Monthly Archives: September 2008

‘A Wednesday’ scores!

Frenetic, racy, and extremely focussed, Bollywood’s latest release ‘A Wednesday’ plays to the gallery. The Naseeruddin Shah starrer film also has a social message and that is what takes it from the purely commercial to a film with a heart in the right place. Watch it and you will know what I mean. But don’t

Khuda Ke Liye works!

Entertainment knows no barriers. What’s more, if done right it can bring two war-torn nations closer. That’s what has happened today. The critically-acclaimed Pakistani film, Khuda Ke Liye, is being screened from today in Indian theatres. This is the first time a Pakistani film has been released in India after 43 years. Quite a feat.

Sinng is no king!

The results are out. The Akshay Kumar Bollywood film, Singh is Kinng, raked in Rs 57.75 crore in 10 days at the domestic box office and has been declared a blockbuster both in India and overseas. In Delhi/UP, East Punjab and Rajasthan, the film is continuing to do well with trade reports claiming “super strong

‘chemical locha’ and Nanhe Jaisalmer!

When I was a kid, i used to look forward to the annual international children’s film festival. Today, children are the most ignored. Both by their parents and by the filmmakers. In this scenario, when Makdee, Hanuman (whose sequel Hanuman Returns is about to be released) and My Friend Ganesha become box office successes, it

Aamir Khan’s blog

Just read a few posts of Aamir on his blog (http://www.aamirkhan.com/blog.htm) and came away happy with the feeling that here is a guy who tries to expell everything he holds closer to him and interacts with the others like any normal human being. I think this is important at a time when stardom is as

Shyam Benegal and Shreyas Talpade excel in ‘Welcome to Sajjanpur’

Shyam Benagal’s first commercial Bollywood comedy, Welcome To Sajjanpur, might well go on to do good business at the Box Office. Released only yesterday, the film has already received many positive reports and could beat the other comedy films released at the same time: the low-budgeted Hulla (Rs 1.25 cr) and the Warner Bros first

Farhan Akhtar’s Rock On! concert in Bangalore

Rock On, the Farhan Akhtar-produced and acted Bollywood film is going great guns! Though, I haven’t seen the film, reports from my musically-inclined friends say it’s a movie not to be missed. What’s more, to make the most of the Box Office moolah that is pouring in, the producers have already held Rock On! concerts

Welcome to Sajjanpur could be a sleeper hit

Shyam Benagal’s first commercial Bollywood comedy, Welcome To Sajjanpur, might well go on to do good business at the Box Office. Released only yesterday, the film has already received many positive reports and could beat the other comedy films released at the same time: the low-budgeted Hulla (Rs 1.25 cr) and the Warner Bros first

Top 5 gadgets of September!

160GB PS3 Rs 22,500 Size does matter. Atleast to Sony that is releasing a 160GB PS3 in November, which is double the size of the existing model PS3. However, it’s limited-edition. Therefore, book yours now. This new PS3 will include the rumble-ized DualShock 3 controller and two games: Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune and Pain. This is

Computing conundrums!

Computers have changed the way we live today. And much of this began way back in 1979 – which isn’t too long ago. But within three decades, it has become almost a part of our working DNA. Here are some Did You Knows that you might not be privy to. If nothing else, it is

Writers guide

Here are a few useful websites that could help writers, editors, playwrights, movie scriptwriters and what have you… if you strike gold with any of these, do write to me about your success story and i will be too happy to publish your tales here. Script Submissions Have you written a great script, but can’t get industry

E-commerce, anyone?

E-commerce, online commerce or online trading is one and the same thing. And it’s truly becoming a part of our daily lives much more than ever before. Before you sing paens of praise, how about some trivia to get us even more moved by its overwhelming influence? Without further ado, here goes… The first e-commerce