4th September 2010
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We Are Family : An inside scoop

We Are Family : An inside scoopTo compensate for not having written a review for the film, Bollyfan has uncovered some paydirt. The story behind the making of We Are Family. Read on to know how it all started.

Why i still love Lagaan?

Why i still love Lagaan?10  years later,  why do i still  love Lagaan  as much as I did it in 2001. Watch out  for  what a  movie fan thinks.

The unique case of the Indian film – some ponderings

The unique case of the Indian film – some ponderingsWhat ails our films? Aimed with a table full of food for thought from the recently held seminar on The uniqueness of the Indian Film Script organised by FTII, The Narcissist tries to deconstruct the puzzle.

Review : Antardwand

Review : AntardwandCinemaa Trivia : Antardwand won the National Award for best film on social issues in 2008. Director Sushil Rajpal earlier handled the camera for Pradeep Sarkar's Laaga Chunri Mein Daag.

Review : Aashayein

Review : AashayeinCinemaa Trivia : Director Nagesh Kukunoor's last two efforts, Bombay to Bangkok & Tasveer 8x10 didn't fare well at the BO and signalled a complete revarsal in his image of one of Bollywood's "new-wave" directors.

The Ghost Writer – The master lives on

The Ghost Writer – The master lives onCinemaa Trivia : Even though he'd won the Silver Bear award as Best Director, Roman Polanski was not permitted to attend the Berlin International Film Festival due to his being under house arrest at his home in Gstaad, Switzerland.

Music Reviews – Enthiran(Robot) & others

Music Reviews – Enthiran(Robot) & othersEnthiran(Robot) is a Shankar-Rajini-Rahman album, and meets all the expectations from the team, all the Shankar elements and a little Isaac Asimov and Newton reference alongside some highly infectious tunes make this a highly enjoyable score. And an accidental discovery of a late-nineties rocker visiting a completely unexpected territory, a YRF-Pradeep Sarkar flop-buster...

Review : Lafangey Parindey

Review : Lafangey ParindeyCinemaa Trivia : Director Pradeep Sarkar's first film, Parineeta, was a critical as well as a commercial success. His next, Laaga Chunri Mein Daag was panned universally and was a commercial dud.

Review : Che

Review : CheOur newest author, Debashri, is under the sway of a Benecio del Toro wave. In her first post for this site, she shares her experience of watching Steven Soderbergh's Che starring del Toro.

Review : Vihir

Review : VihirThe Narcissist sees Umesh Kulkarni's Vihir as a landmark in the history of Indian cinema. Here's why.

Review : For Real

Review : For RealAn alumnus of NYU's Tisch School of Art, Sona Jain handles the issue of domestic strife in her film, For Real. The Narcissist reviews the film.

Why Peepli [Live] is no Jaane Bh Do Yaaron

Why Peepli [Live] is no Jaane Bh Do YaaronBollyfan compares the recently released Peepli [Live] and 1983's Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, arguably two of the best social satires ever made in Hindi cinema. Do you agree with his opinion?
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