brainstorming the "A" to write about. Amitabh Bacchan was the obvious and first choice to come to mind, follo...

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Title: Thanedaar (Inspector of Police) Year: 1990 Cast: Kiran Kumar, Jeetendra, Sunjay Dutt, Jayaprada, Madhuri Dixit Thanks to this film, I was able to remember how much fun 90s Bollywood was...

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Yesterday, I went shopping with my mother and sister, and bought two dresses. Nothing unusual, you'd say, but it was, for me. After almost 10 years, I wore a size 8 dress, having been wearing a s...

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This movie had me completely befuddled. Visually, it looked a film from the 40s...no later than 1959 I'd say. And yet, my research confirmed it was indeed made in 1969!No, it didn't sit in the c...

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Sadly, blogging hasn't been a priority this year, but that is purely circumstantial. After busy season officially ended April 15, I was sucked into being part of a reverse merger audit that I was...

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LAST UPDATED: 06/05/11 I have a thing for Bollywood Chandeliers. Heck I have a thing for all chandeliers, but since 99% of Bollywood movies have these, I play "spot the chandelier" every time I ...

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I'm a great one for buy a ton of movies, and then letting them gather dust until I find out something intriguing about them, and THEN watch. Phir Wohi Raat came at a time when I was recovering fr...

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Long time no read, but those are the pitfalls of being in the audit industry- we have "seasons" where we are busy, and therefore while I have been reading other's fabulous posts and myself watchi...

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TITLE: PARBAT PE APNA DERA (MY HOME IS IN THE HILLS) YEAR: 1944 CAST: ULHAS, VANMALA (SUSHEELADEVI PAWAR), SHANTA RIN, KAMAL, PL SAMANT, KANTA KUMARI, SUMAN This isn't one of V Shantaram's e...

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TITLE: PRAPANCHA PASH/A THROW OF DICE YEAR: 1929 Cast: Renee Smith/Sita Devi, Himanshu Rai, Charu Roy. I stumbled on this gem of a movie, and have been wanting to share for a while now- was pr...

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If you watch Bollywood (which is why you would be even reading this), you know that the Indian movie Industry is composed of Bollywood ( movies made in Mumbai, usually in Hindi), Sandalwood (mov...

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While I do watch a lot of movies, as all bloggers realize, posting a full on review for each one isn't feasible- there are way too many movie you just cant get into! I do like to document them at...

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Title: Insaniyat (Humanity) Year: 1955 Cast: Zippy, Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar, Bina Rai, Jayant, P. Jairaj, Vijaylaxmi, Shobhna Samarth. I've been unfair to this movie. First, it lay around on my ...

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I normally don't post non-filmi stuff on this blog, but I needed to write down my resolutions in a place where I can see them often. I haven't had new year resolutions before, but recent events i...

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Its the last day and last blog post of the year, so sending it off and welcoming the new year with a song or 5 is in good form. I've included songs here that I listen to all the time, and favorit...

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OK I'm SURE I will get tons of brickbats for these, but keep in mind these are MY fav 5. You are bound to, and should, disagree! TERE BIN LAADEN Its a celebration of the spirit of "Jugaad" (...

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Looking at the list, seems there were a heck of a lot of doozies last year, isn't it? Here are my top 5, in no particular order. My Name is Khan Movies shouldn't be made without sufficient rese...

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I love being a woman, and identify with strong, sexy, womanly, fearless soul sisters. Here are my favorite ladies of 2010. Show us some love! PRIYAMANI IN RAAVAN/RAVANAN Great bit of acting. S...

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'Cos I ain't looking at the women (not much anyway), and what would movies be without these hunks? Note that I say "filmi" men, for beauty isn't restricted to Bollywood... Salman in Dabangg - I...

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My gift to Kaali Kaali Ankhein (@ Tollywood Na Guru-Gaaru . Enjoy!

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I watched this before Halloween, but have been very busy at work since then, and haven't been able to blog till now. Even now, I really shouldn't be blogging, but working/studying, but that's onc...

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