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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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Rekha’s breathtaking perfection in and as Umrao Jaan

Does breathtaking have an expiry date? Not in Umrao Jaan’s case, no. No matter how many times I watch Muzaffar Ali’s tour de force Umrao Jaan, I am overcome with a sense of awe and elation. There’s a paralyzing quality … Continue reading

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