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Paying a tribute to all the revolutionaries and martyrs who have laid their precious lives for the cause of our country, I would like to add:- ''Shaheedon ki chitaon par lagenge har saal mele, Watan pe mitne walon ka yahi baki nishaan hoga.'' JAI HIND!!!

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Sir, Out of all the bollywood movies made on the great revolutionary- Bhagat Singh, this was the only one that I did not see. The reason was probably the shabbiness of the promos. One great difficulty in making such historically grounded movies is their treatment because the basic storyline and ch read more...

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''Meri barbaadiyon ki dastaan yun toh sab ne suni hai, jo is dil pe guzri hai, woh is dil ko pata hai.'' I am reminded of these lines after reading this beautifully written review on the life and career of the star of yesteryears- Suraiya. The concluding paras where you have mentioned Suraiya read more...

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Indeed a balanced take on the feminist movement sir. Even I think that feminism should not be an absolute opposite entity to patriarchy. That will only widen the gap b/w males and females and things will worsen in absence of a balanced approach towards creating an equal world for both the sexes. Tho read more...

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Sir, an excellent written review on an excellent directed movie. I absolutely agree when u say that music is the biggest strength of this movie. Songa like ''Kisi ki muskurahton pe ho nisar'', ''tera jaana...'', ''bann k panchee..'', ''dil ki nazar se..'' are truly immortal gems which will keep on read more...

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Sir, I would also like to respond to one of the comments u got from anshumanmaini. Portrayal of city girls smoking, abusing et al is not there in all the films. If u remember two movies, Wake up Sid and Page 3, where Konkona Sen Sharma plays the role of a journalist. She is very much the modern, read more...

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As a journalist covering Kargil and the hijack of IC-814 flight (both the events shook the Indian psyche back in 1999), I dun think Rani was required to look the conventional, plastic- faced, bollywood glam-doll. More than the weight and looks, it was the performance that mattered and she delieverd read more...

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Sir, It has been quite a while that I commented on ur reviews. But this one has compelled me to present my comments on this latest released movie ’’No One Killed Jessica’’ bcoz of myself being a student of journalism and also a journalist, though for a very brief period. To start with, the subjec read more...

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Sir, Very aptly described. These movies have been so beautifully made that even if one watches them over and over again, one can thoroughly enjoy. Movies like Chupke Chupke, Choti si baat, Angoor, Golmaal, Rang Birangi et al are full of innocence and sweetness, completely entertaining the viewers. read more...

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Sir, I want to begin by wishing u a very happy birthday. Reading your reviews is always a source of delight for they present a complete picture of the subject you write upon. This review is even more delightful for it takes me back to the funny situations of the songs u have listed here. When I read read more...

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Jitendra Sir, A Beautifully written review. Though I have not seen the movie, but while reading the review I felt I was going through its scenes. But I have heard all the songs that u have mentioned above and they are real gems; Specially 'Jab chali thandi hawa'. The song fills one with an immense read more...

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A classic which is the predecessor to Lagaan
Naya Daur

contd. He goes on to defeat Kundan in a 'Tonga vs. lorry' race and emphasizes the need of having tongas in the village. The last scene where Kundan's father witnesses his son's loss to Shankar, concludes by saying that it is important to have both, men and machine, for the prosperity of people. T read more...

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A classic which is the predecessor to Lagaan
Naya Daur

I read ur review twice and perhaps much more carefully than the previous ones since You are discussing something as sensitive a topic as plagiarism. But even after making that effort with much concentration, I could not agree with it somehow. This is for the first time that I have come across these read more...

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Sir, That only was my concern. The leading lady of the movie would be given a mysterious appeal whereas we don't see that happening to the male leads. Perhaps, women are associated with mystery and mysterious qualities that script writers would write stories which revolved around them only. Is it read more...

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INSPIRING A very insightful review. It is very sad tat such people who did so much for the country, are so easily forgotten today. While going through the review, I was randomly reminded of a place in New Delhi near the very famous Sarojini Nagar area, called ''Bhikaji Cama place'' named after he read more...

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Sir, A review on Old hindi film music is always welcome. The songs have a quality to them...be it the lyrics, the music, the singers, the picturization...there is an aura about these songs that still remains unparalleled. When it comes to mystery songs in Hindi cinema, though there are not a large read more...

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Indeed, a very informative article on Rawatbhata. though i have never been to the place but have heard about it; perhaps during the geography classes in school. but i do remember seeing kota while travelling in the train from delhi to udaipur. our country is so full of such beautiful places that it read more...

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Sir, I myself am a huge fan of old hindi songs. To say the least, I can never get tired of them. I developed an immense liking for these songs as well as the old movies since I was a kid. The list that u have given here is full of some timeless gems. However, lata mangeshkar's 'aayega aane wala read more...

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Sir, it is very pleasing indeed to revisit the bygone bollywood era fully commensurate with innocence and purity. Though I was born much after the golden age of Hindi cinema, it still fascinates me like anything. Thanks for a very infrmative and creative review.

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