Mera Joota Hai Japani

July 2, 2020

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by Bhavneet Bhatti

Mera Joota Hai Japani

From Raj Kapoor’s Japaani Joota and Dilip Kumar’s Suit Boot to Salman Khan’s banter over Jootey do Paise lo or Naseerudin Shah’s rendition of Ibn-e-Batuta, Bagal Mey Joota: Bollywood has given us a fair share of shoe melodies. Movie titles have been dedicated to it, too – remember the classic, boot polish or the recent critically acclaimed That Girl In Yellow Boots – shoes have been an important part of our filmy culture. in fact, there are numerous dialogues, sequences, plots, climax, and scenes where the shoe gets a special mention, but it is the songs that remain etched in…

December 25, 2018

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by Beth Watkins

“It’s not my habit to yell actors’ names out loud at my TV screen when they enter a film but that is my customary greeting for Pran!”

70 MM, Bollywood

It’s not my habit to yell actors’ names out loud at my TV screen when they enter a film but that is my customary greeting for Pran, 2013’s winner of the Dada Saheb Phalke award. Although he is known best to many film fans as one of the all-time great villains, he’s not someone I love to hate, the way I do, say, creepy Jeevan, wild Amrish Puri, or hammy Ajit. Pran is an actor I love to love because he is, simply, just that: an actor. He’s never cardboard and never sleepwalks through a performance, even after more than…

December 25, 2017

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by Aneela Babar

Yeh duniya ek numbri!

70 MM, Bollywood, desi emotions

“Oh no, no, Dipankar,” said the Grand Dame of Culture, slowly shaking her ancient and benevolent head from side to side in pitying condescension as she held him with her glittering eye, “That’s not it at all. Not ‘Duality’: I could never have said ‘Duality’, Dipankar, oh dear me, no. The intrinsic essence of our being here in India is a oneness, yes, a oneness of Being, an ecumenical assimilation of all that pours into this great subcontinent of ours.” She gestured around the drawing room tolerantly, maternally. “It is the unity that governs our souls, here in our ancient…

September 1, 2016

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by Purva Grover

The untold love story of Sahir Ludhianvi and Amrita Pritam.

70 MM, Bollywood, Nostalgia

Two poets can never agree. Unless, they fall in love. But then, love too looks different on each one of us. The silent romance of Sahir, the vocal passion of Amrita. The play of words, the web of emotions. In a society, defined by boundaries: Hindu, Muslim.

August 30, 2016

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by Anu M

Let’s talk in Punjabi! Aaho!

70 MM, Bollywood, Nostalgia, Trumpet Lead

We’re going to teach you but remember that other than the 26 alphabets there are certain phonetic sounds that need to be practiced to give a better flavour to your newly acquired Punjabi lingo. To practice that, watch out a few Jaswinder Bhalla movies and you would soon be beating us in our own game. Also, listen closely to the comments and phrases of Navjot Singh Sidhu. Chal guru, ho ja shuru! Or like we do, listen to the Punjabi numbers in Bollywood! Or if you are a Pammy Aunty fan then you could start your practice there.

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