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Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai: When Dev-Asha made the audience go Uff Yumma!

Speckled in song, dance and romance, Nasir Hussain’s feel-good, frothy creations are a breeze to sit through. It’s a formula the filmmaker never strayed from and which soon became his identity. Where many would develop a bloated head over the … Continue reading

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Waheeda Rehman’s haunting melancholy in Khamoshi.

Kindness respires in the word ‘nurse’ both as a role and action. But what if her unconditional nurturing and consideration in the garb of research/treatment sows seeds of attachment and an undisclosed need for reciprocation? Asit Sen’s Khamoshi documents the … Continue reading

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Getting nostalgic about Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

There’s a funny story behind how I watched Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak for the first time. In 1988, when the concept of channels dedicated to trailers or YouTube was completely alien, we relied on the services of Chhayageet and Chitrahaar … Continue reading

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