Cheeni Kum – Tabu Sparkles Again
Cheeni Kum is one of the better movies to come out of the Bollywood stables this summer. Featuring the talented actress Tabu and the budda (old Man of Bollywood) Amitabh Bachchan in key roles, Cheeni...
View ArticleGreat Indian Baldies & their Wigs
Why, Oh Why, Does Amitabh Bachchan Wear a Wig? Our favorite Gabriel Garcia Marquez character Florentino Ariza (Love in the Time of Cholera) was not the only one to worry about losing hair and to try...
View ArticleYash Chopra’s Deewar – Hunger Makes for Fine Entertainment
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...
View ArticleAgneepath Review – Nauseating Piece of Shit
(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...
View ArticleU.S. Critics Pee on Paa
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...
View ArticleWhy, Oh Why, Does Amitabh Bachchan Wear a Wig?
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...
View ArticleBbuddah Hoga Tera Baap – A Real Chootiya Fillum
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...
View ArticleBbuddah Box Office – Aamir Khan Chops Off Amitabh Bachchan’s Balls
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...
View ArticleAarakshan Review – Half-Baked Look at Reservations
Aarakshan (Reservations) turned out to be a disappointment for us. Directed by Prakash Jha, one of India’s rare political film-makers, the much hyped movie is supposedly centered on the hot-button...
View ArticleAarakshan Box Office – Buddah Bachchan Fails to Draw Crowds, Again
Buddah Bachchan aka Big B aka Amitabh Bachchan just doesn’t draw the crowds anymore. Buddah is kinda like a Jonah for movies lately. The kiss of death. Like son, like father, eh? Buddah’s name on the...
View ArticleTelugu Loudmouth Gang Raped, Brutally
Indian movie critics have torn apart Telugu loudmouth Ram Gopal Varma’s latest film Department. Hello, is any one surprised? RGV has been making trash for so long that he’s now achieved the hitherto...
View ArticleDepartment Box Office – Should the Telugu Loudmouth Commit Harakiri?
Except for his loud mouth, Ram Gopal Varma has nothing going for him. The object of withering scorn from critics, RGV’s new movie Department has received a cold shoulder from the audience too and...
View ArticleShame! Amitabh Bachchan has a Tiny, Insignificant Role in The Great Gatsby
Why is it that even top Indian movie stars, when they rarely ever land a role in a Hollywood film, get only tiny, inconsequential parts. If you thought Anil Kapoor’s role in the last installment of...
View ArticleAnand – Rajesh Khanna’s Finest Hour
Babu moshai, Zindagi badi honi chahiye, lambi nahin (Life should be big, not long) – Rajesh Khanna’s character Anand in the Hindi film Anand Anand came out in early 1971, when Rajesh Khanna (born Jatin...
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