It falls a little short

4

Reviewed Pinjar

Feb 09, 2004 4132

This movie is better than the vast majority of Hindi movies churned out each year, and you should definitely go see it. That?s a fact. Having read Amrita PritRead more...

Only Five??

Reviewed 5 Best Books

Aug 18, 2003 3156

So hard to pick.I would have felt much more comfortable if we got to pick the fifty best books.These are only the good ones that I’ve read in recent memory. IRead more...

100% satisfaction

Reviewed Ten Best English Movies

Aug 16, 2003 2152

In no particular order.... 1) The Godfather Part I & II--I love the way it juxtaposes personal life with public life, family life with the Mafia. My favoriteRead more...

Ghisa pitta

2

Reviewed Born Confused - Tanuja Hidier

Aug 13, 2003 3594

No one will be able to read this book without feeling like they’ve read it before. The story is as old as the hills. I’ll admit I did judge the bookRead more...

The Best NRI movie ever(actually, NRP)

5

Reviewed East Is East

Aug 08, 2003 3999

Psst this is my fortieth review. I’m over the hill now! ’’East is East’’ is based on the play by Ayub Khan-Din. He wrote it using inRead more...

LOL

Reviewed Dressing out for a Pub

Aug 02, 2003 14641

I didn’t know you had to dress up to go to pubs. I always thought pubs were big warm comfy restaraunts. Judging from the other reviews, though, I guess aRead more...

That should have been obvious

Reviewed Do Beauty Pageant Contests Bring Out the Beauty Of a Person

Jul 31, 2003 10448

Beauty pageants first began in the 20’s as a strategy to attract more tourists. From those humble beginnings, it has grown to become a multimillion dollaRead more...

No more fat

Reviewed Weight Reduction Programme

Jul 25, 2003 2512

Different people have different definitions of’fat’; the definition  of what is acceptable changes from country to country(just compare Preity ZintaRead more...

''say my name, say my name....

1

Reviewed Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon

Jul 19, 2003 1815

..when no one is around you, say baby I love you, you ain’t playin games’’ Yeah right. Hindi movie characters are too busy announcing their lovRead more...

Tune in to the next episode

2

Reviewed Leela

Jul 19, 2003 4962

Leela is the story of a visiting Indian professor(Dimple Kapadia) at an American university. Kris(hna) is an American Desi wearing a baseball cap backwards whRead more...

Who needs MTV?

Reviewed Ten Best Picturised Songs of Bollywood

Jun 25, 2003 6239

If only they paid as much attention to crafting the storyline as they did to choreography.oh well.who wants an Oscar when you’re already filthy rich. HerRead more...

Jai jai jai shiv shankar

4

Reviewed Aap Ki Kasam

Jun 13, 2003 5409

Though it doesn’t have the lavish sets or special effects of today’s movies, Aap ki Kasam is a groundbreaking movie. Rajesh Khanna and his wife MumtRead more...

Kitne aadmi the?

5

Reviewed Sholay

Jun 13, 2003 2269

This movie is generally known as the most popular Indian movie ever. It ran in the theater for several years. If I’m not mistaken its’ record remainRead more...

Dil chahta hai, kabhi nahin dekhain aisi filmein.

1

Reviewed Dil Chahta Hai

Jun 10, 2003 2167

The only song I really liked was ’’Woh Ladki Hai Kahan’’. Otherwise the soundtrack for this movie is average. That’s out of the way. Read more...

Mash'allah!

4

Reviewed Rooh Afza

Jun 10, 2003 6937

I screw the cap off. It says ’’Hamdard Laboratories. Made in Waqf, Pakistan’’. ’’I always knew you had terrorist sympathies’Read more...

Those were the days

4

Reviewed Dil Apna Aur Preet Paraee

Jun 09, 2003 2160

I call this the coffee movie because every two minutes Meena Kumari makes coffee for Raj Kumar. I won’t go into the plot too much because someone has alrRead more...

Take some pepto-bismol

Reviewed My Ten Least Favorite Foods

Apr 17, 2003 3640

1) Baigan ka Bharta. Which idiot decided that eggplant was edible? Slimy, icky, tasteless--it feels like you’re eating dead eels 2) Rosogolla--Too blandRead more...

Delectable

5

Reviewed Anne of Green Gables - Lucy Montgomery

Mar 12, 2003 2142

I read this book about six years ago, but it was so good I still remember it. An instant classic--this book doesn’t need my stamp of approval. It’s Read more...

Kabhi Stupid Kabhi Dumb

2

Reviewed Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

Mar 12, 2003 3425

Ahh...the joys of a pornographic, patriotic ’’family’’ movie. Our movie opens with a touching sequence of Rahul meeting his mother, Jaya BRead more...

The lost generation

5

Reviewed Mitr

Feb 19, 2003 2536

Okay. We’ve had dozens of movies about ABCD’s and hundreds of movies about Indian people in India. What about the generation in between? The one thaRead more...