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Remembering Sunny Deol’s dynamite delivery in Ghayal

‘Aaj hi maroonga usse. Aaj hi.’ This is no empty threat. Not when coming from Sunny Deol anyway.  And there’s nothing Amrish Puri’s brutish Balwant Rai, at whom it’s directed, can do or say to save himself from Sunny’s wrath.  It’s … Continue reading

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Review: The new Hero is all kinds of silly

I cannot recall the last time I heard a character say the legendary, “Main Gita pe haath rakh ke kasam khaati hoon jo kuch kahoongi sach kahoongi sach ke sivah kuch nahi kahoongi.” As I recover from this unexpected surge … Continue reading

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Hero: Subhash Ghai’s flamboyant take on romance

No barrier of society, clans, class or creed can stop two people from falling in love. Ah, if it isn’t, the quintessential Bollywood fantasy! Judge it for all you want, but this chaotic expression of creative free will has proved … Continue reading

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