This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on September 27, 2014. Ever wonder how to be popular with the ladies, and win over the girl of your dreams? Wonder no more. Kader Khan comes to your aid. Essentially, it boils down to three key items. Three things you must, must,…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on March 8, 2015. One of the things I love about my fascination with Indian movies is how I am constantly learning, constantly surprised by where they take me. The day the Russians in Film blogathon was announced I happened to be watching…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on November 9, 2015. In this wonderful and delightful version of Aladdin, a shaitani (demonic) magician, Hikmat (S. N. Tripathi), calls up a Light Vampire in order to discover the secret to fulfilling his dearest wish, i.e., being Emperor! Of! The! World! The Light Vampire…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on December 7, 2015. I couldn’t resist choosing Junglee to be part of the Try It,You’ll Like It! Blogathon. The purpose of the blogathon is to offer up classic films in order to encourage those who’ve never experienced them to do so. Normally, I struggle with…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on May 25, 2016. Pari (Hetal Gada), 10, and her younger brother, Chotu (Krrish Chhabria), 8, live with their aunt and uncle after their parents were killed in an accident. Chotu is blind – though we discover as the film unpeels itself that…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on September 26, 2016. With Island City, director Ruchika Oberoi presents a tryptich of stories dealing with oppression and alienation in the modern island city of the title, Mumbai. In the first story, “Fun Committee”, Vinay Pathak is perfect as Suyash Chaturvedi, the…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on September 21, 2016. When Vibhavari (Sugandha Garg), an up-and-coming Bollywood music director, finds herself facing a creative block, she sets off for Punjab to meet and record folk singer Bibi Swaroop (Sadhana Singh). She first meets Bibi’s son, Mastana (Siddhant Behl), a…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on April 28, 2017. I’m almost late to the party, but finally turned up my copy of Mr. India in order to put together my contribution to the Great Villain Blogathon, a celebration of all things villainous, hosted by Silver Screenings, shadowsandsatin and Speakeasy. Be sure to check out all the…
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This post first appeared on Totally Filmi on July 15, 2017. This post is part of the Swashathon, a blogathon devoted to the swashbuckler adventure genre of films, hosted by Fritzi at Movies Silently. Be sure to check out all the posts!) It’s probably true for many that when one thinks…
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