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  • Sen City Awards: Best Supporting Actor

    Impressive. A landslide victory for Amole Gupte in Kaminey, the man taking nearly half your vote in a category I’d considered hardfought. Gupte’s take on Bhope Bhau is assuredly theatrical and its madcap exaggerated style made Bhardwaj’s dark film much lighter. That twinkle in his eyes is endearing before it turns into a threatenic, manic…

  • The best films of the Eighties

    Welcome to Part 3 of a 5-part, decade-wise exploration of the finest English language cinema. So far, we’ve done the 60’s and the 70’s. This, and the following lists, look not just at the most acclaimed films of the decade, but the ones with the most impactful cultural footprint. We hope you enjoy the show,…

  • Nine songs

    In which I dig up 09’s finest 9, and apologise profusely for the sloppy English translations. ~ 9. Dil Gira Dafatan Samundar lehron ki, lehron ki chadar odh ke so raha hai, Par main jaagu, ek khumaari, ek nasha sa, ek nasha sa ho raha hai, Tu magar, hai bekhabar, hai bekhabar… Dil, gira kahin…

  • The best films of the seventies

    Welcome to Part 2 of a 5-part, decade-wise exploration of the finest English language cinema. Last time, we did the 60’s. This, and the following lists, look not just at the most acclaimed films of the decade, but the ones with the most impactful cultural footprint. We hope you enjoy the show, and go back…

  • Before Bollywood Attacks: A short short.

    I call it Bollywood Blues. Made in November 2007 for Rediff, as an accompaniment to this review. Based on a Fyodor Dostoevsky story. Music by Tchaikovsky. Featuring Chunky The Inevitable, Diksha The Delicious, and a certain cameo who shall go unnamed. Shot across Sunday afternoon at Carter Road and Bagel Shop, Bandra. Any resemblance to existing…

  • The best films of the Sixties

    Note: A ludicrously and inevitably difficult assignment. Fun nevertheless. We fanboys are masochists. ~ Welcome to Part 1 of a 5-part, decade-wise exploration of the finest English language cinema from the 60s to today. This, and the following lists, look not just at the most acclaimed films of the decade, but the ones with the…

  • First music video from 99.

    Delhi Destiny, the first music video from 99. Again, comment your blessed hearts out.

  • 99: The theatrical trailer

    Coming to theatres May 1. What do y’all think? It isn’t important enough to mention in the promo, but dialogues are by yours truly.

  • Most Wins=Champ? F1 09 Poll

    Answer here, and let’s have a discussion group on the subject below. Also, here’s the FIA list of what would have been, had the wins-for-title theory been implemented through racing history. Of course, considering that the drivers didn’t know the rules,the results might have been significantly different. Heh.