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Revisiting three generations of the Kapoors in Kal Aaj Aur Kal

by Sukanya Posted on September 3, 2015

There’s something intimate about watching actors related to one another on the big screen. Even in its fictional skin, it allows audience to imagine how they must be around each other in real life. And so it’s easy to understand … Continue reading →

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Anand Math and its immortal chant of Vande Mataram

by Sukanya Posted on August 15, 2014

‘We are here to rescue you,’ a British officer explains to a local village woman “because your people don’t like its ruler.” ‘You don’t need to poke your nose in our internal matters,” she scoffs. The tone of this exchange, … Continue reading →

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The bitter irony & burning intimacy of Raj Kapoor’s Awara

by Sukanya Posted on October 15, 2013

Often one hears this line or its ilk—Koi bhi insaan apni maa ki kok se mujrim bankar paida nahi hota—in the movies.  The sentiment’s worn out, mocked at reputation has undermined the heft of its authenticity. Raj Kapoor’s 1951 classic, … Continue reading →

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