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Bolly Volley – Picks from Netflix
Bollywood

Bolly Volley – Picks from Netflix

A monthly shower of Bollywood previews, reviews and my unsolicited views Volume 13, By Arup Raha, Monday 27-May-2013 My decades of waiting for an opportunity to operate a movie projector ended last year in the sophistica...

Chicago South Asian Film Festival -Sept.20-23,2012
Bollywood

Chicago South Asian Film Festival -Sept.20-23,2012

The Chicago South Asian Film Festival returned for its annual showcase of cinema from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the South Asian diaspora, bringing to the city some of the most compelling and critically...

Mira Nair's New Film Is Based On The Book
Bollywood

Mira Nair's New Film Is Based On The Book

Books that are made into films end up fascinating readers and film enthusiasts alike. For the readers, it is a matter of finding out whether the key characters live up to their own visualisation of the roles and the intr...

Tom Cruise and Salma Hayek to Shoot in Jaipur
Entertainment

Tom Cruise and Salma Hayek to Shoot in Jaipur

The state's forts and palaces are all set for the shooting of two big Hollywood films, starting April. If Tom Cruise is arriving for the shooting of his film Mission Impossible 4, Mexican beauty Salma Hayek will be comin...

Guzaarish- Finally a good Movie
Bollywood

Guzaarish- Finally a good Movie

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Guzaarish, released in November 2010, was the kind of film that generates the peculiar critical position of being praised for its intentions and ambition even by reviewers who found its execution...