These Filmi Wedding Songs Broke Cupid’s Heart
Marriage is the beautiful union of two hearts. But Hindi cinema prefers weddings to marriages, where melodrama unites with melody. Unique to Hindi films is the grief-filled song sung at[…]
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Dilip Mehta’s Mostly Sunny Mostly Cloudy With Moments Of Sunshine
There once was a little girl in Canada named Karenjit Kaur Vohra. Her dad worked as an engineer at a nearby factory and her days were spent playing with her[…]
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India Kaleidoscope Highlights Diversity Of Regional Cinema
The term ‘Bollywood’ is cringe-worthy on many levels. Aside from making Hindi cinema, an industry with a long, rich history, appear nothing more than a cheap song-and-dance routine prancing in[…]
Diwali Weekend Release Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Is The Real Deal
Since Karan Johar’s debut as a director almost twenty years ago, Dharma Productions has become synonymous with bringing glamour and polish to the world of Hindi cinema. Johar’s melodramatic, lavish[…]
Shrihari Sathe On 1000 Rupee Note, His Directorial Debut
Award-winning filmmaker Shrihari Sathe has produced 22 independent films set around the world from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Buffalo, New York. Sathe is someone who believes a good story goes beyond borders[…]
Bazodee’s Crown Jewel Is Its Soca Music
Starting Friday, August 5, theaters nationwide will showcase Bazodee (Trinidadian slang for disoriented or confused), described as a “Bollywood-style Caribbean musical.” The filmmakers are betting audiences who enjoy Bollywood cinema[…]
“Loud Music, Alcohol and Other Substances”: How the Kapoor & Sons Cast Bonded
Few film houses can make the lives of beautiful people as complicated and dramatic as Dharma Productions. Their latest offering Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921) focuses on family dynamics, especially[…]
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Get Your Last-Minute $400K Dream Trip To India From Neiman’s Christmas Catalog
Looking for a last minute Christmas gift to share with someone special? How about a $400,000 trip to India! Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus’ Christmas Book is one of the[…]
Review: Akshay Kumar Shows Strength in Brothers, But Film Lacks That Special Kick
The brother versus brother saga has been a Hindi film favorite for decades. This time around with Brothers the Mumbai film industry is legally retelling a Hollywood tale. At first[…]
Hamari Adhuri Kahani Reduces Vidya Balan To Dukhiyari Cliché
So far 2015 is shaping up to be the year of the heroic heroine with films like NH10, Dum Laga Ke Haisha, Piku, and Tanu Weds Manu Returns featuring women who, bluntly put, are bad-ass.[…]