We’ve all heard of children following in the footsteps of their successful parents. But veteran Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan has unleashed a new trend – following in the footsteps of his failed bachcha (son) Abhishek Bachchan, he with the reverse Midas touch at the box office (Remember the fate of Abhishek’s Raavan, Game, Khelein…Jee Jaan […]
By Sonny Chatrath As an aspiring film-maker and actor, I hate to speak badly about another artist’s work, but movies like Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap make me scratch my head – Why do people waste so much time, and effort on projects that lack any artistic merit or entertainment value? I can honestly write a […]
When even Bollywood’s Angry Young Man of yore Amitabh Bachchan starts donning a wig, it’s time for all intellectuals to set aside their trivial preoccupations and start addressing one of the big questions of our age: Do Indian men feel effeminate, ball-less without their hair? Mind you, we’re only talking here of hair on the […]
Unlike the gushing Indians, American critics have given the cold shoulder to the Bollywood Bachcha-ns‘ latest posterior gas expulsion Paa. Hell-O, is anyone surprised? Folks, if you have yet to watch Paa it might be wise to hold on to your $$ until you have read excerpts of what the American media has to say […]
(Recommended by SI Blog reader Ashwin Kini) Guess what the mail-man brought us today? Agneepath. Yes, we got this Amitabh Bachchan, Madhavi, Mithun Chakraborty film sooner than anticipated. Released in 1990, Agneepath has been hailed as one of the best movies from the Amitabh Bachchan stable. Some SI readers aver that Agneepath is even better […]
Vijay – Aaj mere paas building hai, property hai, bank balance hai, bungalow hai, gaadi hai. Kya hai tumhari paas. Ravi – Mere paas mai hai – A famous dialog from Yash Chopra’s blockbuster hit Deewar After watching the old Amitabh Bachchan blockbuster Deewar (1975), the first thought that came to mind was that a […]