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Shaikh Ayaz
Shaikh Ayaz is a contributor based in Mumbai. He writes about Bollywood.
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Film of the Month: Amitabh’s Agneepath is more than mere Scarface, maloom?
February 16, 2020 10:26 IST
Amitabh Bachchan's widely-parodied Vijay Dinanath Chavan turns 30 today. The crime drama holds a special place in the hearts of fans but did you know it was an epic flop on release? Trashed as a middling Scarface copy, today it is an oft-quoted cult film.
Wed, Feb 02, 2022
A look at how Kartik Aaryan-Sara Ali Khan compare to the original Love Aaj Kal’s Saif Ali Khan-Deepika Padukone
February 13, 2020 08:05 IST
Here's revisiting the original cast and idea of Love Aaj Kal (2009), even as its sequel releases this Friday.
Thu, Feb 13, 2020
Song of the Month: 10 years of Ishqiya’s puckish Dil toh baccha hai ji
January 29, 2020 07:25 IST
The Naseeruddin Shah-Vidya Balan romantic number plays out like a fantasy of an old man loopy in love. On Ishqiya's 10th anniversary today, director Abhishek Chaubey says, "Gulzar saab is the finest lyricist of this country, but even he can surprise you sometimes."
Wed, Jan 29, 2020
Film of the Month: 1975’s Deewaar
January 17, 2020 08:49 IST
Lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar was once a part of the renowned writing duo Salim-Javed — best known for Zanjeer, Sholay and Don among more. But critics call Deewaar (1975) their finest hour at the movies. Even Amitabh Bachchan thinks so.
Fri, Jan 17, 2020
Partners in crime: Tracing Ajay Devgn-Saif Ali Khan bond over the decades
January 10, 2020 13:58 IST
Handcuffed to fate: We revisit Ajay Devgn and Saif Ali Khan's previous screen collaborations and mutual friendship over two and a half decades.
Fri, Jan 10, 2020
Rajinikanth in uniform: Darbar actor’s Bollywood years glisten with ‘cop’ roles
January 09, 2020 15:00 IST
In today's big release Darbar, Rajinikanth plays Mumbai's police commissioner. But did you know that in his initial years in Bollywood the Thalaivar made a mark with campy portrayals of police officers, most famously in 1991 films Hum and Farishtay.
Thu, Jan 09, 2020
From Kangana Ranaut’s tax remark to Citizen Akshay Kumar, 2019’s joshila Bollywood moments
December 31, 2019 07:59 IST
There was just enough this year for everyone's needs, from Kangana Ranaut's loose cannon shenanigans and Citizen Akshay Kumar's Bharat-mode to the internet-breaking Khans-Modi selfie and Hrithik Roshan-Tiger Shroff bromance in War.
Tue, Dec 31, 2019
Film of the Month: Revisiting Bawarchi and Rajesh Khanna’s uncomplicated simplicity
December 29, 2019 13:41 IST
Anand (1971) may be Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Rajesh Khanna's most iconic collaboration, but it is their second movie Bawarchi that remains truly special.
Mon, Dec 30, 2019
Song of the Month: The shocking relevance of Sahir Ludhianvi’s rousing Jinhe naaz hai Hindi par
December 23, 2019 08:34 IST
Amidst the ongoing anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests, the politically-charged "Jinhe naaz hai Hind par woh kahan hai?" from Guru Dutt's 1957 classic Pyaasa is a reminder that poets and writers have always held a mirror to the ruling order. I wonder how the Left-leaning Sahir Ludhianvi, who braved Partition, would have reacted to the contentious bill and threats to India's long-cherished secularism and freedom of speech.
Thu, Dec 26, 2019
Kamaal karte ho, Pandeyji: Revisiting the original Dabangg
December 19, 2019 14:11 IST
An ode to 1970s masala entertainers, Dabangg's memorable protagonist could have been written by Salim-Javed. To mark the release of Dabangg 3, we look at how Salman Khan brought Chulbul Pandey alive in the original and ended up making an indelible mark.
Thu, Dec 19, 2019
Five best Bollywood films of 2019
December 16, 2019 07:59 IST
What was your favourite Hindi movie this year? Here are the ones we think made the cut. There's Bala which once again proves Ayushmann Khurrana's knack for locating humour and humiliation in small-town India, Gully Boy's dreams and disappointment, Uri's 'How's the josh?' belligerence and more.
Tue, Dec 17, 2019
Ahead of the epic Panipat, every Ashutosh Gowariker film ranked
December 05, 2019 08:20 IST
Best known for his period spectacles, Ashutosh Gowariker's Panipat follows a familiar script. Before you watch Gowariker's ninth film as a director pitting Arjun Kapoor against Sanjay Dutt, read about his eight previous films that we have ranked in the order of worst to best.
Thu, Dec 05, 2019
Film of the Month: What Uddhav Thackeray can learn from Nayak’s Shivaji Rao
November 30, 2019 09:45 IST
Recently, a fan, who may have seen S Shankar's Nayak (2001) far too many times, suggested Anil Kapoor's name as Maharashtra's CM. It's true that Kapoor played the most ideal Chief Minister there could ever be. The film follows the rollercoaster ride of a journalist who accepts the challenge to become CM for a day and how the rookie deals with the dirty demands of politics.
Sat, Nov 30, 2019
Song of the Month: Revisiting Roja’s Chinna chinna aasai, a dreamy tune from pre-liberalisation India
November 30, 2019 09:13 IST
Today, A R Rahman is known for putting Indian music on the global map. But as most music buffs will tell you, some of the Oscar winner's best works belong to the '90s, especially in Mani Ratnam's sensitive relationship-based films. One of them was Roja, Rahman's genre-defying debut that revolutionised film music in India.
Sat, Nov 30, 2019
On your way to watch Bala? Here’s a quick glance at Ayushmann Khurrana’s taboo-breaking subjects for you
November 08, 2019 16:38 IST
Ayushmann Khurrana's latest is a satire on balding. 'Unusual' subjects are not so unusual for the Chandigarh-born star, as we compile a list of his many quirks and complexes that make for a laugh riot on Bollywood screen.
Fri, Nov 08, 2019
Song of the Month: In praise of Gulzar’s Tujhse naaraz nahin and the puzzling joys of life
November 02, 2019 08:41 IST
Penned and composed by the indomitable Gulzar-RD Burman team, "Tujhse naaraz nahin zindagi" from Masoom (1983) plays out in two different versions (Anup Ghoshal and Lata Mangeshkar), suggesting the helplessness of a father on one hand and narrating the emotional state of a woman dealing with her husband's illegitimate child, on the other.
Thu, Dec 26, 2019
As Shah Rukh Khan turns 54, here’s celebrating the Zero star’s magical aura and ever-enduring stardom
November 02, 2019 08:04 IST
American chat show host David Letterman, whose recent My Next Guest with Shah Rukh Khan is currently the talk of the town, was taken aback by the Bollywood superstar's mass popularity. "This is beyond anything we ever imagined," he exclaimed. Sure enough, King Khan may be box-office poison these days but nobody can deny that he can still command an audience.
Sat, Nov 02, 2019
Film of the Month: Catch ‘Humans of South Bombay’ in action in Govind Nihalani’s biting satire Party
October 31, 2019 08:21 IST
With an awful lot of serious talks and fascinating arguments and counter-arguments, this ensemble skit that released 35 years ago is still extraordinarily relevant for having the audacity to expose the pettiness and pretensions of the educated elite. Party's fundamental question, 'What is the role of art (and artists) in society?' remains just as intriguing today.
Thu, Oct 31, 2019
Why Chhote Nawab is the most exciting Khan, who is blazing his way like a dark horse
October 17, 2019 08:13 IST
From Ole Ole to Omkara and from Surakshaa to Sacred Games, meet Saif Ali Khan 2.0. For those planning to watch Laal Kaptaan this weekend, here's a lowdown on SAK's eventful journey.
Sat, Oct 19, 2019
The making of Amitabh Bachchan: How Zanjeer helped Big B become a star
October 11, 2019 08:09 IST
There's so much to B Town's Shehanshah, Amitabh Bachchan, that it's difficult to cover everything about him. So, instead of a sweeping panorama of his five decades in cinema, we cut straight to Prakash Mehra's Zanjeer, a film that gave Hindi cinema a new star – an 'Angry Young Man', if you will.
Fri, Oct 11, 2019
Rekha: The enduring fame and pain of Bollywood’s original diva
October 10, 2019 15:13 IST
On Rekha's 65th birthday today, here's our ode to the Umrao Jaan star's enigmatic life and how a movie-obsessed India looks at her, with awe and oodles of mystery. She is at once accessible and yet, forever unknowable. So much of Rekha and her various affairs and eccentricities are out in the public domain. We think we know so much about her and still not enough.
Thu, Oct 10, 2019
On Lata Mangeskhar’s 90th birthday, spend the day listening to these five iconic Latadi songs
September 28, 2019 07:52 IST
As the melody queen turns 90, with a special event being planned by her family, we try to hash out the five essential Lata songs. They may not be her best, but you can still spend the day listening to them and finding new details and touches.
Sat, Sep 28, 2019
Song of the Month: Mughal-E-Azam’s “Teri mehfil mein” holds clues to the film, predicting Anarkali’s doomed fate
September 24, 2019 08:21 IST
In a soundtrack as watertight as Mughal-E-Azam's, it is difficult to pick one favourite song. By common consensus, “Pyaar kiya toh darna kya” is easily the film's most famous song but it is the qawwali “Teri mehfil mein qismat” that is the more complex, multilayered and interesting one.
Thu, Dec 26, 2019
Fathers, Sons, Nephews and Daughters: The ultimate Deol debut compilation
September 19, 2019 12:31 IST
The adage 'It's all in the family' holds true for the House of Deols. As Sunny Deol's son makes his showbiz debut, we trace the arc of Bollywood's most unassuming and sons-of-the-soil family through their own first steps. Wonder if paterfamilias Dharamji has a poem for the occasion.
Thu, Sep 19, 2019
Film of the Month: Yash Chopra’s Chandni foreshadowed Bollywood gloss
September 14, 2019 08:06 IST
Released on September 14, 1989, the jukebox Chandni came at a time when Yash Chopra, the maker of Deewaar, Trishul and Kaala Patthar, was disenchanted with all the "violence" and action stuff. It was a rare "no-compromises" film, as the director has put it – the ultimate tribute to the budding poet and incurable romantic in him. The Sridevi-starrer was the first of his out-and-out romantic pictures. But thankfully, not his last.
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